M. Pelland

the narrator ruined the story. Terrible.

Revisado: 03-06-25

Interesting story. Terrible sing song narration with unnatural cadence. the story was well composed with three dimensional characters. I stick with it though I hated hated hated the reading style. I almost wonder if it was AI narrated. I wish I had bought a print version. Audible and it's publishers really need to rethink reader experience

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Needs a comprehensive developmental edit

Revisado: 01-13-25

I wanted to love this series. It seemed right up my alley with magic, supernatural, superheroes, and strong women leads. The story had some satisfying elements, but the author relied heavily on info dumps at confusing points to tell the reader what was going on. The young women weren't terribly authentic--I don't know any teens who talk the way these people did. I felt like the characters spoke in ways that were meant to force them into being hip. They were surely not multi-dimensional or even terribly interesting. Such talented young women would have a lot more emotion, empathy, and imagination than these ladies who were primarily interested in bickering with family and finding boyfriends. I struggled through the entire 40-some hours, hoping for redeeming value, but it was not to be. Seriously, I nodded off several times. Even if the target audience is YA, this series falls far short of being satisfying, suspenseful, or believable, And the story arc of the evil corporate entity is just lame. I wish I had the time back. On the plus side, the narrator was better than many.

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the best

Revisado: 12-20-24

if I could write like this... choose words this way...tell the future and the history of real witchery and real women I could die happy. what an all around treat this was. and the narrator? Sublime. Don't miss this.

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brilliant

Revisado: 12-06-24

Jackson has a better command of the inner treasures of the English language than most writers. she puts you deep into the complicated lives of her characters ..effortlessly. her stories are multi layered and absolutely true to her worlds. no one else should ever narrate them. read this. and everything else she writes. truth.

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perfect

Revisado: 11-30-24

Jackson's best for me. perfect plotting.perfectly authentic people. perfect twist. surprising suspense perfectly done. perfect perfect narration. love her.

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good start, then became a Harlequin

Revisado: 09-25-24

the plot was intriguing but tapered off into "I be seen this before. not very powerful dialogue. decent performances.

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needed to feel more compelling

Revisado: 07-15-24

the writer and narrator seemed like key and distant. I understand why that might be, But I couldn't stay with the story. A lot of repetition and not much we haven't read before. I empathize, but the story did not pull me in.

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No idea why the author made the choices she made

Revisado: 01-11-24

I tried to stay with this story but I simply couldn't Here's the problem. The author chose to write in second person. In other words, the narrator is speaking to her antagonist. She tells him the story like this, You stood up, your healing done. You didn't make another sound. Maybe you were dreaming. I found you in the kitchen, blahblahblah.

If she went through this entire story side-by-side with him, why on earth would it make sense for her to be relating the action to him as though it was all news to him. This device was so distracting that I could not stay in the story. I kept thinking about why the heck it was written that way. If, at the end, the reader gets a reason for this, I don't know what it would be. I disliked the artifice of impressing me with an unconventional technique.

I didn't find the story compelling, the characters relatable, or the book worth my effort. I'd pass if I were you.

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outstanding from start to finish...

Revisado: 10-03-23

must read for the history and the heart. this book is worth your time.

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The first third is terrible to listen to

Revisado: 07-10-23

This is an important book and who ever chose Ann Marie Lee to narrate the first third should not be in the position of making such choices. The story is historic, dark, and tragic. Ms. Le''s narration is so perky and pre-schoolish that it will make your teeth hurt. I had to turn the speed up to 130 in order to get by this section at all. The other narrators are fine. I will say, I am rethinking my 15 year-old subscription to Audible. By far, most of the new narrators are awful. The book is packed with details and facts in a well-written telling. I'm looking forward to the movie in October. My bottom line recommendation? Read the book -- it's worth while. But read it in print and forget about the audiobook.

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