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W. Demis

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

Reviewed: 09-21-19

...too bad. That’s how these stories are. They all seem to set up for some kind of big finish- or at least an interesting finish- and yet they fall flat in a frustrating, lackadaisical, unapologetic nothingness. The stories would be interesting if they had any kind of point or even simply a destination. But they just end.

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The Reviews are Right!

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

Reviewed: 12-11-17

I read the reviews. I saw they were pretty negative. But I had just wrapped up reading the Wool/Shift/Dust series for the second time and figured how could such an amazing author really produce such poor work. Surely these reviews just didn’t “get it” or something... Nope. They are not wrong.

The book narrative is so very different from Wool/Shift/Dust. Sentences are short and staccato, almost as if Trump himself wrote them. There seems to be a pressing need to recap the last three sentences on every fourth sentence. And most annoyingly there is a child’s book like need to “bang, bang, bang” out phonetic sounds throughout the whole thing. This is a VERY different writing style comparably- almost impossible to believe Howey wrote it. Such a shame too as the story idea seemed interesting and novel.

While the curious might think, “I hear you, but maybe *I* will get it,” just as I thought. No, this really is a skip.

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Outstanding!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-04-17

It's a murder mystery, suspense, and thriller that actually *IS* all of those things! I was on the edge of my seat the entire story. Really exceptional book; I will be checking out more from this author!

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Strong, intriguing story

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Reviewed: 08-08-17

I found the story captivating and found myself making time to listen. I didn't really enjoy the narrator and often found her distracting, but the story line kept pulling me back in. A great read, and I'm looking forward to the next book!

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Bait and switch!

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

Reviewed: 01-21-17

This is not a murder mystery or even a thriller as it's billed to be. This is nothing more than Christian propaganda in a clever bait and switch story.

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Horrible acting

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3 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 05-11-15

The story was fine. OSC's imagination is really vivid. However the audible readers were TERRIBLE in this performance. Really distracting.

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