M. Richardson

The author got lost in his own story

Revisado: 05-03-25

This had great potential, but either the author got lost or got lazy. Maybe he wanted the book to wrap after a certain number of pages. I don’t know, but there were too many things left hanging.

This author has a gift for creating rich characters that you pay attention to because they couldn’t possibly be this interesting to on be left dangling. Wrong.

Spoilers maybe?

Why was there a serial killer? Was it Bessie? Martin? Why was Bessie rich beyond belief, but managing to weave a security blanket around Martin and his financial success? Why did he acknowledge her over reach and even say… can I at least keep my maid?, but then once the maid and her baby were moved to Bessie’s there was no further story line? And if Martin was the killer then how come Bessie didn’t know? Bessie got rid of the prying detective by shooting at him? If he was that easy, he would have quit searching for Augustine when he was attacked by the mob… he spent hours pondering why that had happened he was so scared. Oh, maybe it was because his dog took the shot. That’s was what tipped the scales… lol.

And why was Roslyn the chosen one? Brown Sugar was more interesting. We barely knew Roslyn because she was so “contained” “cold” because of her supportive parents and her goals? And why have supportive parents that don’t even know you want to be a lawyer/judge but that guard you against anything that could impact your time at university!?!! And Segert didn’t like anything about her! but of all the characters he interacted with, that he cared about, he saved her and her future.

Teddy and his job and the evidence? Did he keep grooming? Did he go to jail?

And back to Segert. Why did we find out about a daughter? How did that contribute to the story?

And Augustine’s fate?! Ambiguous. It may be me, but who and where are these people that want an ambiguous endings?? Can authors stop writing for them?

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Short story = B-

Revisado: 12-15-24

It was predictable, but entertaining enough that you wanted to stay tuned to see if your assumptions are correct.

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I almost feel silly rating this book…

Revisado: 05-11-24

I can only imagine how many people have taken the time to so eloquently string together words that might do this work justice, but I will not. I haven’t had a favorite book since childhood and now I do.

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Loved the whole thing

Revisado: 04-25-24

There was one detail that I questioned and thought I wanted to hit rewind and listen to again, but I never took the time to. Couldn’t tell you what it was. Great story and performance.

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Beautiful story, well written

Revisado: 03-06-24

I watched the movie and knew the book would not disappoint. It didn’t. Lovely characters that you want to understand. Well done.

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Great little story

Revisado: 11-22-23

This was just what I needed. Not too long and interesting. Great entertainment for 4-5 hours.

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The wandering does not leave you wondering.

Revisado: 10-16-23

I love a book that pulls you in and leaves you wondering what will happen next, one that gets you fully invested in knowing more, but this wasn’t that book.

The characters wander which could have been intriguing, but if you couple that with the book’s wandering staccato chapter structure, the number of characters, the number of nicknames, the characters whose names change, the flashbacks, etc. There is enough detail for a book, but the formatting style makes it had to follow without visual queues.

I suspect this book was written knowing that the the goal was to make it a screenplay.

Book: Not recommended 😏
Screenplay: Yet to be scene 😉

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This is the beginning of a book series

Revisado: 10-09-23

The story was intriguing and I was fully invested until late middle to the end. I wish I would have read somewhere that this was a book series. It would have better prepared me for the ending. With that being said, the ending was not good enough for me to want to listen to subsequent books. It wrapped up with a quick stamp of an ending and what was left for you to ponder could happen in the next book didn’t compel me to pick up the next book in the series.

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Great audible listen

Revisado: 10-03-23

I enjoyed listening to this book. I love historical fiction or period pieces, but I tend to shy away from war.

I enjoyed this book, learned some things that I hadn’t considered before. Great work overall.

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Enjoyable listen

Revisado: 09-30-23

Nice performance and storyline. Definitely worth the listen. There were nuances to the story that peaked my interest to research the war.

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