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Compelling

Revisado: 01-17-24

Trace of Doubt had me from the first sentence. It is a powerful story and worth the listen.

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Ehhhh….so so

Revisado: 11-22-22

So, I just started getting into Anthony Horowitz through the TV series, Magpie Murders. Once I hear good writing, I literally absorb whatever I can of it. Thus, my wife and I immediately got into the book, Magpie Murders. That wasn’t enough for me. I read The Word is Murder and now have listened to this one, The Sentence is Death. Well, I liked it for the most part but I found his stumbling, fumbling way extremely problematic and, well, infuriating. I just feel that someone who does this much writing and is this worldly would not stand for such behavior from police. I mean, I get it. You have to move the story forward. Granted. However, at some point, it felt like reaching for anyone to respond the way he did in some of the situations. It was just annoying to me. Anyway, he’s still cool in my book so I’ll finish the series and continue to enjoy his work but this one, I would say, ehhh…so so.

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I love these but…

Revisado: 07-09-22

So, I’ve listened to many of the books in this series. Since Daisy and Alec have married, the way he talks to her is really problematic for me. He’s supposed to be this cultured gentleman but he goes off on her a little too much for my taste buds. I’m going to take a break from listening for a bit because I can’t bear the way he talks to her and is suspicious of her before he has understanding. He jumps to conclusions before asking questions. He yells at her for calling him at work even though she only calls if it’s something she believes he needs to hear right away. He hangs up on her before he’s sure that she’s finished talking. Ugh, just frustrating. Not sure why this one, more than the others that it has happened in, set me off but I think I’m just growing weary of it. If you’re going to present them as having a good relationship, then have the husband speaking to his wife the way he does, it normalizes that kind of treatment. I love traveling with Daisy on her adventures but I simply can’t with how Alec treats her under the auspices of trying to protect her. Yeah, naw.

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Everything was cool except…

Revisado: 06-15-22

I really enjoyed this story. I loved Amanda, Zoe, and Victoria’s voices. Alice’s reader (and I do mean reader because there was no true characterization) was not fun. I felt my teeth being set on edge whenever there was an Alice chapter because the reader was truly terrible. She was so flat. Besides her, though, I listened to this over 10 hour story in less than two days. I just couldn’t wait to hear how it would end. I highly recommend it.

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Good story

Revisado: 03-19-22

I read a preview of this book on LitHub before its release and the first line pulled me in. I was on pins and needles waiting to purchase it and it didn’t disappoint. I will say, however, that the direction it went in was—I don’t know—less than what I expected. Nevertheless, I truly appreciated the author’s ability to give insight into the pathos of the main characters. Also, the narration was pretty good. I would listen to her narrate again.

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Awesome book!

Revisado: 02-15-22

I really enjoyed and appreciated this book. I’m glad that Robyn had a chance to share her story, from her perspective. I enjoyed her reading and it was a captivating story to hear.

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This was a whole audible credit, though. Why?

Revisado: 07-04-21

I like to think that I’m pretty, I don’t know, open minded, for lack of a better word or phrase. However, this book right here kinda got under my skin. It sucks. I hate to say it like that but it does. There were no real plots except in the last story, Satisfaction. I kept trying to understand the significance of things but found none. There were loads of details for detail’s sake. She tells us about picturing a piece of paper in all these different places. I don’t care! There were turned words and phrases, seemingly, simply for the sake of them. She ends most of the stories on these random notes and I’m left thinking, WTH? I don’t usually write reviews but this one low-key pissed me off. I had to say something. I pre-ordered this! I know it’s someone’s work and maybe it means a lot to her but I came away annoyed and pissed that I used a whole audible credit for this. The narrator did her thing so I guess that’s something.

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Every body and they mama

Revisado: 03-24-21

Needs to read this book! Beautiful powerful lovely - thank you, Sonya Renee Taylor! Highly recommend. Loved hearing the author read

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Awesome read!

Revisado: 02-21-20

This book was sooo good. I really appreciated it. I appreciated the honesty and the transparency. I also appreciated his acknowledgment of his white privilege and how his mother fought for civil rights for descendants of chattel slavery (my term, not his). I loved hearing his story. He told it well. He had my rapt attention. It made me remember afresh that we have a loving God who takes care of us no matter what. Good stuff.

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Great book, author reading great, some of the other readers, meh

Revisado: 01-28-20

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me coming back for more. I would recommend it be read by everyone who’s interested in the stories of African-American people.

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