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August Clarke
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“WHEN MY VIOLENCE SUBSIDES, WE WILL HAVE NOTHING, AND BE CHAMPIONS.”
Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the lifeblood of a dawning industrial revolution. Yann I. Chauncey owns the sole means of manufacturing this valuable metal, but his workers are on strike. They demand Chauncey research the hallucinatory illness befalling them. Marney Honeycutt, a luster-touched child worker, stands proud at the picket line with her best friend and family. That’s when Chauncey sends in the guns.
Only Marney survives the massacre.
She vows bloody vengeance.
A decade later, Marney is the nation’s most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey’s daughter seeks an opportune marriage. Marney’s rage and the ghosts of her past will drive her to masquerade as an aristocrat, outmaneuver powerful suitors, and win the
heart of his daughter, so Marney can finally corner Chauncey and satisfy her need for revenge. But war ferments in the north, and deeper grudges are surfacing …
“A queer, bloody love letter to rebellion.”—Nino Cipri
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In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January’s life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger—a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January’s job choices, housing, and even transportation are dictated by this second-class status, and now a xenophobic politician named Aubrey Gale is running on a platform that would make it all worse.
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there is no cliffhanger ending
- By Anonymous User on 04-09-24
By: Natasha Pulley
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Gallows Born
- The Bane of the North, Book 1
- By: A.C. Salter
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Born on the gallows, the corpse of his mother swinging from the rope above, the villagers brand him The Bane of the North and leave him out for the Fug to claim - a deadly fog ruled by Draugr - Viking warriors that had long ago fallen in battle. They didn’t expect to find him the next day, tattooed with the mark of an ancient god.
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Excellent and immersive
- By M. Knight on 02-02-25
By: A.C. Salter
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Ninetails
- Nine Tales
- By: Sally Wen Mao
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Annie Q, Jen Zhao, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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A fox spirit avenges a teen girl by seducing her abuser. A shapeshifting woman finds herself chased through the woods by fox hunters; meanwhile, an assassination plot called Operation Fox Hunt unfolds against the last Queen of Korea. Chinese migrants hoping to make new lives as “paper children” in America find their pasts—and their hopes for the future—embodied in the foxes that haunt the harbor in 1900s Angel Island.
By: Sally Wen Mao
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Silk & Sand
- Seth & Raider, Book 1
- By: Katherine Diane
- Narrated by: Casey Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a curator for the Arcanum College, that's his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt. Why him? Because, he's been told by his superiors, he's the only curator sufficiently tenacious and brutal for the job. (Seth resents that.) When the murderer vanishes at the edge of a deadly desert, Seth finds himself in need of a guide.
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The masterful slow burn between these characters is phenominal.
- By Billy Gray on 12-30-24
By: Katherine Diane
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The Moonstone Covenant
- By: Jill Hammer
- Narrated by: Jill Hammer
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Istehar Sha'an, whose unique powers allow her to communicate with trees and books, has led her community of refugee forest people to a remarkable place. In the archipelago-city of Moonstone, the Sha'an people find themselves in an extraordinary, multicultural metropolis that houses the Library: the world's all-encompassing repository of wisdom. But in their search for a new home, the refugees soon garner the suspicion of Moonstone's locals, who forbid their magical practices.
By: Jill Hammer
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Asunder
- By: Kerstin Hall
- Narrated by: Alyssa Appleton
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
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Karys Eska is a deathspeaker, locked into an irrevocable compact with Sabaster, a terrifying eldritch being—three-faced, hundred-winged, unforgiving—who has granted her the ability to communicate with the newly departed. She pays the rent by using her abilities to investigate suspicious deaths around the troubled city she calls home. When a job goes sideways and connects her to a dying stranger with some very dangerous secrets, her entire world is upended.
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Asunder
- By G Family on 10-16-24
By: Kerstin Hall
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The Mars House
- A Novel
- By: Natasha Pulley
- Narrated by: Daniel de Bourg
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January’s life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger—a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January’s job choices, housing, and even transportation are dictated by this second-class status, and now a xenophobic politician named Aubrey Gale is running on a platform that would make it all worse.
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there is no cliffhanger ending
- By Anonymous User on 04-09-24
By: Natasha Pulley
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Gallows Born
- The Bane of the North, Book 1
- By: A.C. Salter
- Narrated by: Scott Fleming
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Born on the gallows, the corpse of his mother swinging from the rope above, the villagers brand him The Bane of the North and leave him out for the Fug to claim - a deadly fog ruled by Draugr - Viking warriors that had long ago fallen in battle. They didn’t expect to find him the next day, tattooed with the mark of an ancient god.
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Excellent and immersive
- By M. Knight on 02-02-25
By: A.C. Salter
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Ninetails
- Nine Tales
- By: Sally Wen Mao
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu, Annie Q, Jen Zhao, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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A fox spirit avenges a teen girl by seducing her abuser. A shapeshifting woman finds herself chased through the woods by fox hunters; meanwhile, an assassination plot called Operation Fox Hunt unfolds against the last Queen of Korea. Chinese migrants hoping to make new lives as “paper children” in America find their pasts—and their hopes for the future—embodied in the foxes that haunt the harbor in 1900s Angel Island.
By: Sally Wen Mao
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Silk & Sand
- Seth & Raider, Book 1
- By: Katherine Diane
- Narrated by: Casey Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seth spends his days hunting down mystical artifacts. As a curator for the Arcanum College, that's his job. But when an arcanist murders a fellow scholar, Seth finds himself assigned instead to a dusty, thirsty, frustrating manhunt. Why him? Because, he's been told by his superiors, he's the only curator sufficiently tenacious and brutal for the job. (Seth resents that.) When the murderer vanishes at the edge of a deadly desert, Seth finds himself in need of a guide.
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The masterful slow burn between these characters is phenominal.
- By Billy Gray on 12-30-24
By: Katherine Diane
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The Moonstone Covenant
- By: Jill Hammer
- Narrated by: Jill Hammer
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Istehar Sha'an, whose unique powers allow her to communicate with trees and books, has led her community of refugee forest people to a remarkable place. In the archipelago-city of Moonstone, the Sha'an people find themselves in an extraordinary, multicultural metropolis that houses the Library: the world's all-encompassing repository of wisdom. But in their search for a new home, the refugees soon garner the suspicion of Moonstone's locals, who forbid their magical practices.
By: Jill Hammer
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Asunder
- By: Kerstin Hall
- Narrated by: Alyssa Appleton
- Length: 19 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Karys Eska is a deathspeaker, locked into an irrevocable compact with Sabaster, a terrifying eldritch being—three-faced, hundred-winged, unforgiving—who has granted her the ability to communicate with the newly departed. She pays the rent by using her abilities to investigate suspicious deaths around the troubled city she calls home. When a job goes sideways and connects her to a dying stranger with some very dangerous secrets, her entire world is upended.
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Asunder
- By G Family on 10-16-24
By: Kerstin Hall
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The Nightward
- Book One of the Waters of Lethe
- By: R.S.A. Garcia
- Narrated by: Nneka Okoye
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
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For 500 years Gaiea’s Hand has stood as a ward against the Dark. The Age of Chaos is a faded memory. The Goddess has left Gailand and given her Blessing to the Queens to rule in her stead. Princess Viella of the court of Hamber is the Spirit of Gaiea, presumptive heir to the throne and budding wielder of magic. And yet she’s still a child—not yet ten years old—and a day spent evading her teachers and her dutiful bodyguard, Luka, is much more satisfying than learning about telepathy, illusions, and other spells, or obeying even her mother, the Queen. There is time enough…until there isn’t.
By: R.S.A. Garcia
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Strange Beasts
- By: Susan J. Morris
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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At the dawn of the twentieth century in Paris, Samantha Harker, daughter of Dracula's killer, works as a researcher for the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena. But no one realizes how abnormal she is. Sam is a channel into the minds of monsters: a power that could help her solve the gruesome deaths plaguing turn-of-the-century Paris—or have her thrown into an asylum.
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Unputdownable!
- By Newlawgirl on 10-17-24
By: Susan J. Morris
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Crown of Caphedra
- By: Ian Robert Ross
- Narrated by: Paul Contento
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
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The city of Caphedra long stood as a center of commerce and a seat of conquest, until the murder of its king sends the land spiraling into a dangerous war of succession. Now, the army of a prince and his vindictive Lord Marshal has returned to confront the power-hungry zealots of a cloistered queen and the ancient forces that are propelling her toward the throne.
By: Ian Robert Ross
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No Shelter but the Stars
- By: Virginia Black
- Narrated by: Trei Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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Kyran Loyal is the last heir to the lost throne of a forgotten planet, the figurehead of a nomadic people fleeing the galactic tyranny of a brutal regime. Davia Sifane is the unrecognized daughter of an imperial despot. When happenstance pits them against each other in battle, neither expects the outcome: they are the only two people to survive. Marooned on a barren moon, their only hope of survival is to rely on each other, but what they learn will either kill them or change the galaxy forever.
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NOT 5-stars
- By Kara Stenberg on 01-05-25
By: Virginia Black
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Rogue Community College
- A Liberty House Novel
- By: David R. Slayton
- Narrated by: Michael David Axtell
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Isaac Frost is an assassin. Raised in the Graveyard of the cruel and mysterious Undertaker, he has mastered the deadly art of the knife and the skill of survival, together with scores of others just like him—young men taken from their families to become the most infamous killers throughout the realms of elves and humans. But Isaac is unique: a single drop of another’s blood can confer upon him the knowledge and power of friend and foe alike.
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A Strong Addition to the First Trilogy
- By User7190 on 10-21-24
By: David R. Slayton
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The Tusks of Extinction
- By: Ray Nayler
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 4 hrs
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Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world’s foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures fend off poachers long enough for their species to take hold? And will she ever discover the real reason they were brought back?
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If you liked Mountain in the Sea, you’ll like this
- By Olivia on 01-21-24
By: Ray Nayler
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The Midnight Man
- By: Kevin Klehr
- Narrated by: Laurence Stirling Knott
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Stanley is almost fifty. He hates his job, has an overbearing mother, and is in a failed relationship. Then he meets Asher, the man of his dreams, literally in his dreams. Asher is young, captivating, and confident about his future—everything Stanley is not. So, Asher gives Stan a gift. The chance to be an extra five years younger each time they meet.
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Man of Dreams
- By AudioBookReviewer on 12-28-24
By: Kevin Klehr
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A Curse of Crows
- By: Lauren Dedroog
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
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In the realm where gods dance with mortals, Diana's prayers wield unimaginable power. But when a deadly sickness threatens to consume her, she strikes a desperate bargain with an unlikely ally, invoking a journey of vengeance and deceit. Aedlynn is a lethal weapon forged in darkness. She feels no pity, no guilt . . . no love. So when a beautiful spy finds a hidden way into Aedlynn's heart, even the gods won't stand in her way.
By: Lauren Dedroog
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Pennyblade
- By: J.L. Worrad
- Narrated by: Sarah Lambie
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Kyra Cal’Adra has spent the last four years on the Main, living in exile from her home, her people, her lover and her past. A highblood commrach—the ancient race of the Isle, dedicated to tradition and the perfection of the blood—she’s welcome among the humans of the Main only for the skill of her rapier, her preternatural bladework. They don't care which of the gleaming towers she came from, nor that her grandmother is matriarch of one of Corso’s most powerful families.
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Unique in a good way, yet the ending fell flat.
- By anvimm on 04-09-22
By: J.L. Worrad
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The Scapegracers
- Scapegracers, Book 1
- By: Hannah Abigail Clarke, Liz Gorinsky - editor
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Skulking near the bottom of West High’s social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, she’s had a hard time making friends. But when the three most popular girls pay her $40 to cast a spell at their Halloween party, Sideways gets swept into a new clique. The unholy trinity are dangerous angels, sugar-coated rattlesnakes, and now - unbelievably - Sideways’ best friends.
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Everything I hoped it would be
- By Marti on 09-08-21
By: Hannah Abigail Clarke, and others
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The Warden
- The Warden, Book 1
- By: Daniel M. Ford
- Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Now Aelis de Lenti, a daughter of a noble house and recent graduate of the esteemed Magisters’ Lyceum, finds herself in the far-removed village of Lone Pine. Mending fences, matching wits with goats, and serving people who want nothing to do with her. But, not all is well in Lone Pine, and as the villagers Aelis is reluctantly getting to know start to behave strangely, Aelis begins to suspect that there is far greater need for a Warden of her talents than she previously thought.
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It Grows
- By Gloria on 09-01-24
By: Daniel M. Ford
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Vitalerium: Descent into the Void
- By: Nicholas Keating Casbarro
- Narrated by: Michael Neeb
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
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The year is 2701. Following a near-fatal disaster, roughneck freelancer Roman Matthews becomes unwittingly trapped at the center of a harrowing conspiracy. Hunted by Deorum’s government, the Coalition for Prosperity, Roman must use his deadly skillset to survive against all odds.
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Thrilling Action Packed Sci-Fi Adventure
- By Steph on 12-06-24
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- Marie S.
- 12-12-24
Lyrical prose with Mad Max frenetic energy
I just finished the sapphic dark political fantasy “Metal from Heaven” by August Clarke and thought it was very good. The story details a political revolution against capitalism led by a lesbian bandit biker gang. It’s a bloody revenge tale that’s so well written.
The dark tone is set in the very first chapter when we see the young main character’s entire family executed because they were protesting for labor rights and safer working conditions. The scene is so vividly described that it made me feel like I was viewing the horror. The violence is very visceral.
After the tragedy, the main character (Marney Honeycutt) gets taken in by a lesbian bandit biker gang. The group is part of a larger outlaw collective who are dedicated to robbing the wealthy and then sharing the spoils with the entire community. The plot is bloody and graphic, but there are also tender moments laced with found family vibes.
As the years go by, Marney becomes one of the most notorious bandits in the region and she vows to revenge her murdered family. The atmosphere has a Mad Max frenetic energy while the prose is lyrical. The world building is threaded with symbolism and the politics of capitalism, religion, and culture. The plot is so complex and layered that I kept stopping and re-listening to passages.
The narration of the audiobook is excellent! The audio version is narrated by Vico Ortiz, the actor from the HBO show “Our Flag Means Death”. There are many characters in this cast and Ortiz does such a great job distinguishes between them. Plus, I loved the raspy tired exhausted voice that they used for Marney. It was perfect.
“Metal from Heaven” by August Clarke is bloody, queer, intense, visceral, sensual, political, well plotted, and the author’s prose made the world come to life. The ending was bittersweet, but I loved the writing in this book.
*Note: The author, August Clarke has also written the sapphic fantasy series “The Scrapegracers Trilogy” under the name H.A. Clarke.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-24
Great story but really curious about the narrator
It was such a bizarre experience to hear someone with a perfectly clear accent mispronounce so many basic English words. Like glove sounded like globe. There are dozens of instances of this and it took me out of the story a little bit. Idk it just seems to me that there should be a level of professionalism with that kind of thing which is a shame because they did such a great job otherwise.
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- Bob Winning
- 02-09-25
The narration ruined it for me
The story was okay, but the author routinely used 50 words to say what could be said in 10, dragging the story out. The narration was terrible, with mispronunciation of words so frequent that it became a distraction. Eventually I had to give up.
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- B. Alex Pope
- 12-20-24
solid if unfocused
very interesting stuff, plenty of concepts and world design, the story gets somewhat muddy at times and often things happen fast enough to not know how it happened withou backing up and relistening. Narator is great, but they needed a better editor.
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- Gnat H
- 01-15-25
I was bored
I had high hopes for this book. I saw it all over the internet as a recommendation and I can say that this is the longest it has taken me to get through a book because I was bored out of my mind. It speed up in parts you want it to dwell on and it slowed to a crawl on parts you don’t care about. It gets good at cheaper 9 or 10 and then becomes insufferably slow in chapter 12.
And I am a fan of Vico Ortiz but some of the accents used for the characters they couldn’t keep going or couldn’t provide any emotion to in order to keep the accent going.
It was just rough all around.
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