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Favorite author

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Reviewed: 03-11-24

Simone St. James continues to be one of my all time favorite authors. Creative, interesting story. I listened to the audiobook in a single day.

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Slow, but I stuck with it

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3 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 11-11-23

I thought this was a worthwhile listen, but slow and leaving a lot unanswered. I’ll continue the series and hope that the gradual build is leading to worthy conclusions. I like the characters and the storylines. I’m interested to see where it goes.

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Drew me in

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Reviewed: 10-05-23

Very well written. The unconscionable crimes are explained, but in such a way that the focus stays where the heart is, which is with the sibling relationship that supersedes everything else. This is a ghost story based on human experiences, not relying on horror or magic. The twists were compelling. A couple of times, I prepared myself to be frustrated, but then I wasn’t at all. Each initiative or line of investigation was handled quickly and kept the story moving. I was curious and invested in the characters and how they interacted. I loved the brother and sister. This was a good ghost story mystery that handled a difficult scenario well.

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Interesting history

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Reviewed: 09-02-23

Educational and interesting history, particularly since information is so limited for women in this era. I really appreciated the content.

Narration was odd. Every sentence was read the same way regardless of content. I eventually got used to it, but the delivery could have been much more engaging.

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Personal and important

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Reviewed: 08-26-23

As a recently diagnosed adult, this book felt surreal and deeply personal. It’s an odd feeling to open a book that seems as if it was written about or for you. I bought the hard copy and made notes in it while I listened to the audiobook.

It was overwhelming at points, but not in a bad way. It’s hard to articulate, but I could relate so much to certain topics that it was affecting and I needed time to step back and take it in. So, I listened for a bit. Then took sometimes weeks away, and then listened a bit more. I needed to think and process and talk through parts of it before I could hear more. Now, I plan to start over.

Though surprising to me, the diagnosis and education have ultimately been very comforting and make so many things make sense. I am grateful for the book. It has been what I needed at the time I needed it.

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Interesting history

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Reviewed: 06-10-23

There are bound to be parts of such a detailed history that will be dry for some readers, but overall, I thought this was an informative, interesting, and enjoyable biography.

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Entertaining

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Reviewed: 05-14-23

I enjoyed it. Interesting enough plot with satisfactory storylines and likable characters. A good, light read.

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My favorite

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Reviewed: 04-16-23

This is my favorite in the Harry Potter series. Such revelations. Such characters. Such a well told story.

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Enjoyed the series

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Reviewed: 03-05-23

Enjoyed the series. I bookended listening to the 5 books by watching the Netflix series before I read book 1 and again after I finished book 5. Very interesting take on ghost stories. I definitely hope they finish the Netflix series to include all 5 books.

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Creative approach to ghost stories

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Reviewed: 02-26-23

I’m really enjoying this creative take on the traditional ghost story. However, this is perhaps the first instance when I will say that I am glad to have watched the Netflix series before I read the books. I think I would have been really confused if I had tried to read the first book without already knowing the premise. The approach to handling the “visitors” and the “problem” overall are just so uniquely different from other stories I’ve read.

Between the Netflix series and the first book (I don’t know what’s to come in later books yet) these seem to be stories about human ghosts, brought about by human choices. And though the human choices that led to ghosts were often terrible, they were terrible humans or human circumstances — not demons etc. That is my first criterion for a ghost story. I like human stories because they unfold like genealogy with research and explanations that I can wrap my head around. So, so far, I’m in. On to the next book in the series!

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