Amie

Not Bad, Not Great

Reviewed: 04-12-23

There was a certain amount of inevitability in this book, not that I minded. It's a simple story told around the complexities of grief and surviving what you thought was the worst thing that could happen. It kept my interest and the narrator did a nice job.

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Catherine Steadman Does it Again!

Reviewed: 03-23-23

I highly recommend this excellently written and performed twisting tale! A family dynasty full of suspicion and intrigue will keep you on your toes from the first word! Don't walk, RUN, get this book asap!

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Choppy empty writing!

Reviewed: 03-23-23

This book read like it was written by to different authors!

Dual time lines and time slips are some of my favorite books. This one, however, did not live up to the hype of some of the other reviewers. The historical time line was well written with interesting stories and good research overall. The modern day time line was lacking intensity or tension so much so that in the most "climactic scene" in the end I felt nothing. No desperate need to know what would happen and if our heroine would make it out of her sticky situation or not.

The only thing that kept me reading was the plot-line. I really wanted to see how it ended. Sadly I was disappointed and felt nothing but relief that the book was over. If it hadn't been for the narrators doing so well with what little they had I wouldn't have made it through

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Well Done

Reviewed: 01-26-23

This was a very simple read and became a breath of fresh air. The characters are very well written and I really enjoyed the setting!

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SOOOOO Slow

Reviewed: 01-26-23

I finished this book but I will not be listening to any more in the series. When the ending (which was so dull and weird!) came the only emotion I was met with was "Meh".

Some of the choices the heroine makes are just weird. Her mother knows about her special ability to touch items and know all about it's past owners. Her mother is SO supportive of it that she doesn't even blink an eye at the exorbitant amount of money spent at auction on it. They have a GREAT relationship and discuss this very thing several times, but when something new and different happens it MUST be kept a secret from the mother or she will be SURE to think the heroine is a loony.

The mechanics of the time travel make absolutely no sense. Enter this place and suddenly you're in a completely different location, EACH time you travel back to the same time period? The only thing that can bring you back is a locket that once belonged to someone else but happens to have a picture of your mother in it because she happens to give it JUST before you accidentally travel back in time the first time.

There's so much more that is so sadly researched and poorly written that if it weren't for the narrator I would not have finished it.

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What a story

Reviewed: 10-06-22

A nerdy little Russian student and single mom turned one of the deadliest snipers in Russian history - sign me up for THAT story. I was really impressed with all of the detail and the character development in this book - The fact that every one of these characters really existed makes it that much more interesting! Despite the fact that I didn't really care about the sub-plot (which is why it only got four stars, the book would have been great without it!)

This may have been a fictional telling of a true story but I can tell the author put a lot of effort into including as much factual detail as possible. The narrator made the story and the characters come to life. It was so well written I want to be a nerdy student myself and go research more about this amazing Russian girl student who was nicknamed Lady Death.

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Beautiful and Heartwarming!

Reviewed: 08-30-22

I absolutely ADORED the nostalgia of this book! It's so beautifully written and perfectly narrated this book will remain a part of my heart for years to come! The author perfectly portrays the magic and love of books and how they can change our lives and our outlooks.

Lovers of CS Lewis do not walk RUN to the add to cart button and get this book, it will not let you down.

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Absolutely Amazing!!

Reviewed: 08-04-22

I was addicted through moment the first syllable was breathed to life by the narrator. A well written and and well read story you don't want to miss!!

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thrilling!

Reviewed: 07-06-22

I absolutely loved this book! it kept me guessing all the way through! you will not be disappointed!!!

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I liked it, right up to the end

Reviewed: 05-17-22

I was completely into the book and the "whodunnit" aspect of it all....until I found out who actually did it and then I was just deflated. Not because I saw it coming - although, I kind of did - but because I was left wondering what the point of it was. I'm not saying don't listen / read this, but I am saying....WHAT was the POINT?!

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