Shelley Nealley

I will miss those brain cells.....

Revisado: 03-10-20

this had a great premise, but the worst story within that premise. very boring and un-relatable

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Very weak/vapid female lead

Revisado: 03-16-17

Would you try another book from Connie Willis and/or Mia Barron?

No. This book idealized the passive women. The lead character "Britty" lets men lead her around by the nose. At no point does she question her own motives or seek any insight on why she ends up in bad situations. Literally - she thinks "Trent is a snake, that's why I'm in this terrible situation" and "I'm in a good situation because CB rescued me". Nothing about personal responsibility! Britt is a loser....

What character would you cut from Crosstalk?

Britty

Any additional comments?

"To say nothing of the Dog" was Wills best work - and that wasn't even that great of a story, I like it because a dog was a central character. I'm avoiding all Wills' working in the future.

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A disappointing, half-effort from Moning

Revisado: 01-23-17

Would you try another book from Karen Marie Moning and/or Jim Frangione and Amanda Leigh Cobb ?

I feel screwed-over by Moning, she made her fans wait years for this books and it's crap! Fever books 1-5 were outstanding and were SUPPOSED to be the end of the Mac/Barrons story line so books 6-8 could be Danni's story(Iced, Burned, Flayed). But, Moning decided to go off on some crazy tangent on book 7 and it screwed up everything. She should have left Mac/Barrons alone and focused on Danni like she said she would do. But - oh no - Moning had to keep talking about Mac and the books were terrible after book 6. The publisher agreed with my conclusion because "FeverSong" is a mesh of two books - you can see it perfectly about half way through!

Has Feversong turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, it just turned me of Moning for good. There are massive in-continuities in the books and the storylines in Feversong are episodic and predictable. This book sounds a rough draft more than a polished finished product.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

it was fine..

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Anger that Moning's editor did have the guts to standup and say
'THIS BOOK IS HORRIBLE"

Any additional comments?

Moning should be ashamed of herself......this book is a glorified rough draft

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Outstanding book

Revisado: 05-08-16

What did you love best about The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon?

Excellent book - great for history lovers and engineers

What did you like best about this story?

Well explained references

What aspect of Napoleon Ryan’s performance would you have changed?

He was terrible

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes - it was really entertaining for a book on ancient architecture

Any additional comments?

Ryan was terrible...

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Just another history book

Revisado: 04-06-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

People not going to Italy.

What was most disappointing about Barry Tomalin’s story?

He wastes 1.5 hours, of a 3 hour book on history!!!!

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Italy - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture?

I'd tell Tomalin to cut the damn fillers.....

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Worst voice actors possible

Revisado: 01-19-16

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Not sure - but it has none of the charm of the original (books 1-5) series.

What could Karen Marie Moning have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Stop writing episodic books and give a damn about the quality of the audiobook. Did she even listen to these actors before hiring them? Luke Daniels makes Barrons sound like a confused old man, and Jill Redfield southern accent is ridiculous! She makes Mac sounds like the "southern vampire Pam" from the True Blood series. Mac has lost all charm :(

How could the performance have been better?

Jill Redfield should have listen to Joyce Bean's or Natalie Ross's interpretation of Mac. The were completely on point with the accent and gave "life" to their character. Jill is mono-tone and irritating. Luke Daniels is a lost cause......

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Not from a listening perspective.

Any additional comments?

The producer and direct of this audiobook should be ashamed of themselves! They had 7 previous books of excellent voice acting to draw from, yet they totally screwed it up!

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