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A Hauntingly Great Ride

Revisado: 08-26-24

The main character, Lilly has an intriguing past, and is not without her issues. It is this past and these very issues that make her such an interesting character.
Her relationship with her husband Jack is tumultuous to say the least, with him being the bread winner and her being the bread spender, one may wonder why they stay in this relationship, but it quickly becomes obvious that these two love each other. Jack genuinely wants Lily to be happy. Hence buying the mansion, which they both know they can’t afford.
But, Lilly, haunted by the past, believes that this old house is the place in which she was destined to be a mother. This is where the seeds of family will finally germinate, so the more issues that arise in the dilapidated gothic mansion, the more she digs her heels in and fights to maintain her claim on the house.
The pacing of the story is quick and deliberate, there are not a lot of extraneous words, or wasted time in this novel. It clips along like a Porsche on the autobahn. The author does a great job of introducing side characters and tying small town charm into the novel, giving the reader a real sense of being in that small community with Lilly.
As the pacing quickens towards the books shocking climax, we witness Lilly’s world fall apart and are left wondering how she will salvage all she has fought for,. Plagued by ghosts and guilt, the author takes us on this death defying ride and lands us satisfied at the end of the book.
A great read! And a great novel.

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Insipid Brain Candy

Revisado: 08-26-24

I don’t often review books, but this is more a cautionary tale than a review.
I am amazed at how many 5 star reviews this book has because, well, it’s horrible. Sydney, the protagonist, is an immature, supercilious. Argumentative, non-believing FBI Agent. Her catch phrase is “What in the world is going on here?” Followed by her close second, “I need information now!” She is not likable, but more importantly she is not interesting, and after 3 books had ZERO character growth. That’’s right, even after encounter these supernatural being, she doesn’t believe in them and scoffs at every assignment, with things like, “Right, Gargoyles, you’re crazy” This is after killing an Harpy and a Werewolf. Stupid.
The Male Protagonist, John Smoke, is nearly as badly written, with his sophomoric humor and “Gee Golly” kind of charm, he is, according to his “file”, a “Loose Cannon”, but we just see this over grown agreeable child, whom Sydney apparently loves, but can’t, nay, WON’T bring herself to allow to grow into something else. SO they bicker, ALL THE TIME! It gave me a headache.
The author knows nothing about weapons (do your research, really an S&W 22 caliber Glock?) or fighting. The Plot is sketchy, and repetitive utilizing the exact same formula for every book, so even though thin, the plot is predictable and trite.
The bottom line here is that it’s really not worth the 1 credit I spent, and more importantly, it’s not worth the 48 hours of my life I spent listening to this drivel.
The poor narrator had to actually read the sound effects (Bang, Bangbangbang, the gun shots rang all around her) and brought me right out of the book. Also her voicing the 10 year girl was screechy and nearly unlistenable.
The good news is, this was 1 credit for 10 books, the bad news is, this was 1 credit for 10 books. The only redeeming thing about this series of books is that I have now listened to the worst bool I have ever suffered through. So if that is the experience you’re looking for, buy it, because in spite of what you have read in the reviews up to this point, it’s genuinely terrible.

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Great story

Revisado: 01-13-19

David has made his story relatable. it's not often I hear of a writer so willing to be vulnerable.

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Another hit!

Revisado: 09-01-18

The combination of Kevin Hearne and Luke Daniels continues to delight! The story along with the narration are simply perfect.

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Worst book ever

Revisado: 07-26-18

This is the first book I've ever gotten on Audible that I could not even finish. I got to chapter 8 (out of 15) an arduous journey itself, before giving up.
Each chapter was given a rule to live, my best example being "Don't let your kids do things that make you hate them" and then the author would expound on them exponentially until you have actually forgotten what in the Hell he was talking about. Most, if not all of it surrounded Genesis and the creation story. I'm talking every chapter, every time!
The book is dry and the reader humorless. Imagine sitting in your least favorite paleontology class in college and being lectured to for 20 hours... in a row... while sitting in a cushion of broken glass... naked. That would be a much better experience than listening to this book.
Do you thing this review is boring? Try listening to this book.
Bottom line. Save your money. if you want the "lessons" contained in this book read Genesis and don't be afraid to discipline your child. Oh.... then read Genesis again and then... again.

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That was different

Revisado: 04-22-17

This is what, my 9th Serge A Storm book. Up until now the same narrator, whom I loved so this threw me a bit.
About half way in I realized it's not necessarily the narrator but the quality of the story that keeps you entertained.
Yes, the narrator is different, totally different take in the old characters, but it's the same great writing. Tim Dorsey does it again!

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lots of sex.

Revisado: 07-31-16

Yes, you read that correctly. This is more erotica than i thought it would be. Very graphic. Now...don't get me wrong, it's a fun ride, but I was not expecting the sexuall romp I got. Be forewarned...lots And lots of sex.

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oops.

Revisado: 06-19-16

Quite a few of the people in my circle recommended this series. The spoke of intrigue and drama. I found the story to be lacking in all accounts. The narrator was good enough, but it was hard to tell because the story was so slow. I am a stephan king fan, but if the rest of the series is anything like this book, I shan't be listening.

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continues to be brilliant.

Revisado: 06-11-16

I have yet to be disappointed in the writer, or the narrator. Great story, told by a very talented voice actor.

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Another winner!

Revisado: 04-20-16

Tim Dorset has a great cast of characters. He weaves an intriguing story well narrated by George!

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