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Lovelable Clever Chinese Mother who knows everything

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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: 04-18-25

I loved this book and I hope there will be more Clever Vera Wong Murder mysteries in the future.

The characters are so lively, the story arch is surprisingly and the ending makes it hard to start any other book. I want to be adopted by Vera and her nosy friendenemy Winifred

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I wish there was more…

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

Reviewed: 03-10-25

What I liked: engaging story, folklore, mystery, deep dark psychology. Many voices and personalities made this into a true audio theater experience.
What I disliked: this story is supposed to take place in Germany, all the accents are VERY not German, maybe Irish/an accent range from the UK? That was a disconnect.

I wish there was more to the ending, but I also understand the suspense of a cliffhanger.

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Giving 5/5 while seething at The End

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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: 01-10-25

This book is a Cognitive Dissonance Cocktail- the writing style is the effervescent Vapor that carries the bitter, sweet, salty and comic stories. Shared in a company of other humans who just yearn to talk, and be heard. And they do. And I listen. Through all my own protestations and agreements.
But harck! there is one note that reminds me that this book is medicine not a treat- the cloying voice of the suffering narrator/author. Finally at the end of the book, I may get a glimpse as to why.

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Kooky loveable bumbling detective duo

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

Reviewed: 12-05-24

Overall this is a very enjoyable listen. The story is a bit of a web, so do your best to keep the characters mapped in your mind. The performance: I like all the different voices; their energy and emotions bring the story to life- it’s like sitting around in a cozy living room with a group of good friends who interrupt each other to tell about a wild adventure they were all in.

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Not an easy listen, but loveable nonetheless

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

Reviewed: 10-11-24

I think this book is written for all the survivors of C-PTSD and the ones who love them through the ugly storms. Dr J Storey was definitely not my favorite person and I cringed so hard and so often. But I think the author did an amazing job portraying her internal storms and her dissociation from her reality.

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The twists and turns were unexpected

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

Reviewed: 06-15-24

I like that I keep being hooked in further into the story from the unexpected twists even though I also keep hating how I can’t tell the difference between the individual characters sometimes, the banal Russian-villain archetype, and ghost-romance is really not for me. But then Danielle is a strong character, who is undervalued and untrusted but still manages to do what she perceives as the right thing. And her friendship with Lilly is the kind of feel good friendship that one craves in a book. So I don’t know- I can’t help but keep wanting to hear more..

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Good time!

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-09-23

Just a silly bit tantalising pulp fiction story for our bored ears in the year 2023. Nicely done!

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Ok…fine.. throw a wrench will ya?

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-17-23

Yes, I also am in the camp of folks saying this story is far fetched.
(Warning: Some spoilers ahead)
Mostly I feel this story is far fetched because of the way it is written.
In the first half-to two thirds of the book, the author was laying the clues to covertly point to a certain person/persons constantly showing up as the ‘good guy’ in Isla’s and Elodie’s story. Because, sadly, who amongst us doesn’t know that there isn’t such a thing as a ‘good guy?’ That would have been a realistic and tragic ending. And then miraculously, poof, last third of the book a completely different arc shows up. Completely covering up the suspicion of the first part… so tell me Anni Taylor, as the author, what gives? What happened there for you as the creative constructing this story? What, these person(s) really are just misunderstood odd-balls after all your particular clues? And our victims narrated trepidations and interpretations..? I feel that there are chunks of justice missing because of the plot twists. Finally the ending feels more fantastical and waaay to convenient.
But yes, this was a free audible book that I listened to the end. I thought the narrator voiced the different characters quite expertly.

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Riveting

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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: 04-14-23

I was quite invested in the story. I did not guess the murderer ahead of time and could not have guessed the way the story was going to go.

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A wonderful alternate world

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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: 10-28-22

This was a very poignant story about humanity but explored through the Cretaceous period and the inhabitants of that world. What if we humans were not the first ones to be going through advances and technological progress?

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