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AI Narration,,,YUK!

Revisado: 03-22-25

No variation in characters, tone or pace. One big monotone blah. Could t finish...no thanks. Won't be pur having any books with virtual voice.

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Death of a Series

Revisado: 03-22-25

Loved this series until the last 3 books, when the language became progressively crude and the liberal prejudices against people of faith and Republicans by way of ridiculous characterizations. Sorry to say goodbye to Joe Gunther and the VBI, but the author has alienated his audience -- dumb move, Mr. Mayor.

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Glad to say Goodbye to Gail

Revisado: 03-15-25

This character was no loss as she was written out, Miserable, angry liberal that came across li,like, an emotional boat anchor,

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Keep Politics Out of Plots!!!!

Revisado: 03-13-25

Why authors think they have the right to shove their politics down readers' throats is clear evidence of their own self importance. Turn off

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Disconcerting Political Theme

Revisado: 12-26-24

I have loved the entire series...to this point -- great character development, interesting plots, clean language, and an engaging narrator. This last book is troubling in that the author has danced dangerously close to ethnic hate speech cloaked in a "political" discussion of military sales to Israel. While I am not Jewish, I find the premise of the plot and character motivation too close for comfort to pro-Palestinian antisemitism. Really?!? With all the possibilities for human conflict, Mr. Grainger had to pick this bone for a work of fiction that supposed to be entertainment? Am seriously reconsidering whether I will purchase books from the Kings Lake series now.

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Too Many F-Bombs

Revisado: 11-14-24

love the characters in this series but the over abundance of f-bombs is off-putting. also, am more than a little annoyed that yet another british mystery author has a "thing" against religion, making the person of faith a hypocritical villain. show me ANYone that is human that is not hypocritical to some degree...honestly! the prejudice is blatant and insulting.

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protracted lesson on Buddhism

Revisado: 10-27-24

authors across the board are anti-religeous. this book was a boring and protracted rant via a character on Buddhism. unimaginative writing.

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bleh,,,

Revisado: 08-02-24

story was thin in comparison to earlier works, narration was "young," missing the nuances Susan Duerdon provided,

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Angry Author?

Revisado: 01-06-23

My book "finished" after I fell asleep but I'm not rewinding. I was disappointed at how angry and psychologically wrecked most of the characters (especially the heroes) were. Coupled with repeated social diatribe on the unjustices of Regency England (yes, we're all aware of how women and the poor were treated), the book wore me out...not relaxing. I felt like the author had an ax to grind. no thanks.

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Surpisingly Off-putting

Revisado: 11-11-22

I read Regency novels to "get away" from Corporate America, where it can get a little rough and tumble. It was like this book was written by two different authors -- one whom I've come to love, filled with witty dialogue and interesting characters -- and one who inserted gratuitous vulgarity and f-bombs that jarred me while listening. Sorry, but not relaxing to me…didn’t finish…returned for credit…won’t be buying another in the series.

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