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Santino’s usually awesome…

Revisado: 04-09-25

…but I disliked his Lucy Gray, and the spoken lyrics were especially painful—sing-songy and weird, with this horrible nasal tone. The book’s still worth a listen, but Santino’s performance took away from the story, imo. Might be a better read than listen.

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Loved this—highly recommend

Revisado: 02-08-25

Hard to identify something about this book that I didn’t like. It was beautifully written, the story was fantastic (you may need Kleenex at its conclusion), and the character development was spot on.

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Unlikeable main characters

Revisado: 02-02-25

This story was…just okay. Very “Misery,” and it kinda dragged on. Most disappointing, though, were the unbelievable choices of all three main characters. Tegan, in particular, was spectacularly stupid. The reader did well generally, given the material she had to work with, though her accent grated on my nerves—and the saccharine unborn baby voice was cringe-inducing. I guess the reader did her best with that, too. Imo, this isn’t one of McFadden’s best. I wish I’d given up on it and retuned it.

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Great story—but ridiculous, distracting music

Revisado: 01-25-25

I can’t seem to stop listening to these books—super fun story—but who chose the music for this full-cast performance? Yikes. The background music in the early sex scene was just plain awful. That, plus the over-the-top sex noises, plus the occasional hammy bit-part actor’s delivery ALMOST made me exchange this installment for the other version, with just the voice acting.

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Warning: animal abuse

Revisado: 01-20-25

I was loving this author and his books until this one was ruined, at least for me, by gratuitous animal abuse. If you don’t like reading about pets getting killed, give this a pass (and perhaps this author in general).

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Didn’t expect to get choked up at the end…

Revisado: 01-19-25

…but I did. Enjoyed the story and the character development. Thought the voice acting was impressive. Most impressive, maybe, is that this book that delves deeply into what motherhood feels like was written by a man. Then again, I’m not a mother myself, so I may not be the best judge. :) Regardless, I recommend. I found this read exciting, just the right amount of witchy, historically interesting, thought-provoking, and touching.

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Creative story—and fabulous actor

Revisado: 12-30-24

The reader gave an exceptional performance, and the story itself was chock full of creative detail. Protagonist was super appealing. Bravo! Highly recommend.

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What fun! But—sheesh—the errors…

Revisado: 12-21-24

I delight in Shannon Mayer’s creative storytelling. And Tillie’s narration is always fantastic—excellent reader. The male actor demonstrated impressive range in this recording, making multiple characters both distinct and consistent. But he mispronounced several words—like “marrow” (“mah-row??”)—and the actors can’t seem to decide how to pronounce the name “Hamish” in this series. It’s “Hay, not “Hah,” but even if you want to use the weird pronunciation, just stick with it, for the love of Pete!! I found those moments pretty cringe-worthy. I cringed several other times when I noticed the many grammatical errors peppered throughout. I can’t imagine that a proofreader had their way with this book before it was published. Does this review make me a cranky nit-picker? Maybe. Will I keep reading and enjoying the series? Yup, probably. But if you’re sensitive to mispronunciation and incorrect word use or tense use—if you find errors distracting when reading a story—this series will likely drive you bananas. You have been warned.

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Great performance, didn’t love the story

Revisado: 10-27-24

I’m not usually hung up on whether a story’s realistic vs. a bit far-fetched, but something about this one just seemed…over the top. Just couldn’t buy it. Wish I hadn’t literally bought it. Performance was great, though.

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Made me feel like I needed a brain shower

Revisado: 07-30-24

Got about halfway through and had to stop. I had difficulty relating to Susan, and perhaps that was why I had trouble getting into this. Yuck, and no thanks.

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