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Narration Wasn’t Great, Story Was Slow

Revisado: 03-22-25

I physically cringed when the narrator did Arabic accents. The story had a very slow pace and a lot of information that could have been left out entirely. All in all, it was long-winded and dull- which is a feat considering the subject matter.

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Kind of Boring

Revisado: 02-23-25

You would think a story about a daughter being abused and manipulated by her mother, orchestrating her mother’s murder, and the ensuing trial would be exciting and wild stuff. However, this book was unbelievably boring. I skipped several chapters.

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Overall Enjoyable

Revisado: 01-30-25

I liked the story, and I found it interesting. It was easy to follow, flowed smoothly, and held my interest.
The only thing I really *REALLY* did not enjoy was the narrator. Every single time he read a sentence in quotes he would change to a higher, falsetto voice. It was very distracting and annoying. The worst part is when he would read ONE WORD in that falsetto voice and then instantly switch back to his own.
Listen to it, you’ll see what I mean.

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Long and Repetitive

Revisado: 01-02-25

It was very repetitive and not terribly interesting. The narrator was just awful and kept doing these very over-the-top voices for the characters (which makes sense since Google says that he is a professional voice actor for anime and cartoons). I did appreciate that the author didn’t make his personal feelings on Jason’s guilt/ innocence evident like some other TCWs (looking at you Jane Velez-Mitchell).

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Just So Bad

Revisado: 12-27-24

I try not to be too judgmental about true crime books because I know that all you can really do is lay out the facts and try to dress it up a little to make it interesting for the reader, but wow, I guess the latter half of that statement did not make it into Spencer’s edits at ALL. This book was so dang boring from about the 55% mark forward. The courtroom chapters almost caused me to weep with frustration because it just would not end. I can’t believe Spencer makes her living doing this! The story of a “lesbian love triangle” should be a page turner, but hoo buddy this put me to sleep more than once.

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Kathryn Casey Does It Again

Revisado: 11-17-24

There was so little coverage of this murder case that, if I hadn’t read this book, I’d have never known about it. The story was well-told and held my interest in a way that only Casey can manage. I recommend this if only to encourage others to learn about the wolf in sheep’s clothing that is Matt Baker.

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These Kids Need A Happy Ending

Revisado: 11-08-24

The writing was done well, though why John Glatt felt the need to repeat things several times is a mystery… Maybe he had a word count to meet? But it was tolerable and I felt that he did a good job of laying out the details in an accessible manner. I feel that I learned a lot about the Turpin children, the tragedy, and their “parents”. I don’t think it matters at all that Louise Turpin was molested by her grandfather, other than to illustrate why she’s such a monstrous human being. It certainly didn’t make me feel any sympathy for her.
The narration was unbearable. I don’t know what the narrator is going for, why he narrates like a drunk AI, or what the purpose of that particular tone and cadence is, but oh my God man. Please knock that off immediately and take some vocal lessons.

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We Get It, You’re A Bad A**

Revisado: 11-06-24

This story was so hard to listen to over the sound of Flora Jessop sniffing her own farts. If this is a story about her experience with polygamy and the work she does to help other women get out of the same situation, then why are we subjected to hours of Flora Jessop waffling on about how she’s such a hardcore hero of the people? If you do good work, the work speaks for itself.

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Yikes

Revisado: 11-04-24

The writing is terrible and Sarah Allred comes across like a head case.
The narration certainly didn’t do any favors. All in all, skip this one for your own sanity. The ick factor is off the freaking charts. There are better written and more interesting FLDS books offered on Audible.

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It Was Just Okay

Revisado: 10-22-24

I am the minority, I understand that right off the bat, but I didn’t really understand the hype that this book received.
The characters were interesting, and the plot was alright, but it didn’t sweep me away like everyone swore up and down it would.
The author is clearly a talented guy, and he came up with an original idea, but I still found the story kind of boring. The ending was not happy, not in the traditional sense, but I suppose it was the happiest ending you could expect.
I think Durham has a lot of talent, and I think he’s got the right ingredients to churn out page-turners; this just wasn’t for me.

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