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Burnt Siena
- A Flora Garibaldi Art History Mystery
- De: Sarah Wisseman
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 14
In the magical and historically rich city of Siena, Italy, old paintings are as common as cobblestones. But what if some of those paintings are forgeries? And what if your employers at Restauro Lorenzetti, a respected firm of art conservators, might be smuggling antiquities? After colleague and roommate Ernst Mann is found dead in the street below their apartment balcony, Flora Garibaldi suspects her bosses are crooks. The Italian police, after ruling Flora innocent of murder, persuade her to spy on her employers.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could've been better.
- De Gorp en 06-10-20
- Burnt Siena
- A Flora Garibaldi Art History Mystery
- De: Sarah Wisseman
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
Cozy Mystery
Revisado: 10-09-19
Thank you so much to Carrie Coello, narrator, for gifting me a copy of the audiobook! Carrie is a fantastic narrator.
Burnt Siena is a YA or New Adult, cozy-mystery. I love a good cozy especially this time of the year. Flora Garibaldi is an art history graduate who starts her career as an art restorer in a family run business in Siena, Italy. Flora's roommate and co-worker, Ernst is found dead outside of her apartment.
The author does a fantastic job describing Italy and the how art restoration is completed. She clearly has done her research. However, the book itself doesn't work. I finished the book because it was on audio and I enjoy the narrator. If it was a physical copy, I would not have finished it.
Flora and the police immediately decide that the family who runs the art restoration business are the suspects in the death of Ernst. There is zero indication that the family should be implicated and there is an immediate assumption that the family must be doing illegal business and that is the motive. I think that the book would have been so much better without a murder. It really wasn't necessary to the book. The author could have had Flora discover illegal activities within the business and moved forward from there. As another reviewer said, there we quite a few discrepancies, such as ordering pizza with arugula and then describing all the toppings without arugula, but having basil.
A meticulous editing job on this book could really do wonders for this book.
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Playing in the Rain
- When All That Matters Is Freedom (Escape Series, Book 1)
- De: Sandra J. Jackson
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
When the effects of a hypnosis-inducing drug fade, April slowly begins a conscious awakening. Memories of her past are unclear and she has no recollection of her identity or her whereabouts. As the days slip by, April realizes there is more to life than existing when she is introduced to an occupant who does just that - her sister. The more she learns about her environment the more she wants to escape. Will April remember her past, her sister? Will she have the courage to leave? And if she does, where will she go?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great listen
- De Troy en 08-31-19
- Playing in the Rain
- When All That Matters Is Freedom (Escape Series, Book 1)
- De: Sandra J. Jackson
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
I need to know more
Revisado: 09-19-19
This book is difficult to review because I think my true feelings will hinge on the second and possibly third book in the series.
Playing in the rain is about a girl who has been kept in an unknown facility for an unknown amount of time. She doesn't know her name and she doesn't know why a person comes in daily to give her shots. She doesn't know why she is locked in this room or why she has a camera watching her every move. She doesn't know why she is scared. Eventually she tries to speak to the person who gives her the daily shots, but she is told not to speak where the camera can see her.
At some point another girl is placed in the room with her. These girls are determined to try and escape this room.
By the end of the book, I was very invested in the girls. The book leaves you with so many unanswered questions. Are we in a post-apocalyptic world? What were the girls being vaccinated against? I am looking forward to book two and the answers to my questions.
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Catching Butterflies
- Search for Home (The Escape Series, Book 2)
- De: Sandra J. Jackson
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 19
April and Beth have escaped, and their captor is dead. Freedom is in their grasp - if only they knew where they were. With some memories returning, April and Beth struggle to find answers to their questions. What they know is that they’ve been vaccinated against a strange virus. But what happened to their family, and to the rest of the world? As they head out, they stumble onto the compound where their nightmare began, but the empty building only brings more mystery into their lives. Soon, they encounter others wandering on the numerous trails throughout the woods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We made it
- De cora en 08-28-19
- Catching Butterflies
- Search for Home (The Escape Series, Book 2)
- De: Sandra J. Jackson
- Narrado por: Carrie Coello
Slow build
Revisado: 09-19-19
Catching Butterflies follows April and Beth after they escape C.E.C.I.L. The girls are determined to find their family and what happened outside of C.E.C.I.L.
The first 3/4 of this book was slow. The decisions that the girls were making were starting to wear on me and felt like they were made in order to draw the story out.
The end of the book actually made up for the rest of the book. I finally got some answers. If I hadn't gotten any answers, I think I would be giving up on this series. The ending changed this book from a three star rating to a four star rating. After reading book one and two, I think they could have been edited down into one book.
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