Bill howell

I'm trying to get past the narration

Revisado: 05-03-16

Several hours into this book I'm trying to stick it out. The "southern" fried accent is part valley girl part hillbilly, combined with atrocious mispronunciations. Like smolding rage instead of smoldering, macrabe task instead of macabre, weary look instead of wary look, and now "he eluded an aurora" instead of exuded an aura??? See, I've even taken to stopping and writing them down. I think I'll switch to the kindle version. The story is almost engaging, but not worth the distractions. Doesn't anyone proof the recordings? incredible.

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Might be better in non-audio format

Revisado: 03-21-16

I quite enjoyed the main story line, but had trouble following the arcs that ran alongside. Too many characters, too many sub-plots I just didn't care about, even though I knew they'd all intersect eventually. (written by the Mrs.)

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not as expected but worthy

Revisado: 02-12-16

a heartwarming novel, not a swashbuckling space opera. (by the account female reviewer). thoroughly enjoyed it.

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not up to expectation

Revisado: 07-20-15

Ordinarily I avoid zombie stories...I read all other kinds of fantasy and sci-fi, but draw the line at zombies. I risked this one based on all the glowing reviews. It's an O.K. story, but very predictable. Plague strikes, survivors struggle, the world adapts. I struggled to finish it, and when finished my husband asked if I recommended he listen to it...I said no, don't bother. Maybe it stands out in the zombie genre, but it just reinforces my avoidance.

Perhaps my listening was jaded by the fact that I finished listening to "The Stand" by Stephen King a few weeks ago. If you want to spend a credit and a good chunk of your audio allotment, you'd be better off there.

Submitted by the Mrs of the account.

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Ho-hum

Revisado: 03-21-14

I kept wait for the "spyness" part to develop. It never did. Basically just a regency-style novel with a bit of mystery attached and moved into the 20th century. I won't buy any sequels. (submitted by the female of the household, definitely chick-lit)

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A good ride for the money

Revisado: 02-01-14

Bought this as a daily deal, am now glad to have found another series that's fun to listen to on long drives. At first was not too thrilled with the main character, but Grabenstein's portrayal of him grew on me until I was quite hooked. Am in the middle of the second in the series now, both me and my spouse laugh out loud at the clever reparte between characters. Try it, you'll like it.

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If you like a strong female lead, keep looking

Revisado: 10-08-12

This is a long, long, story with a heroine you'd like to smack upside the head. I invested in it hoping the possibilities presented in book #1 would mature, but they didn't. Because it took place mostly in Elizabethan England, it kept my interest enough to stick it out. The audio presentation was good, at least. The secondary characters were interesting and sympathetic, unlike the heroine. It seemed quite unlikely that a Harvard educated PhD teaching at Cambridge was too poorly self disciplined to master her own talents, or to research her own abilities. Add to that she was a milksop in the face of conflict, well I won't waste my money on #3...

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wow, what a story!

Revisado: 12-31-11

this was so much better than the Audible description led me to expect. The narration was super, I found myself thinking how much I would have lost by reading rather than listening. It is a story of self discovery, family, humanity and acceptance. A NOVEL I will remember for a long time. Worth every moment of listening.

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nice entertainment

Revisado: 12-31-11

A good story to pass the time while driving or exercising, altho occasionally I got lost in detail. Really nice narration, I'll get the sequel just because it was so well done and I have a lot of windshield time ahead of me.

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Satisfying alternative for this author

Revisado: 11-12-11

I've enjoyed all the Kitty Norville stories, so thought I'd try something different from this author. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it.

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