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Yuck

Reviewed: 06-29-23

This book pushes the women’s movement back decades. Ridiculous dialogue, characters and plot. Pure trash.

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Wow

Reviewed: 06-29-23

I am shocked by how beautifully the author can blend religion, spirituality, and a healthy sexual relationship. I have read all of Sierra Simone’s Bell brother books and and amazed every time, her books aren’t just hot but they are thought provoking and evoke real emotion.

All I have to say is brava! And I can’t wait till the next book.

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My god…..

Reviewed: 06-23-23

If it was the authors intention to make the reader hate all the characters… then consider this book mission completed.

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Disappointing

Reviewed: 07-27-16

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I was very excited to read this book, since I saw and fell in love with the BBC version. I started the book knowing the characters weren't angels, but there were some that I could relate to, and love to hate. But as I started listening to this book, I found the characters to be lazy, self-serving, insipid, pretentious people, and I couldnt even enjoy hating them. I found myself rolling my eyes and constantly checking how many hours I had left until the book was finished.

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Disappointing Dark Passenger

Reviewed: 03-26-16

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I was very disappointed with this book, I had watched the series and was curious to see how the book differed ( I like to read a book and then watch the adaptation). The first thing that struck me was the the creepy voice of the narrator (I listened to the book on Audible). I already had a preconceived idea of what the characters looked like due to the series, but I felt like the author went out of his way to depict the other characters as knuckle dragging neanderthals, as if Dexter was the only one with the ability to deduct any reasonable conclusions or thoughts. I found Dexter's character to be pretentious, dull and often bordering on racist innuendo. The relationship between Dexter and his sister was almost painful to listen to, it seemed as though Deb was a petulant child who would shout obscenities and throw herself onto the floor in a tantrum if Dexter wouldn't give her the answers she wanted. The very fact that Deb needed so much hand-holding was enough to push the woman's movement back two decades, although I am sure the author thought he was creating a strong female character with her strong language and drive for ambition, but his constant subtle hints of sexism didn't fool me. Dexter's character in the series seemed more in a constant battle with himself to retain his "humanity" by avoiding killing, even though he enjoyed destroying the very essence of humanity. But the character in the book seemed to not even consider himself human, and almost blamed his actions on the "dark passenger" denying to have human emotions even though it was obvious that he was feeling and interacting in the world the way humans do. Although the plot was interesting, a killer killing killers, the author took the book in a most asinine direction of Dexter's having a brother, who as it happens is also a killer.... SHOCKER, please try harder. Because I had watched the series I was prepared for this but was hoping that there would have been some more history about their parents, circumstances or reasoning that they both had this "need", besides the fact that they ere present when their parents were murdered. But alas, the author took the lazy way out and skimmed past any interesting or thought provoking plot and took the low rode. I would not recommend this book.

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Ever After meets Ex Machina

Reviewed: 03-24-16

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The only reason I downloaded this book was because I knew I would get a refund once I realized it was a huge golden turd. Then I started listening, and the narrators voice had me on the cusp of stopping. But then an odd thing happened, I was listening and I found myself chuckling out loud... while I was at work! Although this book is obviously geared toward the young-adult, (Twilight) generation, and there was some serious pandering to the "Im a misunderstood wallflower who is waiting for her prince to come along and see the hidden jewel that I am on the inside" genre, there wasn't so much nonsense that I wanted to roll my eyes every five minuets. The plot was pretty predictable but was still interesting enough for me to keep following along. The storyline was a combination of fairy tale and sci-fi, and melded together in a way that felt like an old familiar friend but one you had not seen in a year or two and now has purple hair. I will be reading the next book as soon as my credits are renewed.

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Seriously.....

Reviewed: 03-24-16

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I gave this book two stars based solely on the fact that the topic of transgender identification was interesting and I and never read anything about it before. The book showed so much promise towards the beginining. But I found the characters to be one dimensional iona and boring, bordering on the type of banter you would hear in a 8th grade classroom. I found myself continually rolling my eyes and wishing that the book would end. I disliked the way they portrayed Lili as a passive aggressive stupid woman who didn't know her own mind. The plot of the book could have easily been copied and pasted from any romance novel or soap opera. It would have been nice if there had been some depth, but no everything turned up rose and valentines. By the last two chapters I was rooting for Lili to be killed off. I do not recommend this book.

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An amazing philosophical horror book

Reviewed: 03-12-16

Where does 1984 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was an amazing book, I felt like I was experiencing everything that the main character was experiencing. I "read" this book through Audible and the narration was terrific and I found myself cringing and shocked with each new word. This book was frightening because the type of world that the author created is plausible, the lack of independent thought, fear-based mass hysteria, and complete compliance to government are a slippery slope that our society could easily follow. 1984 not only had a wonderful story line, and character development, the philosophical ideas and plots were intriguing. I would highly recommend this book

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

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