Lu Pei Yi

Great guide to any marriage

Revisado: 04-24-25

Satirical representation of marriage.

I love how Haze and Fox are perfect partners in crime. They contrast and complement each other. Fox came from money, Haze from a broken system. Fox is meticulous, Haze is sloppy. Fox is the responsible alpha male while Haze is like a rebellious teenager without a care.
Their shared passion was what brought them together. When they can longer do it, will they be able to maintain the love and passion for each other ?

Insightful observations that apply to marriage and life in general :
We were so busy having fun and being happy that we never took the time to work out if it was the life we loved or each other.
People with money never feel like they have enough.
Silence is an excellent tool for eliciting a confession.

The story is ironical, romantic, funny, insightful, thought-provoking.
I love both narrators. They do the characters justice.

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Great narration, ok story

Revisado: 11-23-24

Harry Potter meets Hunger Game for adults.
The story is so-so. Too much swearing and too horny.
The narration is excellent. I enjoyed the narration but the story is quite stupid. Twilight fans might like it.

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Great story. Volume 1 of the Morgan saga

Revisado: 09-30-24

I like this book very much. It's the beginning of the story of Morgan le Fey, how she came to be. You can view this book as the Volume 1 of the Morgan saga. The forming stage of Morgan le Fey.
I've listened to Circe, Psyche and Eros, and Medea. I love these re-imaginations of classic stories from a female's perspective. Too long, women have been villified by men. It's about time we women stand up and tell our side of the story. No woman was born evil and subversive, as depicted in those so called classics written by men. We are shaped by our society, and its expectations. But we also use our brain. We learn, we grow, and we evolve. That's what these stories are doing: showing who we really are.
Vanessa Kirby's performance is almost spot on. Her voice and rendition is what I would imagine the story should be. It is just like the destription on the cover of Le Fey, "as mesmerizing as the ocean's tides." However, her speed was too slow in the beginning and almost put me to sleep. Then I remembered I could speed it up so I turned the speed to 1.15. Then about a third of the book, it became too quick so I had to slow it down to 1.1, then 1.05. Finally the normal speed 1.0 was fine til the end.
I couldn't wait to start listening to Le Fey, which was read by a different person. Then it was kind of off. The new reader is a bit too cheerful right after Vinessa Kirby. If listened seperately, not right after Morgan, it might have been ok. But I listened to Le Fey right after Morgan, and the contrast was obvious. I had to give myself some time before I start Le Fey again. Overall, I like this story. I can't wait to start Le Fey and the rest of the saga.

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Painfully slow and long

Revisado: 09-02-24

The author is lost in describing the story and forgot to tell the story. It is painfully slow and long. For a long time, the story doesn't move. It's stuck half way. You don't see the point of some details if it doesn't move the story ahead.

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I thought it was about puzzle solving

Revisado: 09-02-24

But no. The story line is confusing. I thought it would surround puzzle solving but there's not much about puzzles. And it kept saying that the protagonist Mike Brink is scientific and logical but it then looks like they will need an exorcist in the last quarter of the book. Nothing scientific or logical about that.
I would recommend the author to read the classic screenwriting book Save the Cat.
The narration is terrible too. Basically there's nothing good about ylthis audio book.

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Beautifully written. Great story

Revisado: 08-25-24

I read Psyche and Cupid when I was a little girl and I am loving these re-imaginations of ancient Greek mythology from a feminist perspective.
Girls shouldn't be princesses waiting to be rescued by men, nor are we stupid girls good for nothing except causing troubles as ancient legends or myths impled. The author made sure of it.
The book draws you in as the story unfolds. It is beautifully written, well-crafted, and ends satisfactorily. I LOVE everything about it.

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What a book 📖 ❤️

Revisado: 08-20-24

OMFG! What a book 📖 ❤️

Brilliant concept, well-crafted plot, surprising turns, and satisfactory ending. (not too happy with the Woman's tho.) Hard to believe it's a début book! Well done.

The voice rendition is awesome. All kinds of accents, emotions, and speed change, makes the listen enjoyable and draws you in. She also read for Lessons in Chemistry, another one of my favorites.

I don't remember how I found this book. Maybe it found me. It is one of my favorites now.

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Surprising ending

Revisado: 08-08-24

My first impression was it wasn't as funny or interesting as some book reviews promised, probably because I'm not British. Jokes are lost on me. As I continued, the story unfolded and I started to get the jokes. Just when I started to root for Grace, the end was a bit sloppy. Could do without. Unless if there's going to be a sequel. Voice rendition is great. Just as I would imagine Grace would sound like. 5 for the voice.

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Beautifully written, lovely re-imagination of Medea

Revisado: 08-07-24

I fell in love with the re-imagination of Greek mythology from a woman's perspective when I first read Circe. Medea is just as well written. The story is well ploted and the voice dramatization is awesome. Thank you for offering a new version of this ancient story. I enjoyed it.

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Good reimagining but very angry story

Revisado: 07-20-24

I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't so angry.
I always love an ancient story retold or reimagined from a woman's perspective. I fell in love with Circe and started looking for re-imagination of Greek mythology from a woman's point of view. This version is more likely to be what might have taken place if the Greek mythological stories ever happened.
In Stone Blind, the so called "hero" is just a spoiled young man who thinks he can have whatever he wants at the expense of a woman.
Maybe that's why the whole story sounded so angry. For thousands of years, women have been wronged and called names for being angry or even vindictive. As a woman, i know what that feels like. But in this audio book, veryone's shouting. Every woman's angry.
I'm glad the author tried to rehabilitate Medusa's reputation as a snake-haired monster but the whole book just strike me as angry. Not Medusa, everyone else.

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