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Superb!

Reviewed: 05-10-24

Fantastic to find out the beginnings of Smallhope and Pennyroyal’s partnership! Hoping there will be a second instalment.
Excellent narration as always.

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Sad ☹️

Reviewed: 20-08-20

Alhough I have not finished listening as yet I feel I have to ask what has happened to the voice of Markham??!!?? It is just not the same anymore! Nearly everyone’s voices are off and I’m finding it hard to concentrate on the story when the voices are so wrong! I can’t even tell what character it is that’s speaking. Where have their regional accents gone? (And I’m not talking about the part where they go incognito)
I love Zara’s voice, she has done brilliantly on all the other St Mary’s Chronicles, so much so I looked at and purchased other books she had narrated, but there’s just something not right this time.
Sadly disappointed at the moment, maybe it will get better, but so sad as I had been looking forward to the release of this book so much.

So I’ve now finished.... I’ve just not got the same feeling of excitement and desperation for the next book as I had when finishing the other books ☹️ There is something missing from this instalment that I can’t quite put my finger on! Maybe because there wasn’t as much character interaction, maybe not so many funny moments or maybe because the storyline wasn’t as engaging as all the other books!

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Brilliant

Reviewed: 05-02-20

Can’t wait for the next instalment to be released!!
Loved the story and narration was superb!

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BRILLIANT

Reviewed: 30-01-20

Fantastic story!!
Very well written like her other books, lots of twists and turns to the story that kept me on the edge of my seat!
Kept me on tenterhooks waiting to hear the story unfold, and I had no idea how it was going to turn out!
Couldn’t wait to find out what had actually happened but at the same time I didn’t want it to end!!!

Can’t wait for her next book.

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BRILLIANT

Reviewed: 03-03-19

Brilliant adaptation of JODTAO if only the full series had this treatment too!!
Thorough enjoyed this alternative listen to the St Mary’s story!

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Just Damned Brilliant!!!!!!!!!

Reviewed: 01-01-19

So I'm a bit late to the whole St Mary's Chronicles scene, but boy am I glad I have arrived, finally!!

Seen this title (and all the other books in the series) many many many times whilst perusing Audible, mainly once I had listened to all the books from my favourite (at that time) authors, plus looked at deals and had run out of 'must listen to books'.
I listen to Audible books all the time, apart from when working or sleeping, gave up on listening to music (which I did whilst doing housework, gardening or crafts) it became so boring and repetitive, tried podcasts, discovered Audible and no going back!

Anyway back to JODTAA, as I said, I saw it many times, read the blurb, many times, read the reviews also many times, thought it must be a good listen because there are so many of them......
But I was put off because so many reviews said it was a great British romp, or great British chaps with cups of tea thrown in (I now understand the cups of tea and must point out I am British) which to me sounded so pompous, how could it be a fun, exciting listen if it were so pompous?!? Did I want to 'waste' a credit on this book and an author I had never read? Stupidly I thought I did not!
Saw it again on Audible's 12 days of Christmas deals and thought I'd buy it, worse comes to worse I could return it, after all it wasn't a lot of money to waste and it wasn’t a credit, also got a few of the short stories simply just because they were free.

Started listening....And WOW! What a BRILLIANT story! Heard a couple of chapters, wasn't really what I was expecting at all, got very excited, starting telling my husband all about it, turns out he has this title on his Kindle and has had for quite some time, unread, and now he wants to read it so I can't tell him any more! Can’t spoil the surprise for him, but also can’t let out all my excitement either, I need to find more people I can tell!
I got so excited by the unfolding events (and there are many to keep you hooked) I decided I 'needed' book 2, used a credit for this then bought 3 more credits, then another 3 and ended up buying ALL The Chronicles of St Mary's, including the short stories!!!! I have never been so frivolous/extravagant/enthusiastic/crazy about an author (known or otherwise) before in my life!! Turns out it wasn’t at all pompous!
While I was at it I also purchased The Nothing Girl and Little Donkey too.

The story, characters, events and escapades, a brilliant bunch of historians who just happen to travel through time, have just captivated and charmed me, I find myself wondering what's going to happen next when I'm not listening, and also while I am!
Superbly written, love the story and the pace, so much happening here, well and truly got me hooked in such a small amount of time, that has never happened to me before. Can't wait to find out what happens next and I have 90 hours of listening to look forward to (or is it in the past?).

Excellent narration by Zara Ramm, she just brings the characters ALIVE as the story unfolds, almost as if you was there.
I sometimes find it hard to listen to a new narrator once a book is finished depending on their tone and accent, this was not the case at all with Zara.

Finally I can not recommend this book enough!! Take a chance, Just read it, you will not be disappointed!
Jodi Taylor also writes a blog about her book writing journey, history fact finding upcoming books and events, along with cups of tea and chocolate, which is very amusing and well worth checking out.

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Good story

Reviewed: 22-12-18

A good story, kept me gripped but I did think ended a little too abruptly, and to be honest I was hoping for a different ending altogether.

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LOVED IT

Reviewed: 28-10-18

Excellent story!
Far far better than I remembered it being when I originally read it, really tugged at my heart strings.

Excellent performance too!

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EPIC

Reviewed: 30-08-18

Such an AMAZING story!!! One of my all time favourites!
I’ve read so many times in the past, and now listening to it makes it seem so much more ‘real’.

I’m sad it’s over but it’s one of those stories I will listen to time and time again, no pun intended!

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Excellent

Reviewed: 12-07-18

Very gripping story and so cleverly done!!
Had quite a few surprises along the way.

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