Stephanie

Ear Candy

Revisado: 09-27-23

I am so glad to find this series. I have been disappointed recently with other period mystery series. I was not able to like the characters or appreciate their plight. This one hit the mark. I am disappointed that book 3 and 4 are not available. I hope that changes soon.
Ps., SO glad they switched narrators!

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I wanted to like it

Revisado: 09-25-23

On "paper", this book has everything I love, but I just couldn't get into it. I can't put my finger on exactly why. All I can think of is I did not find the main character, a member of the British upper crust bucking the stereotype and trying to solve crimes, interesting. The female counterpart was more interesting, character-wise. She was the only character I liked and wanted to know more about.

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Hoped to like it more

Revisado: 09-07-23

I loved Archer's Glass and Steele series, and I was hoping for similar, with a different twist, this wasn't it.

The period of time (Elizabethian London) the story was supposed to set in was merely an afterthought. There weren't any period-specific details only to mention the queen and her secretary several times. It didn't play into the story very well.

Isabelle is supposed to be a witch. You don't really hear anything about this until halfway through the book. Even then, it's underwhelming. I was hoping more of her magical skills would be explained or used, there were several "action" scenes when it could have been added to spice it up.

The author decided to add lurid sex scenes to this story. Again, there wasn't any need for it. I feel like authors or publishers these days are just adding gratuitous sex speak because they think that's what readers want. They need to make the story better, not just add "throbbing erection" or "pink nipples" into a bland story expecting to make it better. It's lazy.

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I wished there was more!

Revisado: 08-15-23

Barbara is a great storyteller and has led a very interesting life. I have a feeling she's probably one of those people we all know that you say constantly, "You ought to write a book!" There was a lot more to this book than I anticipated. I really thought it was only going to be a memoir about death investigators. In and of itself would be cool, but there was much more. HIghly recommend!

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Great story!

Revisado: 05-25-23

This is an epic story on par with Moll Flanders. Rosamond's story twists and turns all over the place and is inspiring.

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Loved this series

Revisado: 05-11-23

I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I really, really liked that I was able to listen to the whole series in one listen. Modo, Octavia and Mr. Socrates were all written and interesting characters.

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Inspirational

Revisado: 04-24-23

Jewel is very open in telling her story and the important, difficult lessons she has learned In life. She has had a life full of contrasts, and by the sounds of it, both sides of her have made her the best version of herself.

If she reads these reviews, I just want to say thank you for sharing your story.

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It's ok, a bit predictable

Revisado: 04-03-23

I got the three book set because of the high rating. I prefer book series because I like character development. I wasn't wowed by the story. I had hoped for more. It wasn't very intriguing or original. I will still listen to the other two in the series because they are easy to listen to, but I can't recommend them to mystery listeners.

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Great short story and read by Butcher too!

Revisado: 07-20-22

I have been jonesing for a good Dresden file substitute since the last book was released. Unfortunately, I haven't found any I like as much. Getting this little fix was great. I do miss James Marsters's reading, but Jim Butcher was awesome. I don't think anyone would be disappointed if he decided to narrate again.

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Another great story

Revisado: 11-22-21

Can't wait for number three! I love this author's style of writing and the narrator is perfect. I am so glad I've found this series. I hope I can call it a series and there will be more of the adventures of Gretch Walgast and Frank Prader!

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