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nothing happens

Revisado: 07-23-24

It takes *literally* seven hours for anything resembling "plot" to begin. This who book could have been an email.

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Probably worth the read

Revisado: 09-28-22

Is it as good as the Bobiverse books? No, of course not, but what would be?

Overall, this is a solid read. The beginning is pretty slow, and there's a lot of characters and perspectives to keep up with, but if you stick with it, you'll be rewarded with the same kind of energy and writing style as the Bob books.

As for the narration? If you liked him in Bob, you'll probably like him here, because it's exactly the same.

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Pure romance, no B-plot in this book

Revisado: 12-18-20

Who says you need a B-plot in a love story? If I'm reading a romance, I'm reading it for the romance, not the plot, and this book delivers. But if you're looking for a story that has a plot about anything other than the relationship between the main characters, you won't find that here. I think there's maybe three scenes total that are not about the two of them.
If you're looking for a feel good love story, though, this is it. It hits all the best tropes you want in an "enemies to lovers" romance, and the steamy scenes are VERY steamy without being explicit or smutty (that is, you know exactly what intimate acts are happening during the scenes, without reading like a poorly written porno).

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Absolute treasure

Revisado: 07-22-20

I was so thrilled to see that this series was coming to audible. The premise is unique and interesting, and Joe Hempel did a fine job with the narration. 10/10, would recommend.

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Solid story, but suspension of disbelief required

Revisado: 02-27-20

The story
First thing: be prepared to suspend some disbelief. You can't go into this expecting a scientific (or even pseudo-scientific) explanation for a lot of what happens in this story, including how hypercanes are even a thing, how people live underground, the technology that has been developed, etc. All that said, if you're willing and able to suspend your disbelief, it's a very enjoyable story. I liked the main character and I like her narrative voice. The ending is definitely set up for a sequel (although it doesn't necessarily NEED one, I guess...), but I've checked back every year since I first bought this book and it doesn't seem like one is coming :( But if she ever does write a sequel, I will definitely be buying it.

The narration
Her voice is perfect for the main character and her narration. Her voices for pretty much every male character are awful. I was re-listening to this one recently, and the first time the main character's father spoke, I about spit out my drink, because I did NOT remember his voice sounding so stupid. Fortunately, her narration voice is generally so good that I can forgive the terrible male voices (and the pretty obnoxious accents she gives everyone). That being said, if you're someone who is particularly sensitive to stupid voices, you may need to skip this one...

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Funny, not dark

Revisado: 02-24-20

This was a good listen, but the description as a "dark" comedy is pretty inaccurate--as another reviewer said, the only thing "dark" about this story is the topic of kidney thievery.

Overall, it was a fun and funny story, read by a phenomenal cast. You can't try too hard to poke holes in it, though, because it would absolutely fall apart the second you start. If you're okay with suspending your disbelief for a while, though, you'll have fun.

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Surprisingly good!

Revisado: 02-18-20

I generally have very low expectations for books I get as the free monthly originals, but this one was actually quite good. it's definitely more of a short story than a full book, but it did everything I want from a SciFi short story, it introduced a cool world and kept me engaged with cool tech concepts. Overall, I'm very pleased.

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Better than I expected

Revisado: 02-16-20

I got this because it was on sale for less than $5. I honestly wasn't expecting much from it, so I was ultimately pleasantly surprised. That's not saying too much, though, because my expectations were honestly so very low. I'm not going to go as far as to say it was GOOD, but it was alright. It kept me interested, although the other reviews that talk about how nothing much happens aren't entirely wrong--this book could have been condensed to the first five chapters of a better book, or been expanded and elaborated into a better book. And yes, the main character is dumb. Often irritatingly so. I don't think the comparison to Bella Swan that I saw in another review is quite fair, but I can see where that reviewer was coming from. If you're willing to suspend disbelief for a while and just go with the flow, it's an alright purchase.

Will I get the next book? Probably eventually, if it's ever on sale. But I'm in no rush. The fact that this is a 6 or 7 book series honestly doesn't excite me. If it were just a trilogy, I might be more interested in finishing the series, but knowing that that I'll need to buy 5 or 6 more books to get to the end just doesn't excite me.

Overall, would I recommend this book? If it's on sale and you're interested, yeah, I guess so. But if you're looking for a thrilling, fast-paced dystopian story-line, you probably want to pass.

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Worth the credit

Revisado: 02-11-20

This was overall a pretty good book. Good enough that I'm very disappointed to find that there's no sequel, and good enough that I'll be looking into other books by Holly Black now that I'm finished with this.
While it deals with vampires and gore, I don't know that I'd classify it as horror... it's more urban fantasy with some scary subject matter. Some of the plot points were kind of predictable, and there were times when I just wanted to take the characters and shake them for being stupid, but not so much so that I couldn't enjoy the story.
The fact that whoever put this together decided to add music underneath a few of the scenes, though, drove me crazy. It was fine, though unnecessary, in my opinion, when it was just a little bit of suspenseful music under the dramatic moments, but then the additional of intense, action-packed music for the climactic moments was just obnoxious, in my opinion. It took me out of the story.
Overall, though, if you're intrigued by the title and summary, go for it.

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Solidly good

Revisado: 02-07-20

Overall, a good book. Not phenomenal, but it kept me engaged. I bought the sequel before I had even finished this one. At times the narration felt stiff, but I really appreciated how the narrator knew enough Spanish to pronounce the names and places properly. Definitely gory, but not gratuitously so.
My biggest complaint is that if you're going to make a long acronym, and it's one that's pronounceable, then just read the acronym like a word, don't read the letters every single time. If I have to hear her read "I. N. H. U. P." letter by letter or more time, I'm going to scream.

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