rm

Fantastic storytelling

Revisado: 02-23-25

Another fantastic story and performance by Neil Gaimin. Great characters and world and a lively graveyard

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Nuanced and honest, lovely

Revisado: 08-30-24

My only quiibble with this book is the description of a romantic comedy. It's not a comedy, but it is a wonderful, sometimes heartbreaking, story of love, insecurities, regret, forgiveness, and ultimately, happily ever after.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Missed the mark

Revisado: 08-03-22

I loved the premise but the way it played out in the main character's development robbed the story of emotional depth. I wanted to know how it ended but I didn't really care about the main character anymore. Also, this made the finale of the book completely flat, no tension or suspense what so ever. He's risking his life but can turn off his emotions and tune out the physiological responses. He was never afraid, hyped up, etc., and neither was I.

I found myself tuning out when the ultra specifics of "this gene on that allele controlling X" happened for the umpteenth time. While I appreciate Crouch's desire to get the science right, he went overboard.

And... in this hyper scientific novel a scientist referred to a hypothesis as a theory. While the common usage of theory has come to mean an idea that is unproven, that is incorrect. An unproven idea is a hypothesis. A theory is a hypothesis that has been proved true by scientific study and evidence. Over time, a theory--if correct--will be proven correct again and again by additional scientific evidence. It's a little thing, but in a novel that went into so much depth to be correct with the genetics, every time theory was used incorrectly, by a character who is a SCIENTIST, it pulled me completely out of the story.

I hope Crouch takes a different direction moving forward and doesn't sacrifice what makes a novel (and a thriller especially) memorable: characters the reader/listener is emotionally invested in with tension and suspense that keeps them on the edge of their seat.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Hilarious

Revisado: 05-17-22

This is a wonderful audiobook and the narrator is absolutely fantastic. It's a crime the rest of the series is not available on audio.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Fun fairy tale

Revisado: 12-15-21

This was a fun story, if at times a bit too angsty for my taste

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Enjoyable

Revisado: 09-08-21

An engaging story and characters and an unusual and welcome story of female friendship.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Entirely unique

Revisado: 06-18-21

I devoured this story! A memorable and unique blend of futuristic post-apoc, romance, and steampunk. Really mesmerizing.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Disappointing change of narrator

Revisado: 01-16-21

While the story is great, the change of narration from the absolutely fantastic Steven Crossley still has me puzzled. The duet narration by Kramer and Reading is serviceable, but their performances pale in comparison to Crossley's in 'A Darker Shade of Magic,' which was compulsively listenable and left me unable to stop listening. I am not sure why the publisher decided to switch, but I found I was pulled out of the story for the entire audiobook by the disappointing switch of narration.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

Excellent!

Revisado: 12-07-20

Fantastic story! Exciting and action-packed, with a tiny dash of romance. Simply wonderful. 👏 👏

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña

An entertaining romp

Revisado: 11-30-20

Full of twists, turns, rogues and surprises, and colorful characters! You'll love this story.

Has calificado esta reseña.

Reportaste esta reseña