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So much fun!

Revisado: 09-21-20

It was really cool getting to hear all the different voices for these characters and seeing more of the world. I really hope some of these characters come back later!

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A slow burn and a welcome change

Revisado: 07-19-17

The subject matter here is one that isn't explored very often in YA fiction, and when going with something like Native American mythology it can be very easy to do it a disservice. Not the case here. Roma Grey does a great job of writing fully realized, diverse characters and transitions from the elderly to the young gracefully. Her monster is something I don't exactly want to spoil here, but I will say it's definitely unique and not typical of the genre. That alone would make for a reason to pick this up.

Terry did a pretty good job of narrating and handling the voices well. His style of speaking was a little too blunted for my taste, but I can recognize that as a matter of preference, not a reflection on his talent. He's very good here, and I think he warrants a solid rating and it's easy to endorse him.

I hope this book series gains steam and finds a following.

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Wonderfully narrated

Revisado: 07-09-17

I confess to accidentally grabbing the second book before the first, which may have led to a little confusion early on, but the story was straight forward enough that I was able to pick up on everything pretty quickly.

The narration for the book was great. Everyone felt unique enough, and the tone of the narration gave the story a slightly sarcastic feel which I think was needed given the story itself. There's a sort chipped, but not broken family dynamic happening that I think the narrator captured very well with her pacing and voices.

The story itself had some minor pacing issues, but I tried to look at the whole rather than it's parts. Often times a new chapter would start and it felt like it came out of nowhere. Then again, the chapters are quite short and meant to be heard in bursts, it would seem. This seemed like a book that while maybe it wasn't for me, exactly, I can put that aside and examine the writing ability involved for the intended audience. Judging by that standard, this is pretty good.

I think this book is a great example of how a great book or narrator can lift the other up, one way or the other. I've heard audio books where the narrator didn't bring much to the table, but the story was good enough that you needed to finish. This is a book that I think if I had read it on its own, would have taken me longer to finish. Or with a lesser narrator, I might not have made it through. But the narration kept me engaged all the way through to the point where I'll likely pick up the first book.

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A new Dresden Files?

Revisado: 06-30-17

This is the first audio book I have heard Whitton perform on, and she did a phenomenal job. She voiced multiple characters and everyone of them sounded unique and I knew who was speaking each time without confusion. She had a range and energy that put this in par, at least for me, with a lot of audio dramas. I hope she stays on and narrates future books.

The character of Elana herself is someone who is deeply flawed and completely relatable. There is a fun little bit of character there, where it seems like her job would be so much easier if she didn't have friends, but at the same time they only reason she does any of this is because she cares about people. She is anxious at times, but where she really gets into trouble is where she seems to make it her personal mission to make enemies with everyone, something that very much reminds me of Dresden.

Depending on how long this series goes, there are any number of different ways this story could go. The ending of the first already didn't seem to go the way I think most people would have expected, so it will be fun to see what comes next.

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