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Maya Guthrie

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Great ideas; questionable execution

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

Reviewed: 04-04-23

loved the concept but it's WAY too long for what it actually delivers. also, the female reader's performance is unbearably flat and robotic. the male reader, on the other hand, is phenomenal. still worth a listen if you have 12+ hours to kill and a spare audible credit!

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Worth a listen

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

Reviewed: 09-29-21

Before purchasing this book, I read the reviews for it, and it seemed that most people either loved it or hated it. I think my opinion would be solidly in the middle. The first half of the book was very compelling. I thought the characters felt very real, and the prose was deliciously meta. I also enjoyed hearing the fairytale-like vignettes. The cast of readers really shines here too; I greatly enjoyed each person's performance. However, the structure of the book started to unravel the closer I got to the end. What started out as a juicy mystery ended as a boring infodump that I couldn't wait to finish. I won't spoil the ending here, but suffice it to say that the pacing was miserable, making the ending horribly unsatisfying. With all of that said, I would still encourage others to give this book a try because there are several elements that work well (at least in the beginning).

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Brought my favorite book to life

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-24-21

I absolutely love this book and the way Brontë uses the Gothic to describe intergenerational cycles of abuse, addiction, and trauma. The reader is PHENOMENAL and brings the characters to life with her nuanced performance. Can't recommend this enough!

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