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Narration is a distraction

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

Reviewed: 11-12-24

Great story. The narration is so distracting that I really think they should consider rerecording this one with a different narrator. I wanted to listen to the series again, and I love this story. The narration, especially the Scottish accents and the kids are difficult to listen to. I will say that I increased the speed to 1.2 or 1.5 and that made it a little better. I'm sure the narrator is great, but I don't think this was her style of book.

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So much better than the first book

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

Reviewed: 12-27-23

I almost did not listen to this book, because I disliked the first novel. I am glad I listened to this one. To me the characters are so much more developed, and the narrator's voices for these characters were less grating than the first novel.

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I can't handle Julia

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

Reviewed: 12-18-23

Usually love the author, but I skipped some at the end. The narrator did not fit the story, and Julia just seemed to feel sorry for herself the entire book.

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Maybe, but not for me

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

Reviewed: 12-01-23

I think I was expecting something light and maybe a little steamy, but I felt like the book was long and somewhat forced. The conflicts seemed too drawn out for what they were. I also felt like I ended up on the wrong side of an argument a few times when the author clearly wanted you to take sides. I just don't think it was for me.

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Difficult to Finish

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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-07-22

I don't know if it was the narrator or the main characters that I did not like. I couldn't picture the characters how they were described in the book. I didn't care for the relationship between the main characters. Maybe I just couldn't see that relationship working, because the main characters always were finding new ways to be jerks to on another. Yes, they apologized to each other, but still. The whole thing felt a little toxic to me.

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I wanted to like it

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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-07-21

This was not my favorite book. I wanted to like it, because I love historic romance/mysteries. I am not sure if it was the narration or the story, but I found myself wishing it would move along. It does have religious content, which I am not opposed to in any way, but the delivery of the religious message felt like it was crammed in the last part of the book. To me, discovering who she was changed the tone of the main character too much. It felt like she didn't so much discover herself or who she was with God, but became just a vehicle for the religious message. It was not terrible, but I am glad it was included and not something I used a credit on.

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Intriguing storyline

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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: 09-08-20

I loved the book. It took me some time to get back into the storyline, but once I did, I couldn't stop listening. I think the narrator is a good fit for the storyline, and he makes it feel immersive.

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Loved It

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-04-18

I really liked the book and the narrator. I was a little unsure after reading some of the reviews, but I think I liked it better than the first one. I didn't think there was that much sex in it. There were sexual topics and there was sexual tension between the main characters, but at no point were there any "sex scenes". To me it definitely did not cross over into romance novel territory. Love how oblivious Veronica is sometimes, in spite of how smart she is.

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Not my favorite narrator.

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

Reviewed: 02-18-18

Liked the story. I did not like it as well as the Collector series. Also, I should have read the Darkness series first. I was a little lost in the beginning. The audio seemed off. It sounded almost like it had been sped up. I even slowed down the playback a little. That made it a little easier to listen to. But still not my favorite narrator.

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