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Erin Seeram

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Easy listen, engaging and fast paced

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-23-23

It was a quick pick for a listen while I worked outside. Lucky for me it was a good one! Setting i
Of the story is in central NY, where I happen to live, has hints of paranormal, mystery and thriller, and was fast paced and kept you guessing. I enjoyed it and listened to the second and hoping for a third!

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Not What I Was Hoping For...

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-15-15

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

As a devout fan of The Eight and having both read it (more than once) and had the pleasure of listening to it, I was hopeful that The Fire would be an equally matched, if not better prequel. I found it to be disjointed, confusing and that it lacked a state of fluidity to the storyline itself. You do jump back and forth, between present day and past, as you did in The Eight, but in the end, it left more questions than it brought answers to both the story as well as to understanding the end game itself. I will openly admit that when I reached the end of the audio book, I did say out loud "that's it?!" The narration made this enjoyable for me and it was just as pleasurable to listen as The Eight was. The narrator is lovely to listen to and I feel that if it weren't for her talent of setting a nice rhythm to the story, as well as developing each character, as the listener, it may had been more confusing to follow and grasp the story itself. Distinction is everything. Perhaps the vacant end could be there is another novel in the future and The Fire was to bridge a gap? Time may tell? I'm happy I listened to it and I didn't listen to other reviews. I will definitely listen to it again and give it another chance. I do hope that anyone reading this, who is a fan of the predecessor, will give it a chance as well. Perhaps the second listen will bring a different level of understanding to the story. However, I do hope this isn't the end.

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