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Cute Story

Revisado: 04-13-25

It is a cute story and an enjoyable listen. It’s good to be exposed to some of the ways autism is for people, and showed how the characters dealt with honoring their needs in everyday life—all while resolving the story’s conflicts by the end of the book. It’s a solid listening choice.

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Gave Up in Chapter 7

Revisado: 04-12-25

While this author is good at writing snarky dialogue and I usually enjoy her stories, this one I didn’t enjoy by chapter 7 so I’m giving up. If the MC had shut her trap long enough to let the main male character/entity say why he was there, we could have been spared multiple chapters of him appearing and trying to tell her why he is there, her vanquishing him by burning his eyes with a crystal, repeat and repeat some more. All those words and time yet no story progress. Ugh.

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Different Plot

Revisado: 03-24-25

Good performance. It had a different type of plot and outcome. It was very dark but not bad.

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Charming

Revisado: 01-17-25

I’m so enjoying Mrs. Pollifax’s adventures. Her lively joie de vivre as she embarks on adventures is fun.

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Charming Story

Revisado: 01-01-25

The story and characters were well written and the performers were perfect. What a great listen!

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Title Should Be “Iris is a Miserable Human Being—RUN FAR, FAR AWAY!”

Revisado: 08-16-24

I’ve wasted an hour on this so far and DESPISE Iris. Other reviews say there’s eventual redemption but at this point I do not care. She needs intensive therapy and possibly pharmaceutical assistance but since she apparently has been like this for 3 years already, she isn’t likely to take action to improve her situation.

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Nice Mystery Set in Middle Ages

Revisado: 01-05-24

This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author, although I see this is the 5th book in a series. The author gave backstory in a smooth way, such that I did not feel hampered by my lack of knowledge from the previous books nor did it interfere with my enjoyment of this book. Solid story and next I’m going back to start reading the first book in the series.

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Really Conflicted About Chess

Revisado: 04-30-21

Maybe it's because I've been binging this series but I'm so sick of Chess' constant inner monologue of what a piece of trash she is, she wishes she were gone (dead), etc. Okay, she's trash, shut up about it and further the story! Between that and the constant thinking about her pills, being out of it because of her being high or wanting to be high, and...... Yeah, I get it, she had a painful past and that is how she copes but I read for entertainment and her annoying, life-encompassing addiction and self-loathing aren't entertaining; they have become so much of the story that they can't be overlooked and are seriously detracting from my enjoyment of the story. Yes, we get it, an addict's (or "junkie slut", as she calls herself) life sucks. No one wants to wallow in it ad nauseum and with this book I have officially reached that point.

My conflict comes because the writing is pretty good. No, I no longer care what happens to Chess--hey, if she doesn't care about herself, why should I waste my time caring either?--but the author has only 1 other book on audible; fortunately she does have other books elsewhere about other characters than Chess so I'm looking forward to checking them out.

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Sucked Me In, Ending Felt Rushed

Revisado: 04-18-21

This story absolutely sucked me in from the beginning. It built slowly and the author absolutely had me invested in the characters and caring what happened to them.

The only thing that felt jarring was the ending seemed to suddenly come up from left field and tie everything up in a bow suddenly. Granted, there was an event that could have brought sudden clarity to the main female character who had been a ditherer in denial about the relationship but it took the story from a flowing vibe to a jarring, sudden right turn to wrap everything up in a neat bow. It felt rushed, but the good part of that is that it meant I had been hoping for a slower fleshing out of their relationship to reach the same denouement. That is good writing and I'll definitely be looking for more titles from this author.

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Loving This Series

Revisado: 03-03-21

I’m so glad to have found this series! The books are good mysteries and the writing flows well.

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