R'Nita Valentia Rabelais

what a shameful perversion of a traumatic event

Revisado: 01-27-23

I struggled from the start to read this book, at first I thought it was just me but as I switched from paperback to audio and began experiencing the chaotic and disorganized 3rd party writing style and encountering the character flaws the author has forced upon these innocent fictional characters, I really began to loathe a story that could have been profound and beautiful. trust me, there is beauty spilled into this book, which may be why it is so popular, but the author does a horrible job writing characters that I could connect with. this is another book that someone has wedged unnecessary LBGTQ+ rep into at the most disrespectful place. that alone made mw want to throw the book across the room. and then there are professionals behaving professionally, and what does the author have against first class passengers? Even Edward's father was unlikeable. I found it particularly distasteful that the only likeable character in first class was the character most like the author herself.

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crazy story, odd voice overs

Revisado: 01-16-23

i read parts of this book in High School. decided to listen to this book in preparation of reading sara ella's new book "The Wonderland Trials" some of the voices used to portray characters were out of character I thought. but overall, the narrator did well with the script.

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enjoyed listening to this

Revisado: 01-16-23

before reading The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella, I felt I should go back and read the original stories. Scarlett does a great job of reading this story. great pairing.

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hard to connect with the character

Revisado: 11-19-22

struggled to finish. the storyline was flat. loved the descriptions of nature. did not love the flat descriptions of the murder and sex. the story tends to get lost among the descriptive text of mundane things.

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Excellent narration, nonexistent indexing

Revisado: 09-12-20

I took a long roadtrip alone just to listen to the complete Bible. The narration was excellent, even through the eye-rolling geneologies, redundant scriptures, and detailed old laws.
However, I WISH audible or crossway would properly index the audio format to display the current book and (scripture) chapter that is being read for the title of the sequential indexed chapters. so many times i would hear a passage that I wanted to reference later, but couldnt even tell what book I was listening to at the moment, let alone the chapter. trying to look up the verse later was cumbersome. Also, although I was listening front to back, anyone looking to pick and choose the books they wish to listen to will find navingating very difficult without referencing some hard copy index.

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Excellent narration, nonexistent indexing

Revisado: 09-12-20

I took a long roadtrip alone just to listen to the complete Bible. The narration was excellent, even through the eye-rolling geneologies, redundant scriptures, and detailed old laws.
However, I WISH audible or crossway would properly index the audio format to display the current book and (scripture) chapter that is being read for the title of the sequential indexed chapters. so many times i would hear a passage that I wanted to reference later, but couldnt even tell what book I was listening to at the moment, let alone the chapter. trying to look up the verse later was cumbersome. Also, although I was listening front to back, anyone looking to pick and choose the books they wish to listen to will find navingating very difficult without referencing some hard copy index.

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Amazing, fresh story

Revisado: 01-31-20

i had a very difficult time getting through this audible. i had to keep rewinding and relistening when i realized i had missed critical parts. the narrator is horrible. she pauses at unnatural places, mispronounces words as though she is not fluent in english, and her exaggerated voices for each character and interjected attitudes is off-putting. i really wanted to just stop listening and pick up the book and read it to myself. its a shame, because the author did an amazing job writing an adventure story with many twists and turns, challenges, failures, and true human qualities. Great new young adult story

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Great message entwined into a compelling story

Revisado: 01-08-20

It starts as just another awkward teen story, but touches so many important questions everyone can learn from, regardless of our age.

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Fast action. Interesting transitions

Revisado: 12-27-19

As fascinating as a train wreck in slow motion. Creative transitions from one catastrophe to the next. Jo and the Sheriff's voices seem the same in some areas. I would have liked a bit of history about the amulet, maybe a story about its creation, not just its affects. Also, the ending was somewhat predictable. an extra chapter that describes its final disposition (beyond its last affect in this story) would have wrapped up the whole story nicely.

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Not sure if performance includes sound quality....

Revisado: 11-12-19

The narrator's performance deserves 5 stars, but the sound quality of this recording is very poor. lots of skips and drops and clicks and warbles to distraction.
I really enjoyed the story, a good mix of children's fables and adult self help.... it had me wishing that we had a Native American storyteller to present some of the topics of this book at the Nisswa MN Turtle Races....

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