Audrey

Kind of generic. I expected better.

Revisado: 01-23-25

I was so excited for this to come out and was really looking forward to it. I enjoy Felicia Day and expected to really like this. It wasn't terrible but I was pretty disappointed overall. The basic story of a chosen one who failed is okay but a lot of the details and story specifics were just blatant rip-offs of Buffy (She even refers to the main character as "Prophecy Girl" at one point)

The second main character, the teenager, I absolutely could not stand. There was nothing likeable about this character whatsoever. I think she was supposed to be sweet and quirky but I just wanted to smack her most of the time and her voice was awful.

The voice acting itself was good but sometimes listening to it got on my nerves because it was trying way too hard to be high energy and quirky and it just was grating after a while.

I didn't hate this by any means, it was okay and I managed to finish it (and I was fairly entertained I admit) but I expected better from Felicia Day and certainly something more original than what this ended up being.

Not bad, but not great.

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Excellently written book that didn't grab me.

Revisado: 10-12-24

I have to agree with the other reviewer that said none of the characters connected. This book is extremely well written, descriptive and has an interesting and unique story. And for some reason I had a really difficult time getting through it. It didn't hold my attention and I have absolutely no idea why. The narration and storytelling was excellent and genre-wise it's right up my alley. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it. It's a good book, but I'm glad it's finished.

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Gen Xers don't miss this little gem!

Revisado: 09-19-23

Calico Kids is delightfully nostalgic without a trace of hokiness or pandering to the genre or people who remember how badly we all wanted to have an adventure like this over summer vacation. I would have absolutely loved this book at 13 and I enjoyed the hell out of it at 44. Nicely done. the fact that there is an accompanying Spotify playlist is a really fun and emersive bonus.

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Very thorough and impressive in it's scope

Revisado: 06-16-23

I absolutely hated one of the narrator's. Every single thing they said was in a breathy, soft voice that I think was supposed to sound calming and enlightened but just left me annoyed and bored. I had to force myself to pay attention and not fall asleep whenever the story returned to that section of the story because that narrator's performance drove me nuts. All of the other performances were very solid and other than that I can see why people are impressed with this book. It''s very involved and the story itself is decent. It sometimes felt like just one recitation after another of names, titles and places that bordered on self indulgence on the author's part but I can't fault her dedication to detail. I haven't read Priory of the Orange Tree but I might. I didn't love this, but I liked it well enough. It held my attention enough to get through all 35+ hours of it.

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I've read this series since the start, BUT ...

Revisado: 01-12-23

This is absolutely the worst book he's written. I absolutely hated every second of it and I want my credit back. Just awful. repetitive and poorly written drivel.

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Wonderful!

Revisado: 12-18-22

Probably the best book I read this year. There were a couple of spots that were difficult to get through that involved some violence and animal cruelty but it was necessary to move the story forward and not enough of a deterrent to suggest not reading it. Read this book!

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