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Just when you thought the crew had down time....

Revisado: 07-29-22

I love this series!!!! No spoilers from me but it just keeps getting better and better!

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Not funny

Revisado: 05-14-21

I thought this would be a funny story about a vacation gone wrong but all I got out of it was some bitter woman who is unhappy with her life and jealous of her neighbors who put this trip up for auction at a school fundraiser which she didn't realize before she bid on it. Good idea just not executed well. Main character drinks and gets high and bemoans the fact that her marriage is in trouble, as she then embarrasses herself during this trip due to her feelings of inadequacy. Not a redeemable character in the whole story. Even Christina Applegate, narrator, just felt to me like her heart wasn't in it.

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Unbelievable in too many ways

Revisado: 05-14-21

Horribly superficial in many ways, a virgin turned sex pot that is completely unbelievable AND there is no chemistry here. Sex scenes are ridiculous. I can't remember if I paid for this (I hope not) but I will be removing it from my library and getting my money back if I did. Also I seriously can't believe there are more books in this series OR that it was rated so highly. Yikes.

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What happened to you Jeaniene??!!

Revisado: 05-14-21

Terrible superficial story with an annoying sister character this time and although I have listened to some of Jeaniene Frost's books narrated before, this was not good. If this is the same narrator that did the Cat and Bones series, I don't know what happened here. Specifically she sounds alternatively paniked, rushed and just too much period. It was included in my subscription but I will be removing it it is that bad. I had the same experience with another included novella about a were wolf which I reviewed similarly. I am also removing the next two books in the series. I started the second one but it was not anybetter. If I had paid for these, I would be asking for my credits back.

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Worst were-wolf story ever

Revisado: 05-14-21

Terrible superficial story with an annoying mother character and although I have listened to some of Jeaniene Frost's books narrated before, this was not good. If this is the same narrator that did the Cat and Bones series, I don't know what happened here. It was included in my subscription but I will be removing it it is that bad. I had the same experience with another included series which I will review similarly next.

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horrible even if free

Revisado: 07-08-20

Two depressing stories, the first of which I found difficult to follow because the narrator's cadence was completely distracting. Free at the time, but one of the worst audible original selections I have listened to so far. Overall I have been dissapointed in the audible originals and will not be selecting any more after this unless a trusted source tells me they will be worth the time.

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Odd Victorian ghost story

Revisado: 01-19-20

I thought the performance of all the actors was great. The story however even with a good premise was not up to par due to a lead female character too ditsy for her own good to be believable. What I didn't expect was all the sexual innuendo and hints of perversion that even for a book dealing with Victorian prostitutes as part of the story line just seemed gratuitous in areas. I am not a prude or anything but I didn't think it was really necessary to the story. For me, the tale itself was a bit disjointed in regards to other main characters - how they were connected and the resulting fate of some of those characters. I had to keep rewinding to see if my mind had wandered to explain certain things that had happened, which is frustrating. While I will admit there were two instances where I had just missed something, there were many more times that the story development made no sense to me.

For a free listen I enjoyed it but I would not pay full price for this story even if the performance was good. The production value was evident and the actors/narrators might be worth following elsewhere.

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Main character not believable

Revisado: 08-15-19

With all the positive reviews I was looking forward to reading this book. Sadly, it did not live up to all the hype and once again I just don't understand how people seem to be so free with their 5 star reviews.

Although the narrator was very good the book really needed some editing and better character development. I went back to see if this was the author's first book and frankly was shocked to see that it wasn't. I would be more forgiving on my review if this had been a first book.

I actually like reading YA books and do hold them to a slightly different standard than "regular" books for adults. But all the ones I really like hold my interest, develop characters and story so that I care what happens even if the plots are generally more simplistic. This was not one of those books. This book had several problems that just became too much for me to rate highly. I saw one book description on Amazon that claimed this "was perfect for George R.R. Martin fans" which is a blatant overstatement. To compare this book to GOT descriptive narrative, nuance, political intrigue etc. is ludicrous. This book is not on that level at all. The amazon description goes on to say it is a " sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!" Oh Please!

As other people who did not give this book 5 stars have mentioned, the pace is incredibly slow the first 50-70% of the book. Too much time is spent on development and it is very repetitive. I felt the characters were one dimensional, superficial and wooden. I could not care for Tamlin or his fox friend. Rhys was the most interesting for me. So what about the sexy? Well - very YA so I guess I will give that some slack, since it wasn't super descriptive and many things were hinted at or glossed over like an old Harlequin romance. There is no in your face super descriptive love scenes- they are all very tame.

And what to do about Feyre....She alternated between tough girl, idiot and whiny brat. She did incredibly stupid things when specifically told not to, was overly dramatic in her thoughts and constantly waffled in nearly everything she did or thought in any given situation. And she wasn't real quick on the uptake if you know what I mean - it took her FOREVER to realize simple things, which to me isn't something you want a "hero" to be like. If I could suggest one thing to this author it would be to pay attention to how many phrases Feyre repeats verbatim again, and again and again. She just wasn't believable as a heroine to me.

At the end it seemed like there was an attempt at a cliff hanger moment involving Rhys, but if it was indeed a cliff hanger A) it was terribly written as one and seemed like a weak afterthought and B) although Rhys was probably my favorite character, I don't care enough to read any more books in this series unless the writing is very different in later books. I just feel it could have been so much better.

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Not as advertised

Revisado: 12-31-18

I do not think this really had an accurate description before I downloaded it, and think it was somewhat misrepresented. This was interesting from a standpoint of listening to Bob Newhart talk about general stuff regarding his career with some comedian friends. This isn't really a funny kind of book, more just conversation snippets. So - if you like Bob Newhart you would probably like this, but don't purchase if you are specifically looking for laughs, or his comedy routines they won't be in here. I got this for free as an audible member on a monthly "free choice" selection.

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good beginning of a series

Revisado: 05-18-18

. It took awhile to get into this book for me mainly because of the narration. I really did not care for either narrator at first. The guy grew on me but I really still don't like the person who is doing the female roles. Great fantasy novel.

Other than that, this is a first book in the series so there is a lot of set up, but as time went on I definitely enjoyed the buildup and there were definitely some surprises, treachery and some unanswered questions! I had not read the Wheel of Time series, which I understand this author helped finish, but I know many people really liked those books. I can say very unbiased that I really enjoyed this author and this story. I hope the next books in the series are as good or even better and look forward to seeing what happens to the characters, especially Kaladin and his wind sprin, members of Bridge 4 and Dalinar Kholin.

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