Cameron

Wonderful Exploration

Revisado: 12-17-24

Cammie Conte and Mia Sloane (narrator) are match made in heaven. This book is excellent for its simplicity - the story is so natural and authentic feeling, that it draws you in superbly. The sex and exhibitionism is exhilarating... a sexy coming-of-age adventure that takes care to celebrate (and not shame) the beauty of exploration and expression.

Looks like Cammie/Mia only have a couple books on Audible currently, which is a shame. If they add any more, I'll be first in line.

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Entertaining and engaging from start to finish

Revisado: 02-07-18

Completely original concept and fantastic execution. The Land lovingly tips its hat to the fantasy genre and classic RPG mechanics with hilarious satirical poise. Kong manages to take a silly premise and construct a compelling and engaging narrative around it. I’m hooked.

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Uninspired

Revisado: 02-06-18

Listened all the way through, but ultimately found it underwhelming. The concept is unique enough, but the writing is fairly juvenile, and it’s full of genre tropes. I felt like Rowe spent so much time and effort trying to develop the mechanics of his universe that he forgot about the characters and plot. There was nothing compelling here for adult readers.

Podehl did a masterful job, as always, but even he couldn’t redeem the source material.

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Enjoyable, but predictable

Revisado: 05-03-16

I enjoyed this story, but many of the biggest twists and turns could be seen from a mile away. The book had a pretty repetitive formula after a while. Boy has a problem, comes up with a crazy plan to overcome it, overcomes it.

It's a sweet story with great narration, but I hope the next books in the series are willing to get a little darker/grittier. This first installment is an epic wrapped in bubble wrap.

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Couldn't finish it

Revisado: 03-30-16

I decided to try this book out on a whim because I love Nick Podehl, but the writing is painfully juvenile and utterly without depth. Definitely a book for kids.

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Overrated

Revisado: 04-27-12

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After reading countless extremely positive reviews, I was expecting literary gold, but discovered, much to my disappointment, only bronze. Divergent is simply too predictable, and the protagonist too ignorant, for it to be entirely entertaining. I found myself continually frustrated with the main character for her decidedly annoying bipolarity and seemingly oblivious understanding of the world around her. Too much of the book is spent on tedious romantic relationships, and her perpetual internal struggle to discover her identity. I can generally suspend disbelief quite easily, but this book required leaps I wasn't willing to take. Roth relies heavily on unlikely plot devices to propel the story line. By the end, I was so aggravated by the countless plot holes and ridiculous circumstances, that I could barely enjoy the climax. All that being said, the book has its enjoyable moments. They were just too few and far between.

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