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Once again excellent

Revisado: 09-09-23

I love having a female narrator for Holly and feel like she brought out the real Holly better than Patton. I love Holly’s gradual empowerment over her books and stories and love the ending of this book because it makes me feel more will be coming. The story is so creepy that it hardly matters that there is no supernatural element to it. May King live and write into his 100s!!

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Excellent little story

Revisado: 05-10-22

I loved the unique format. The plot was tight and the ending was satisfying. Each character was played very well.

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Satisfying Ending - Stick with the Bemusement

Revisado: 05-06-20

One of the best things I ever read about being an avid reader is that there is story and there is writing. A bad story with bad writing is awful. Good writing with a bad story is also awful. The goal is, of course, a good story with good writing. But I'll put up with a good story with "meh" writing. That's what this series is. The story is excellent, though you're not really sure of that until you read the ending. So if you're a fantasy fan, and you're reading the reviews about how every 5 seconds, someone inclines their head (once in a GREAT while someone nods, but mostly they incline their heads) or how EVERYBODY is bemused so you think nobody ever knows what's going on, those things are true. But what's also true is this is pulled together SO WELL at the ending that it's worth it! And it's the kind of story (all 3, not just this book) that you're going to want to read again, sort of like you had to watch The Sixth Sense again, because the ending is that good.

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Reminder I Should Read Reviews

Revisado: 04-22-19

So I don't have much new to add compared to other reviews. This is like an early version of a novel on Scrivener. Character sketches for every single totally irrelevant character that we run into. Telling without any, not ANY, showing. Also, getting near the point where things like deaths or other potentially emotional scenes could happen, and then skipping to some time in the future where it already happened, but we don't even get to be TOLD about it. Then there's a most incredibly ridiculous complete about-face that happens with a character, a very main character, that is not at all believable. I don't know if this ever gets resolved because I had to stop listening because it was just so bad. Don't waste your money!!

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A Very Stephen King Book

Revisado: 08-07-18

I love Stephen King, so I love this book. That being said, it is not incredibly unique. I mean, yeah, I'll listen to it over and over, because it's an excellent story and the characters are all super interesting, and Will Patton delivers another great narration. But the whole "something is happening and only we wee band of oddball fellows know what and know what to do about it" is VERY Stephen King. I think this sounds more negative than I want it to. I love how it connects back to previous books of his, and I love each and every character. Everything about it is awesome, and the only non-perfect thing is the overall bones of it being very predictable.

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I Mean, It's Stephen King, So...

Revisado: 08-07-18

I can't imagine ever rating Stephen King less than perfect, although I would if I had reason to. The narrator for this was good, which helps a lot. The story is pretty unique, and I just realized there are two authors and that is probably why. The ending was satisfying, which is important to me, and the main character was very well written. As with almost everything SK writes, I was invested within a couple of sentences, and remained so throughout.

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For Any Sherlock Fan

Revisado: 08-07-18

I've been a mad Sherlock Holmes fan since I can remember, and I pick up anything that casts him as a character, and watch all the TV shows and movies. This was especially a fun book because of the actual historical characters also involved, and the way it plays with the nature of reality. Dan Simmons has never failed me as far as providing a great read, a well thought out story with dynamic characters who say and do such interesting things. Sherlock Holmes in this, as in all other stories about him, was bigger than life and did things that would of course be impossible in the real world, but who on earth wants the real world when we could have Sherlock instead? The only thing I rated lower than 5, and still at 4 "It's Great" is the narrator for a lack of differentiation of character and accents. It didn't take away my enjoyment at all, but I know other narrators could have done a better job with it.

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Sorry I Waited So Long

Revisado: 08-07-18

Sometimes when a novel is super "popular" I prefer not to read it, figuring it couldn't live up to its hype. This was one of those, so it wasn't until now (summer 2018) that I finally read it, and whoa. Amazing. I have a new author to add to my list of "I have to read all her books NOW!" I would not call this a realistic book by any measure, but within the world of the book and its characters, I found the ending more satisfying than a tightly wrapped good-vs-bad, love-conquers-all kind of ending. I like when a book is well written enough to leave a somewhat open ending that allows me to wonder what happens next. I hope she doesn't ruin it by writing a second novel. I SO HOPE she writes a second novel about what happens next. So yeah, it's that kind of book.

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A Different Look at the Kidnapping Story

Revisado: 01-16-18

This was pretty good. It was not life changing, it didn't make me look at things in a whole new way, and it lacked the IT that another book about kidnap victims (Room) had. However, it was well written, the story was not the same story all the other stories tell, and I was interested throughout. The ending was acceptable and believable. I would recommend it to anybody who wants a pretty simple read, but interesting story that is quite well written. The only really bad thing I would say about it is it could have ended maybe 20 pages earlier than it did. Or, let's say the epilogue could have been five minutes long instead of however long it was. But I'm definitely glad I spent my time reading (listening to) it.

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Interesting Plot - Amateur Writing

Revisado: 01-16-18

In outline, I'm sure this was excellent. The plot points are interesting. Well, the main plot. The sub-plot was uninspired, unbelievable, and fell completely flat. Also, the red herring was shoved a bit hard down my throat, and fizzled out really poorly. So, the plot is good, twists and turns abound, and there is what would have been a really good surprise ending if it were handled by a more skillful writer. I'm guessing this writer hasn't written a ton yet. The ability to be a little more subtle, and trust her readers, and not be so obvious, will really improve her writing. Well I assume she cuz of initials. I guess I don't know. But the characters were not at all well rounded, and when nuances were sort of revealed by telling, not at all by showing, it was very unbelievable and late in the game. The "shock ending" was easy to discern very early on because of the writer trying to "hint" at it, probably to make it believable, which it was, but mainly because it was really obvious very early on. But the basic plot was interesting enough to keep me going, so there's promise. If I were to suggest this to other readers, I would say - if you like thrillers, if you have read it all and need something quick and easy, and if you don't need a story to be perfect, and if there is nothing at all other that you are feeling inspired to listen to, then I'd listen to this for a very low price. I think I got it as a deal of the day, or Kindle unlimited. It's worth that. Not full price.

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