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Angela Pingel

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Sweet, poignant and fun

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

Reviewed: 09-07-24

Don’t hesitate to listen to this book. This multi-narrative style with subtle sound effects is one of my new favorites. Each book performed this way reminds me of what early radio stories must have been. The actors are all phenomenal. The pacing is lovely. And the story is surprisingly deep. I want to read poetry now. Never has time travel seemed so realistic and possible.

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Horrible male narrator

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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-05-23

I’m actually interested enough in the plot that I will seek out this book to read on my own. But I was hoping to listen to it. The female narrator is fine but the male narrator is so bad that I literally had to stop and return the books. I’ve never done that. I honestly can’t tell if his narration is bad or simply the editing of his parts. It’s as though everything is one long sentence and there is no punctuation.

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Good plot idea, juvenile story

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1 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-16-23

Maybe my 13 year old would like it. But I almost hesitate to say that because I don’t want to insult her. Lol. I’m a serial finisher but I’m walking away with no regrets after the first book. The combo of story and narrator was painful. I’m not sure which made it worse.

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Not up to the Penny Reid standard

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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-27-19

I will start by saying I a HUGE fan of Penny Reid. I adore the Winston Brothers and the Knitting in the City Series. She has set the bar high. I considered her a one click author. I now feel like I need to take that back. I read/listened to the first two installments (not books) of this series and simply cannot finish it.

I RARELY let a series go unfinished but I simply couldn’t take anymore of the huge angst given off by the main characters. They were in the most immature relationship I’ve read in a long time. I kept waiting for character development to redeem the behavior of especially the male lead. But after two books I’m done with them.

I’m also disappointed that this story is split over multiple books. The author is known for her slow burn but never boring stories. This did neither and split the one story I would expect from her into multiple books. It feels like a way to make more money and I don’t appreciate that. I am normally thrilled to purchase each of her books. But this story should be one book. And even then I would say that this is NOT a great book given what I have previously stated and what other reviewers have said.

Sadly disappointed and I’ll be more careful with her books in the future.

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So dear

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

Reviewed: 02-22-19

Every time I think I’ve read my favorite story of Penny Reid’s, then I read another. And I have a new favorite. The pacing of this story was perfect was just enough drama to balance out a developing relationship. It also set up future characters and their stories. Bravo.

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Excellent narrator

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

Reviewed: 10-02-18

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and found the narrator particularly strong. Her ability to seamlessly weave from character to character was soothing. And I’ve never enjoyed poetry more; her inflection made it come alive. As a side note, I’m quite glad that I studied philosophy in college so much as it made this story even more enjoyable. I didn’t realize that I needed a philosophical romance in my life.

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Fantastic Narration

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-21-18

This story was delightful but particularly so because of the narrator. She captured the characters’ quirks perfectly.

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