Kara Lou

Female narrator insufferable

Revisado: 08-02-24

The quivering old lady voice, regardless its purpose to the story, was like nails on a chalkboard for me. A narrator can make or break a book; this is probably one of those ones I should have read rather than listen.

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Queen of Plot Twists

Revisado: 07-15-24

Another great read from an amazing author! Twist after twist until the very end! Love it!

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Juvenile

Revisado: 08-31-23

This read like it’s a book for teenagers. Ridiculous, immature, and way too predictable. Big no.

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Meh

Revisado: 04-14-23

The narrator was more dramatic than a first year theater arts major, making the protagonist so annoying, I was rooting against her. Take the narration aside, the protagonist was an airhead. Just straight up ridiculous. Easily my least favorite of McFadden’s books.

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Wow

Revisado: 05-18-22

She’s always got a shocking ending but I definitely didn’t see this one coming. Loved it

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Narrator does not fit

Revisado: 02-09-20

I haven’t finished this book yet but so far my biggest criticism is the main character in this book is suppose to be in her early 20s, yet the narrator’s voice is clearly that of an older woman so while this is suppose to be the story of a 20 something seeking revenge for her family as told by a 20 something, it very much comes off like the inner thoughts and mechanisms of a 40 something year old spinster who sounds like a possible chain smoker, and has at least 2 failed marriages under her belt and pretty much given up on life. Just an odd fit...

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Another lame & cheesy love story from Gardner

Revisado: 01-27-20

I don’t know if someone is getting paid to write these 5 star reviews but don’t bother, unless you like stores that make soap operas look realistic. Between this and The Perfect Husband, I’m so disappointed in Gardner there’s a good chance I might never read another book of hers again.

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WARNING- THIS IS A STRAIGHT UP ROMANCE NOVEL

Revisado: 01-27-20

If you are looking for a suspenseful thriller this book is not for you- the ridiculous sex scenes alone teeter on soft porn. The entire story is ridiculous, the characters are all so histrionic, to the point you’re rooting for the bad guy. Let me give you an example- the protagonist’s daughter has been kidnapped and they are waiting in a hotel room, trying to trick the bad guy into coming for her so she could save her daughter, obviously a tense situation but rather than stay on alert, what does she do? She decides that is the best time to “make love” to the hero of the book. So ridiculous and so cheesy. I use to like Gardner but after this, she’s definitely out of my wishlist. Audible, you need to define your genres better- this is nothing more than some cheesy love book.

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This was so bad, I don’t even know where to start...

Revisado: 01-20-20

Let’s start with the narrator- she legitimately made half the characters in the book sound like they were trying to seduce one another, rather than solve a crime.
The characters- so weak, very little development. Every one of them came off as manufactured and generic, as if the author was taking her direction for a “fictional writing for dummies” book.
Story- oh my god, sooooooo bad. Sooooo cheesy, soooo predictable. Difficult to stay with the story given how generic all the characters were. You really don’t even give a crap who did it by the end of the novel because you can barely remember which character is which. Also, the ridiculous “love making” scenes with the 2 protagonists (if you can really even refer to either as such) were so disgustingly cheesy and sappy, I honestly believe this should have been listed in the romance genre.
Lastly, for the record, Ms. Burton- FBI sketch artists don’t double as federal homicide investigators working an active investigation. Seriously, so bad...lol

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Pretty sure author doesn’t have a future in narration

Revisado: 01-01-20

To anyone who reads this- if you find the author/narrator’s voice insufferably fast, give it a try on .75 speed; still annoying but tolerable enough to finish the book.

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