Jessie Erickson

10hrs Too Long

Revisado: 03-13-25

Almost DNF.
Conceptually, the premise of this novel is great and lays the foundation for what could be a terrifying tale involving magic, possession, and the challenges of familial bonds. However, the story quickly loses steam after the first third and drags it's listener on for another few hours before starting to build towards anything resembling narrative progression. As a horror novel, the scares and suspense are few and far between, if not absent entirely. Additionally, the majority of the primary characters are insufferable.

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Lysander's Narrator

Revisado: 01-09-25

Fantastic novel with great narrators! My only point of criticism is that Lysander's narrator uses incredibly similar choices for nearly all male characters that are not Lysander. Some of the narrators also pronounce the same word differently from once another and directly from narrators of previous books in the series.

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Single Narrator

Revisado: 01-09-25

While this novel follows its two predecessors by telling the story from more then I've character's perspective, there is only one narrator. Overall, he does a fantastic job, however, with so many characters to voice there are a few instances where it is hard to tell which character is speaking until it is explicitly stated.

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Nothing Unique

Revisado: 09-07-23

This novel is not bad, but it lacks its own character and substance. There are no twists or turns the listener can't predict within the first couple of hours.
All chapters (and there are many) starting with the phrase, "I am Mrs. Monroe, and I am..." are dreadfully dull and add very little to the story overall.

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Few Likeable Characters

Revisado: 05-20-23

This novel serves as a rare example of one whose TV adaptation was far superior. The novel is 20hrs of the main character complaining about every inconvenience he faces. Most supporting characters are given very little depth until the final few chapters.

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Drawn Out

Revisado: 05-20-23

Julia's backstory could've been summarized in a just a couple chapters instead of half the book. These chapters are incredibly dull and only serve to break up the momentum of the main storyline.

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Great narrator, sub-par story

Revisado: 11-10-21

The first and last hour are very good. The remainder of the story is filled with flashbacks that last longer than the actual progression of the case. Not worth the credit.

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Fantastic World Expansion

Revisado: 05-18-21

Perfect sequel to D.L. Jennings' first novel The Gift of the Shaper. This author took great care to expand this fantasy world to encompass neighboring kingdoms, capital cities, and mysterious new warring factions. New characters set the scene for what is to come while returning faces come to terms with their new realities. Couldn't put it down!

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Original narrator is back!

Revisado: 08-05-20

Story returns to it's origins as Kroker takes over as Analyst. Because of this, the original narrator also returned to keep the story going. Best book of the Glittering Plain story arc.

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Change of Audiobook Narrator

Revisado: 02-04-20

I would like to preface up front that my 3 star review is solely based on the audio perfective and not the story content itself. since the story is written from a first person perspective and that the story shifts to another characters POV, it makes perfect sense for the new audiobook narrator to change as well. However, the new narrator pronounces names and locations differently than the previous narrator while also presenting pre-existing characters with verbal accents not previously used for this characters.

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