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The Memory Collectors
- De: Kim Neville
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 89
Ev has a mysterious ability, one that she feels is more a curse than a gift. She can feel the emotions people leave behind on objects and believes that most of them need to be handled extremely carefully, and - if at all possible - destroyed. The harmless ones she sells at Vancouver’s Chinatown Night Market to scrape together a living, but even that fills her with trepidation. Meanwhile, in another part of town, Harriet hoards thousands of these treasures and is starting to make her neighbors sick as the overabundance of heightened emotions start seeping through her apartment walls.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Had potential
- De Bianca en 04-06-25
- The Memory Collectors
- De: Kim Neville
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
Had potential
Revisado: 04-06-25
The synopsis of this book sounded intriguing, so in my mind, it had a lot of potential to be a great story.
However, the characters were so unlikable that it was hard for me to even finish the book; had I not used a credit for it, I would not have finished it.
The main character, Ev, was incredibly selfish, self-serving, and mean to everyone except her sister, Noemi. Noemi was equally as terrible—selfish, cruel, and extremely manipulative.
Throughout the novel, Ev treats people who are friendly to her badly; on the other hand, she treats Noemi (who treats her horribly) like a queen. She consistently tries to please her and pursue a relationship with her, despite Noemi’s toxicity.
Michael/Hungdog was (obviously) also terrible.
Harriet was also hiding things, but she wasn’t an awful person like Ev and Noemi. It is never explained why Ev worships Noemi and tries so hard to have a relationship with her, despite how Noemi treats her. In the real world, any therapist would tell her to cut her losses, heal from her sister’s constant abuse, and move on.
Owen had flaws, but he was my favorite character (followed by Harriet).. considering how genuinely terrible Ev and Noemi were.
The plot itself was fine…. if you can get past a cast of unlikable characters.
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The Dragon Prince's Necromancer
- A Gay Fantasy Romance
- De: Amy Sumida
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Death walks beside me. Two weeks ago, I was hired by the Dragon Prince of Zaru to help his brother, the King, deal with their dead. Not that there is an abundance of corpses in their kingdom, but those who die aren't staying in their graves. As a necromancer, I'm one of the few people on Serai who can put the dead to rest and discover why they are rising. As a Raltven, I'm particularly good at it. Good enough that the King of Zaru sent his brother across the sea to find someone like me. At first sight, desire sparked between Prince Racmar and me. On the way to Zaru, our attraction for each ...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Made it halfway
- De Bianca en 03-11-25
- The Dragon Prince's Necromancer
- A Gay Fantasy Romance
- De: Amy Sumida
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
Made it halfway
Revisado: 03-11-25
I was only able to make it halfway through this audiobook. The AI/virtual voice had some pronunciation issues, but it didn’t detract too much from the story.
The story itself is the problem for me. It’s centered around MC (main character) getting r*ped by ML (male lead/love interest/dragon prince). No matter how many times MC says “no,” the prince doesn’t respect him enough to stop. There were dozens of instances of this throughout the book, making it thoroughly unenjoyable for me.
The book in general could have been great. The plot sounds interesting and it aligns with my favorite genres, but neither of the main characters are likable in any fashion (to me).
The book also tries to have a “racism is bad” thing going for it, which is fair—racism IS bad. Racism doesn’t have a place in society. Yet when the main character finally “allows” the prince to be intimate with him, he knows that the prince is still racist. He spent half the book acting like racism against his people bothered him, and then chose to be intimate with someone who shares those beliefs—something he said he wouldn’t do.
Anyway, I DNF this. 4 hours was enough. I usually don’t leave reviews, but this was just… not great.
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