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What a Delicious Surprise of a Book

Revisado: 03-09-25

Mind candy? Sure. What made this book so much more than just another mildly diverting modern gothic, however, was the unexpected, unconventional and surprisingly satisfying ending. Delightful! (To the extent that horror, both supernatural AND familial, can be.)

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Ugh.

Revisado: 11-16-24

The story had a little potential. Unfortunately, it was lost in adolescent dialogue plagued by bad cliches and amateur narration

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Pure Drivel; Stilted Narrator

Revisado: 08-04-24

Ugh. What was I thinking, to buy this book? The comparison to Patricia Highsmith’s genius Tom Ripley series is so superficial as to be completely unwarranted. This was a wasted credit.

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Great Story!

Revisado: 07-24-24

Really enjoyed the twists in the story, and the fact that I didn’t see the ending coming until the very end (only a couple of minutes before it was revealed.

The only down side was the fact that both narrators did not know how to place the emphasis on certain terms (e.g., it’s a GREAT room, not a great ROOM). That part got pretty annoying after a while. Is there no editing in these recordings? Or are the editors as clueless as the performers? Come on Audible, you can do better.

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Unfortunate Narrator

Revisado: 05-30-24

The story was coherent and even mildly interesting. Sadly, the narrator, though possessed of a lovely voice, is a mediocre reader and an even worse writer. Did no one direct this reading? This woman has only ONE. SINGLE. CYCLE of verbal expression, and used it throughout the entire book. Her narration completely negated what should have been a ponderous, menacing and sinister atmosphere, and turned it into the recitation of a book report by a fourth-grader.

Read the book yourself; the author’s story doesn’t deserve this inept narrator.

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Phenomenal Storytelling

Revisado: 05-03-24

I honestly don’t know what I love more: Natalie Haynes’ writing or her absolutely pitch-perfect narration. Oh, and don’t even get me started on her wonderful, fresh takes on the Greek myths on which I cut my reading teeth… utterly enthralling!

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Disappointing

Revisado: 03-05-24

This book is a study in missed opportunities. SO many intriguing concepts that could have been fleshed out into compelling storylines were instead left to rot on the vine. Sigh…

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Predictable

Revisado: 02-16-24

Sadly mediocre story made just tolerable by a good narrator. Better than not nothing, but just barely.

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Just Gross

Revisado: 02-15-24

Child abuse is not my kind of entertainment. Disgusted beyond redemption less than a third of the way through.

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Author/Narrator a Match Made in Hell

Revisado: 12-10-23

There was such potential in the topic! Unfortunately, the author is apparently writing for pre-teens, and the narrator can’t actually read. Now I know why access to the book was free.

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