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Enjoyable Ending for Vicky Bliss!

Revisado: 01-15-25

Loved Vicky Bliss! It’s a great ending for a really fun series! I loved these characters - it’s sad to come to the end. No spoilers - but I enjoyed these characters and how they grew and changed through the books. It isn’t always necessary, when reading a series, but it was nice to see a truly satisfying conclusion for these characters! Read the whole series first, it will make more sense to get to the ending. :)

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Mysterious Gothic England

Revisado: 08-06-24

Barbara Michaels (the author’s real name is Barbara Mertz who is known as “Elizabeth Peters” for her Egyptian mystery books) is one of my new favorite authors. Her voice in the characters is always so strong, the people seem so real and carefully described in detail. The narration was terrific too, Barbara Rosenblat is really talented. I like her Amelia Peabody narration too. There are hints of Jane Eyre but with a few changes…This story had some true thrilling elements (exciting scary but not too gruesome) and I had my theories about the mystery but it ended slightly in a surprising way. It’s a pretty good ending too, at least in my opinion. It must be hard to find the right ending to a story like this one, but I think it tied up most of the threads of the story well. I had a few questions about the plot at the end but I might have missed things too. I’ve also enjoyed the Amelia Peabody books, so highly recommend those as well!

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Thrilling and Surprising!

Revisado: 07-13-24

Wonderful narration by Nicola and Graeme alternating the points of view. This story felt like a fairytale from beginning to end- so different from other Agatha Christie stories. I loved it! If you enjoyed this, you might also enjoy the Amelia Peabody adventures by Elizabeth Peters. Those stories are set in Egypt. There’s a similar feeling to this story and the characters are just as engaging. Enjoy!

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Terrific!

Revisado: 06-28-24

Agatha Christie always keeps you guessing, even right to the very end…I loved David Suchet’s narration as well! It was a very good mystery story, a complex look into characters with hidden motives and our expectations.

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Terrific Collection!

Revisado: 06-20-24

Wonderful narrations by Hugh Fraser and others, such great stories! I love hearing the different tales of Poirot, such a great collection to listen to!

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Ballet Shoes is a joy!

Revisado: 11-27-23

Such a wonderful story! I’ve read it again and again, since I was little, each time enjoying the narrative and characters even more! Elizabeth Sastre is a terrific narrator too, all the voices she does are great. For ballet lovers and performers this is such a treat, but I hope others will enjoy its humor too!

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Terrific Romantic Adventure

Revisado: 11-24-23

Victoria Holt has such a gift for telling a story with style. This was like three books in one, with so many separate narratives which came together in the end. The section with Australia was so real, the descriptions made me feel like I was really there. The characters were very interesting and engaging. The narration was really nice as well. It’s a long story, but do keep listening, it all does come together pretty well in the end. Even still, I was left with a few unanswered questions though. I guess that gives a better sense of mystery to the story, with more still waiting to be discovered. Enjoy!

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Fantastic Story!

Revisado: 11-12-23

I enjoyed this story so much, having already read “On the Night of the Seventh Moon” by Victoria Holt (Eleanor Alice Hibbert). I liked this one as a suspenseful romance, the mystery continued until the end. There were hints of “Jane Eyre”, “Cinderella”, and Edgar Allen Poe’s writings in this story. The Cornish setting was like another character in the book itself. So dramatic and beautiful! There were significant horses included in the story which I really enjoyed, much like in “Airs Above the Ground” by Mary Stewart (another favorite author of mine). Henrietta Meire was a wonderful narrator, her voice carried the fears and unease of the characters. She did such a great job with the voices! I hope you enjoy it as well!

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Magical story!

Revisado: 11-08-23

This novel was my first Victoria Holt (one of Eleanor Hibbert’s pseudonyms) so I enjoyed the introduction into her style and storytelling. I previously discovered Mary Stewart, and I loved all of her books too! This story had several fairytale elements and more realistic parts as well. Very wonderful descriptions of the places and things in the story too. It’s not to be read for its realism to life - it’s definitely a fantasy romance in my opinion. I loved the parts in Oxford too, there were so many characters that were well developed in the story. Virginia Leishman was also a terrific narrator, her accents and voices were very good. I hope you enjoy!

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Rose Cottage is a Treasure!

Revisado: 10-10-23

Mary Stewart is such a wonderful writer, this story brought out lovely elements from her other stories. The mystery is there yet without horror, not much suspense or adventure, but the humor was there and so were the endearing characters. It was a gentle story, the ending was very charming too. The narration is lovely, I think of Jilly Bond as a dear grandmother recalling her life’s story. She has a warmth to her voice like a cup of Earl Grey tea. I’ve read all Mary Stewart’s books except the Merlin Chronicles, so that’s next. I can say this story is a part of her last phase - With “Thornyhold” and “The Stormy Petrel” this makes up a sweet collection of stories. I can’t believe it’s her last story, I wish there were more! What a treasure! Now, I’ll have to read them all again, starting with “Madam Will You Talk?” I’m so glad to have discovered Mary Stewart!

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