JayM

Really terrible

Revisado: 12-18-19

I'm glad it was free, It was like a bad version of a Hallmark movie, And they are pretty bad.

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Thrilled that the series isn't over!

Revisado: 10-25-19

I enjoyed this book tremendously. I thought the DC series ended after the last book and was so happy to see it hadn't.

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I was giddy to learn, about 1/3 of the way through the book, that DC is alive and well. It was like an old friend came home. I loved the story from start to finish. The character development is great from book to book. Jackson does an A+ job narrating. The character voices are SO clearly defined. I wish he would give lessons to other narrators in training. The only issue I had -- and I hate to admit that I had one -- was that, to me, it was obvious how the DNA got on the initial suspect. I guessed it almost right away. Knowing how good the detectives are, it doesn't make sense that they didn't figure it out as quickly as I did. Especially DC.

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Kept me interested the whole way through

Revisado: 08-15-19

I really enjoyed this book. The story was great. There were lots of unexpected twists and turns. Right from the beginning I was hooked. I loved that there were multiple narrators and that they spoke the lines without saying "he said.. she said." The main narrator in particular was great. I have to say one negative thing, however - something another reviewer noted. There was WAY TOO much social media. They literally spoke the Tweets word for word, punctuation and all, complete with "hashtag, underscore..." And it went on and on. It was probably fine for the written book, but excruciating to have to listen to, and it added nothing to the story.

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Not the best in the series

Revisado: 05-09-19

I love this series and was eagerly anticipating this release. I was disappointed in it, however. I agree with another reviewer. The story lines didn't really go together, especially the murder on the island. There was nothing exciting or surprising, and the ending was a bit flat. Steven Pacey was wonderful, as always. I won't give up though. I love the rest of the series too much for that.

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Enjoyed it very much, you can't be in a hurry

Revisado: 12-05-18

I really enjoyed this book. The narrator was A+. He did a great job. He really brought out the personalities of all the characters. This is a long listen and I think you need patience. There is an initial storyline that kind of ends and then goes into a new one, leaving you wondering why the first one was necessary. But it's all relevant. You don't know the complete picture until the very end -- even if you think you know what's what, there's more to know. Really good.

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Great narrator, good story, a few irritations

Revisado: 10-22-18

I really liked this book. The narrator was great and the story kept me interested. A few things, though, really bugged me. The author tends to over describe things, even the most mundane, "the gray string on his shirt glistened like a drop of water on a placid lake." I made that up, but it's pretty accurate. At one point, when the main character is walking down a path, it took a solid 10 minutes for her to get where she was going because of all the over-the-top descriptions and the narration of every single tiny thought in her head as she got there.

Another thing that irked me was the amount of times the name "Sarah Jane" was said. Honestly, if it were a drinking game and you had to drink whenever they said the name, everyone would be passed out after chapter 2.

Finally, the excessive and totally unnecessary detail about her boxing got me irritated. It's how I feel when someone at work tells me about their workout. Who cares? It's braggy. But, in spite of all that, I did enjoy the book.

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Love the series, love Steven Pacey

Revisado: 08-14-18

I absolutely loved every book in this series, and I loved all the characters, even the ones I hated! I can't wait for the next one. (I just re-listened to this last one.) I've listened to over a hundred audio books and Steven Pacey is top of the list. Fantastic. He set the bar pretty high for all other narrators.

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Shallow and full of cliches

Revisado: 06-14-18

I love books that have rich characters and interesting plots, with narrators who seamlessly go from one character to the other in an unforced way and you always know who's speaking. This is not one of those stories. I just read the DC Smith series by Peter Grainger, and that blows this away.

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Gildart Jackson - top 3 favorite narrators!

Revisado: 04-13-18

I really enjoyed this book. It isn't fast paced, but it's really enjoyable. I like the characters a lot and the dialogue was great. And I love DC Smith thanks to the wonderful narration of Gildart Jackson; he is just fantastic.

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I really loved this book

Revisado: 03-04-18

The narrator really hit the nail on the head. The story was so enjoyable. I laughed a million times. It wasn't belly-laugh type laughs, but quiet, cover your mouth laughs. The only negative thing was that he did a really bad American accent. But I didn't really care.

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