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Disappointed

Revisado: 03-07-24

I love this author and was disappointed to experience the way she characterized people of color in stereotypical jobs, personality and especially terms used. I was especially let down by the casual way one character is dismissed from the pool of suspects because the deceased hates “blacks.”

I know this book has southern roots but I wish the author wrote with more kindness in mind of the experience of a person of color- how it must feel to read those words placed casually in a story, as if it would have no impact.

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narrator stuggle

Revisado: 01-16-22

The narrator’s portrayal is at odds with the sarcasm of the character- it’s distracting to have everything read in a whiny tone and inflection.

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Sigh x2

Revisado: 11-16-21

The storyline is interesting enough but again, all the female characters’ are inevitably reduced to tired tropes of “smart-n-sexy” or “too young but.. sexy” and of course…. “silly and man obsessed.”

disappointing.

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Sigh

Revisado: 11-11-21

While the storyline is interesting enough… I find the consistent reduction of the female characters to their sexuality to be distracting. To me it’s a sign of immaturity on the author’s part, if all there is to say about a female character is her sexuality- leave it out.

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Completely unique!

Revisado: 06-12-21

The narrator performances are some of the best I have ever heard! The story is engrossing and the narration grabs you from the first moment.

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Meh

Revisado: 10-22-20

Plot and character development felt obvious. Lots of over explaining of actions. I found myself wishing to just get to the end.

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Predictable

Revisado: 10-08-20

It mades me sad to say... this installment of the series was so predictable I wasn’t sure if I would be able to bring myself to finish the novel.

The characters are, as always, written so well as to be alive and I love John Lee’s narration. The problem is that as you meet each main character you KNOW exactly the course of their thread in the overall weave. There was only one surprise and that was with minor characters.

I had to force myself to finish this one, not because is wasn’t masterfully worded but because it reads as a literary fill-in-the-blank assignment- just randomly fill in the open spaces with character names and let it all shake out.

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5 Stars? What did I miss?

Revisado: 10-01-20

The other reviews have me wondering... 5 stars? What did I miss?

The phrasing-
Awkward

The narration- stilted, halting and painful to endure.

The narration of this book sounds almost as if it’s being narrated by A.I. The narration falls flat with the tone an inflection emphasis placed awkwardly, at best, and completely off, at worst.

The story itself has phrasing that is out of order and combined with the poor narration, it makes it this book a subpar audio experience.

I’m suspect of the 5 star ratings- there is no way this narration or story even comes close.

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Predictable but good

Revisado: 01-19-20

While the storyline and twists were predictable, the characters, setting and narration were good. I’m interested to see how this author develops over time and would definitely read another of her books.

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Come for the hilarious plot and stay for the bloopers at the end!

Revisado: 05-10-19

A sense of humor is required for this listen. Do not attempt if you’re devoid of one, the experience will be lost on you!

The first in what looks to be a series, this book had me cracking up the whole way through. The BEST part though, was the unexpected blooper reel at the end! I was shaking with laughter hearing Phil Thron cracking up over the dialog and plot lines.
I would’ve loved to listen to the whole book with the bloopers left in!!

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