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Hard to like the main character

Revisado: 11-26-24

Loved Mae Witman’s narration, but the main character was so very hard to like. And maybe that was the point but I kept hoping to find some redeeming quality by the end. Perhaps that made it more believable but it not nearly as fun to listen to.

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Perfection.

Revisado: 07-30-24

What an incredible performance of these classic stories. I have listened to it non stop for weeks.

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Super cute. Noah Reid was an adorable narrator

Revisado: 05-12-24

Very entertaining. Great narration, particularly Mikey’s narrator. Listened on a long drive and it had me laughing and smiling the whole way. It’s my second audible recording of Cara Bastone but it won’t be my last.

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Not my favorite in the series, but still enjoyable

Revisado: 08-24-18

I love this series and this installment didn’t deter me from that, but definitely not the best of Georgie.
No one can replace Kathleen Kellgren’s narration of this series and these characters, but the selection of a new narrator could have been disastrous...it was not. Ms. Blackborrow did credit to the Story and the characters even if I personally found her Georgie a touch too whiney, newcomers to this series will find the same smart narration that the rest of us have been enjoying for years. Well done!
Look forward to many more.

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Not her best, but still a beautiful story by Kearsley

Revisado: 11-09-16

I began reading Kearsley with The Winter Sea and have loved every book she's written since. Storytelling is truly her craft and you can tell each one is weaved with love and attention. This was no my favorite book by Kearsley, but it is still a lovely way to spend a few hours. Her characters grab me, and the lighthearted supporting cast balances what could be a dreary storyline. The twists and turn never really develop leaving the climax somewhat anticlimactic. I don't regret the purchase and will be purchasing whatever she puts out next.
Katherine Kellgren is one of my favorite narrators. I get so easily sucked into her voice and often forget I am only listening to one person, she makes each voice so distinctive. That said, this was not her best either. I had to speed up the narration to feel comfortable listening. Too many pauses and lengthy descriptions.
Still, enjoyed the book and think fans of Susanna and Katherine will too, even if this isn't their best showing.

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Julia Quinn's books are your favorite treat.

Revisado: 03-31-16

Always worth the wait and nothing else ever quite compares. As always this is a fun, light-hearted read. Sometimes Regency romances tend to have one-dimensional characters, but not from Ms. Quinn. Billie and George are strong, but flawed and charming without being pretentious. This will be one I listen to again.

Rosalyn Landor is perfect and I expect nothing less from her narrations.

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Good, but repetitious

Revisado: 01-27-16

It was a good story and I always enjoy her characters, but the love scenes a tad painful and she tends to repeat the same words and phrases over and over again. Rosalyn Landor did a wonderful job of narrating, but I would expect no less. I'd listen to her read the dictionary.

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Fascinating, but heart-wrenching in parts

Revisado: 11-05-13

This was an amazing glimpse into nursing care in the 50s. I admired the author's unflinching honesty both of the situations she found herself in and her own character through the trials she experienced.

There were some spots that were so graphically horrid that I had to leave the book for a few days before returning. Again, it was just honestly, but how anyone lived through seeing some of what she saw and heard is beyond my comprehension. I've always had great respect for nurses, but these women were more than nurses, they were heroes and saviors to those they helped.

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Wow...way to kill a series.

Revisado: 11-05-13

I've read every one of Rick Riordan's YA books starting with Percy Jackson. I've really enjoyed the Heroes of Olympus series...and then there was this one. It started slow and ended confusing. He took strange turns with characters I've grown to love (his choice, his characters, but really?) all in an effort to...well I'm not sure but some decision came out of nowhere it seems.

The narration was okay, but sometime the narrator seemed to be speaking in the wrong characters voice.

Probably time to end this series and move on. I wasted a credit and over 10 hours on this one.

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Meh.Take it or leave it.

Revisado: 11-05-13

I have been an avid NR reader for almost 15 years and have always thought her one of the best in the business at creating characters that you believe in, love and want to fight for by the end of the book. Her last couple of novels, however, have left a bad taste in my mouth. I either just don't care how the story ends or honestly wish the two main characters would break up before the book ends because they have "divorced in 5 years" written all over them.

The story here started off intriguing with melding of generations and powers, and the descriptions of the Irish countryside made me want to book a ticket to Dublin post-haste, but the characters never really developed for me. I know this is a trilogy so at least part of the time you're setting up the story's for the next two characters, but I felt like that's ALL this book was. I found Iona annoying and Boyle lacking in the substance she usually gives her male characters. I'm intrigued by Branna and Finn and really hope the story picks up by the time it gets to their story...if formula holds that is likely to be the last book in the trilogy.

Katherine Kellgren apparently is an acquired taste as I've seen some unkind reviews of her narration. I LOVE her! I think she gives each character a unique voice and I've been introduced to authors I'd never have picked up on my own except I wanted to listen to another book she'd read. Overall, her Irish accents sounded great (American as apple-pie here, so keep that in mind), but her modulation of the American Iona when she got excited was a bit over the top.

I could take it or leave it with this one. If you've never read Nora Roberts I'd recommend starting with a book like Tribute, or The Search. If you like her series I thought the Bride Quartet was a lot of fun, particularly books 1 and 2.

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