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Not as twisty or interesting as hoped

Revisado: 02-26-25

I enjoyed this listen and will say it’s a good one for slight intrigue without being put on edge too much, but overall I had hoped from the synopsis that it would be more suspenseful than it was… a bit slow and nothing felt particularly shocking or excited. Appreciated getting to learn a little more about mental illness and enjoyed examining the roles people played in the protagonists life in helping support her vs unintentionally or intentionally perpetuating the issues she was dealing with, but probably wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it to anyone. Made for an entertaining enough listen while on a 30 hour plane journey, though!

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New concepts!

Revisado: 01-20-25

As an avid fan of the (occasionally fantasy related) mysteries, I’ve heard a lot of the same stories told in new ways. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a premise quite like this one, though! Very creative story that still leaves a few questions, but if you are ok with suspending your disbelief of reality as you know it for a good hypothetical scenario, it’s a good listen! I always love an English accent and the narrator was talented enough, but I personally was a bit annoyed by the nasal whine of the narrator as well as how all his female voices tended to sound like they were 80 year old women off their rockers. Have to listen closely to get all the twists, but overall I’d recommend this to anyone tired of the same old story!

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Slower than anticipated

Revisado: 12-22-22

Most likely due to the fact that most of my sci-if mystery fiction has been YA with female protagonists, I found this a little slow moving and not overwhelmingly suspenseful. That being said, the vocabulary of was better than my YA books and I especially appreciated a story line with a dog as one of the most important relationships.

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Skip the book, watch Imposters

Revisado: 07-07-22

Pros: positive female characters and relationships, not a romance, and a reminder that everything is not as it seems.

Cons: slow moving and not that interesting. Basically just one person stalking another person who is also stalking someone, only without the intrigue or dangerous feelings that would typically accompany the topic.

This book was fine. The plot reminded me of one of my favorite shows, Imposters, but without the witty banter and endearing characters... so, less interesting, haha. I read this because it’s a this months read for Book Club, but also because someone had mentioned it was a thriller that keeps you on your toes. Lawlz. This was NOT a thriller, and, despite finishing the audiobook in two days, I was never that interested in what the twists may be. The twists did come, but were mostly predictable and simple. Fine book, but not great. The narrators were both good, too, though sounded slightly similar so I probably wouldn’t remember who was who if not for the verbal introduction each time the characters switched.

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Captivating and familiar yet with new twists

Revisado: 07-05-22

I really enjoyed this book! It had a few elements of classic fairytales, but a lot of new content and touches. I liked all of the characters and found myself wishing it was a series rather than a single book. I predicted bits and pieces along the way, but the book was set up well enough to clue you in yet leave you curious to discover the truth.

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