Melisa

Can't finish it but...

Revisado: 12-10-24

I did make it to chapter 28, hoping that something, anything, would actually happen. It didn't. I found this book under the Time Travel category, and I'm sure that eventually there will be some in there somewhere, but I'm over halfway through and it's just a poor jilted guy going to work and coming home every day. Add to that the narrator's weird pronunciation of the word "says" (like it rhymes with slays) and the fact that the main character wasn't very likeable or even interesting and none of the other characters introduced so far were likeable, and I just regret wasting all those hours.

At the time I'm writing this, there are only 3 other reviews, all 5 stars and all by anonymous users. I have to wonder if we were reading the same book.

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Of course it's good; it's Jodi Taylor

Revisado: 10-08-24

If you've read books from The Chronicles of St. Mary's then you're probably already familiar with Smallhope and Pennyroyal. Want to hear their personal story? This is it. It's a very good one. Jodi Taylor and Zara Ramm work their usual magic, again.

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I enjoyed all 3 books in the series.

Revisado: 10-08-24

They aren't perfect, and I'd probably rate more 3 1/3 if that was an option, but each book kept me interested until the end. They aren't perfect and this wasn't my favorite Hystad series, but they're pretty good and the narration is worth bumping that extra half star. The books aren't stand-alone reads but each ends in a good spot and the last book ties things up well enough.

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More very light romance than anything else

Revisado: 10-08-24

Audible says 2 stars means it was ok and I'd say that describes this story. It wasn't bad and I made it to the end but I have no interest in the next book in the series. I was hoping for a little more fantasy and was interested in the magical library itself but it figures very little in the story. I didn't find the mystery very interesting and i do enjoy a good mystery, but this was more of a cozy mystery than a thriller.

If you like light romance and light mystery, it would probably rate 3 stars. The narrator was good, except for her attempt at an American accent. It wasn't what I expected but I don't regret giving it a try.

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What happened?

Revisado: 05-12-23

I was really enjoying this series but with this book I spent more time fast-fowarding through gruesome torture scenes and battle scenes than I did listening. That is not the kind of thing I like to read about and none of the previous titles were so full of it. The whole tone of this book seemed different. Honestly, I was glad when it was over. I don't know if I'll continue the series or not but I'll definitely take a break from it. It's too bad, because I was enjoying the adventure until Firebrand.

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Glad I came back to it.

Revisado: 01-30-23

I had trouble getting into this one at first so I left it and came back to it a few weeks later. I started over at the beginning and after a couple of chapters I was hooked. I just bought book 2. There's nothing particularly outstanding about it but the story is interesting, the narration is excellent and the protagonist is easy to root for.. I enjoyed it enough to want to know what happens next, so that's a winner with me.

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Would have left Dusty behind.

Revisado: 07-28-21

Don't think I'll finish it. I'm not saying I want Dusty to be eaten by shroomheads, but I am saying I wouldn't let him into my shelter.

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Not what I expected from this author

Revisado: 04-17-21

I usually enjoy this author but I can't get past all the descriptions of pulling people's skin off in this. Not what I expected at all. I made it to chapter 12 and there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight and there are 89 chapters so I am done. Narrator was fine, story was not for me.

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A winner this time

Revisado: 03-28-21

Scalzi is very hit or miss for me. I love some of his books and some of them I can't even finish. This series has been very good. Narration is excellent. I hope the series continues.

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I'd listen to a sequel

Revisado: 03-28-21

Almost a 4 star but it fell apart a little at the end. It seemed the author got tired of his story and rushed through the last part by just explaining rather than storytelling. I still enjoyed it and would give a sequel a try if there was one. It's a very British book and there were several famous (over there, I guess) people that this American had never heard of. Wikipedia was helpful. I'd never heard of the author, either, and bought this book solely because it was narrated by Nigel Planer and he did not disappoint. 5 stars for the narration. The little Discworld reference in one part especially pleased me to hear in Planer's voice.

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