Lady Day

Automated

Revisado: 04-24-25

Disappointed with AI narration. There are nuances lost to poor inflecation, misread words and poor cadence. I'll need to contact the author and purchase a hard copy to read myself.

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Interesting Premise

Revisado: 04-19-25

Appreciate the storyline. Intriguing. Sadly, as with many writers, there is some repetition where the writer either failed to keep track of used phrasing or became bored or unimaginative.

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Well Woven

Revisado: 04-15-25

Story well woven with minimal repetition. A quick listen, oerfwct for times of travel .

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What Kind of Witness

Revisado: 04-08-25

Thank you for this unapologetic glimpse of an authentic apologist life. Thank you for your vulnerability. This is a helpful guide for all who seek to be a better witness - or even trying to figure out where to begin.

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Engaging

Revisado: 01-24-25

Great as first installment. Nice balance of predictability and surprise for a short story.

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Interesting Sequence Choice

Revisado: 12-17-24

Perhaps it is because I didn't know what to expect the juxtaposition of recording method and audience was interesting. Not sure the sequencing works well. I am stillnconsidering what the writer intended to say with that choice. Switching the second and third seemsnto make more sense for flow of context. And then, perhaps, making her content more necessary would have helped. The final dialog seems uncertain. But again, I haven't yet figured out the value of all her words to the overall context of the story.

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Okay, But Not Quite

Revisado: 12-05-24

I like Mr. Baldree yet, I didn't get the whimsical feel of Jake as he is now proclaimed to be. In book one, we are told Jake is a college grad but instead sounds more like a recalcitrant high school student reluctant to begin adulting before and after the transition.

I understand that things happen, and the change in the narrator is unavoidable—unfortunately, Mr. Pirhalla has an even less whimsical sounding voice. Perhaps it would have been less jarring if the writer had made some adjustments to the audio version that would have made the vocal changes a part of the narrative. After all, Jake shifted worlds and time. Also, I needed to listen to this volume at a faster-than-normal speed to keep the story from feeling dragged.

The changes in powers also seemed contradictory in light of a lack of explanation. Perhaps, the explanations were in the humdrum parts and I just missed it. I did notice that Jake seems to have changed his mind about the Devine Fruit - originally he describes it as tasting good but then burning and causing pain. Later, the fruit is said to taste bad and is uncomfortable to eat.

Lastly, in this second installment, the writing has more repetition than the first making it less interesting.

It is a valiant effort from MR Pirhalla.
I am a finisher, so I will still listen to book 3 (hoping for the best.

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Good Rhythm

Revisado: 12-02-24

I am so appreciative that this is not one of those books made long with inane repetition. The writer demonstrates not only respect for the readers imagination but also our intelligence.

Looking forward to the next volume.

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Too Wordy

Revisado: 10-25-24

This absolutely did not need to be so long. Way too much repetition. Over embellishment of everything.

There are details from the first book that got changed in the 5th or 6th book. Verbosity is like lying... it's hard to keep track of what you already said.

I did have to remind myself that Alex is a teenager. Sadly, his memory was like my octogenarian mom who is status post a traumatic brain injury.

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Less is More

Revisado: 07-25-24

Author says this presentation is of the manuscript as it was originally presented from the vault (attic).

Sadly editing adds more than needed or removes what should be left or overlooks what whoukd be removed.

I was enthralled for the majority of this offering. I get easily frustrated by failed attempts to add suspense with verbosity.

I was only tempted to fast forward a couple of time.

A delightful tale. I am looking forward to more from Ellis.

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