LAUREN LU

Well written, except all the abortions

Revisado: 10-11-24

I really enjoyed the three Weyward women's stories and the three different timelines. The three different narrators were also really great with only a few hiccups here and there. What really bothered me about this book is the string abortion theme. We must stop confusing female empowerment with the ability to have an abortion. Female empowerment doesn't mean drinking abortion tea and killing an innocent life. The author is confusing female freedom with what is right and wrong. Really took away from the book. I appreciate that the author addressed the issues of misogyny and sexual assault against women. I don't like that she so casually uses abortion as a means to an end. survivors of sexual abuse and women who regret having abortions may find this book triggering.

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Long and tedious

Revisado: 04-02-23

The story itself is interesting and different. However, the telling is just so long and arduous. It took me months to finish this book because I kept passing it over for more exciting books. I caught a couple pronunciation errors, otherwise, the narrator had a very pleasing voice. I really wanted to like this but it was tedious and sleepy.

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Lots of twists but too PG for me

Revisado: 04-21-22

I didn't especially care for the male or female narrator for this audiobook. I ended up reading the book instead because the narrators just didn't lend to the story's creepiness. The male narrator sounded a bit robotic. The story itself does have lots of little twists and turns, but it does drag on (nearly 400 pages). I was looking for something scary and suspenseful and this fell flat for me. This would make a great Amityville-esque movie where they could use sound and visual effects to induce the scares the writer was trying to get across with her words. A bit lackluster but I did finish all the way to the end.

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One of my favorite books of all time

Revisado: 03-12-22

From the writer's incredible style to the story itself to the perfect narration, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and listened to the entire thing in the course of a day.

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Slow and unexciting

Revisado: 03-09-21

This book came highly recommend by a coworker but I was disappointed. I found this ebook easy too slow in its telling. Boring until the 2/3 through. I really dislike the male narration which is the bulk of this book. I actually checked several times to make sure that I didn't have the reading speed slow down because the way he spoke was so slow. I enjoyed the female narrator. The climax of this book was indeed surprising but it was so long in its coming that it didn't really make the book worth it. If I wasn't on a road trip and unable to choose a different selection I probably would have stopped listening and switched to a different ebook.

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Yay for Rill, mehhh for Avery

Revisado: 11-19-20

Like other reviewers, I loved Rill's story (the past) and was bored with Avery's chapters (the present). Avery's plays were cheesy and pretty boring except maybe the last couple chapters. Rill's chapters will grab you and stick. That being said, it is an amazing story, very long, but amazing.

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Zzzzzzz

Revisado: 11-19-20

This is my least favorite Ruth Ware book thus far. Sooooo slooowwww, so unexciting.

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Interesting but detached and long

Revisado: 08-11-16

Would you try another book from Alexander Chee and/or Lisa Flanagan?

not sure

Do you think The Queen of the Night needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

no

Any additional comments?

The story was interesting but too long. I never felt truly connected to the main character.

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