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Well paced, enjoyable listen!

Reviewed: 05-01-23

If you enjoy books of life in the Gilded Age, you'll enjoy this listen.

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Get the book. Ignore triggered whiners!!

Reviewed: 04-03-23

Another great addition to this series. Fast-paced and excellently narrated.

As for T**** supporters claiming that this book is politically biased, IT IS NOT! T**** name was mentioned in passing during the voir dire (jury selection) part of Mickey's trial, and that was later on in the book. Additionally, for context, the timeline of the book was written right after the first few (very few) cases hit the States, but way before mandatory masks and shutdowns went into effect.

There aren't any political rantings or lambasting to distract from the premise of the book, which ultimately was Mickey fighting for his legal life.

Get the book! It's a quick and enjoyable listen.

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Pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed!

Reviewed: 11-19-22

I'll admit I didn't expect to like the book, I chose it in the 2 for 1 sale because the pickings were slim but I'm glad I did.

Who knew the world of kids soccer was fraught with so much hilarity, drama, cluelessness and pain.

The author paints an all too clear picture of how lives that are seemingly perfect, are truly a facade of insecurity and self doubt. I found bits of people I've dealt with my life including myself.

I enjoyed the format in which it was written. Mainly because it is the way we all communicate today. I also liked that the author included the voices and thoughts of the children. It made it not all about the parents and their inadequacies.

All in all, the book had a well paced balance of humor, empathy and redemption. It's relatable and I think most would enjoy it!

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Dry, Robotic Narration...and something else...

Reviewed: 10-05-22

I soldiered on because the story itself was interesting and I wanted to know more about Ellen Boehm. However, the narration was so rote and monotone.

Additionally, there seemed to be an unusual fixation on the subject's weight and unattractive features.

I understand the need to describe a person's physical attributes for the sake of readers and listeners but her appearance seemed to be brought up several times unnecessarily.

What was particularly irksome was the consistent use of the fat over and over, and given the narrator's emotionless delivery I have to admit I cringed a little or rather a lot.

I felt like the author wanted to make a point that she was just as ugly as her deeds. Its not her fault she wasn't conventionally attractive and gained weight as a result of successive childbearing.

I have very little sympathy for this woman and what she's done, she is in many ways a delusional sociopath who is where she needs to be. I just thought the book could have focused less on appearance and more the psychological aspects of what made this woman turn into a remorseless killer.

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Another Excellent Strike!!!

Reviewed: 10-02-22

Great listen!! I'm still not sure what all the complaints were about from other listeners.
To me, the chat dialogue brought a lot more authenticity to the entire premise of the book.
I didn't find it as "painful" as most comments suggests and I'm certainly not a part of the "hastag/social media" generation. If anything, it made me listen more intently and kept me on my toes as the plot progressed.
Don't be discouraged potential listeners, this book was excellently written and performed as was every other title in this brilliant series.

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Excellent addition to your Harry Potter Collection

Reviewed: 04-01-20

Absolutely enjoyed this rendition of these fantastic tales.

The inclusion of Madam Pince's introduction really humanizes her character and softens the librarian's hawk-like demeanor and protection of her precious books as portrayed in the books.

Each reader's performance was very well done. I especially enjoyed Albus Dumbledore's personal interpretations of each story and useful notes interjected.

The standout performance however, goes to Noma Dumezweni reading of The Tale of the Three Brothers. Absolutely captivating and enthralling performance of the Deathly Hallows. I truly didn't want her to end.

Splendid job by all.

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Not bad. Narrator saved it!

Reviewed: 07-09-19

I stumbled on this little gem by accident on a rainy, dull weekend. The overall story had an interesting premise and a clever albeit disturbing twist.
I have to admit though, I felt like there could be so much more. The last few chapters seemed a bit rushed coming to end and I was expecting more revelations.
The narrator was in a word, incredible. I've seen Jason O'Mara's work, mostly in TV and he's a pretty solid actor, but his performance in this audio was top notch. Every character, personality, nationality was performed seamlessly. I'm surprised he hasn't done more audio readings.
I look forward to reading Book 2, with any luck this could become a fantastic series.

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Fantastic Adaptation!!!

Reviewed: 06-08-19

Another winner in this series. I really do enjoy Dirk Maggs' take on the Alien saga.

For those who haven't seen the movies (weird), this episode picks up at the end of Aliens 2 after they escape LV-426 and vanquish the queen alien into space.

The events of this novel however, does not pickup where Ripley, Newt, Hicks and Bishop crash land on the convict colony as in the Aliens 3 movie.

Their escape pod is infiltrated by the Alien as in the 2nd movie, however the craft is intercepted by another exploration spacecraft and Ripley and the others are (Hicks, Newt, Bishop) actually alive.

Though Ripley doesn't play a significant role in the one, the twist however, surrounds the Alien that survived, which adds a whole new dimension the saga.

You can expect Whelan-Yutani's typical ruthlessness to stop at nothing to achieve it's goals. The added bonus of Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen who played Hicks and Bishop respectively in the movies added authenticity to the narration and made this all the more enjoyable.

This was another great adaptation and makes for a easy if not on edge listen. Alien fans will enjoy!!

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Pleasantly surprised!!

Reviewed: 06-08-19

I bought this book on a fluke. I was bored and needed something to distract me and glad I used the credit.

I have to admit this was a gem in the rough. Didn't expect to like it but I was caught by dry humor and well paced dialogue.

It's not much different from most PI novels but the plot and performance kept me listening. The narrator did a fantastic job.

I'm definitely getting the rest of the series and add to my summer reading list.

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Excellent Book 2!!!

Reviewed: 06-06-19

This Follow up in the Hawthorne Series did not disappoint. I had this in my wishlist for months when book 2 was announced.

Rory Kinnear's performance was brilliant as ever. No one captures the uniqueness of each character as he does.

The premise of this mystery was intriguing from the get go. What makes me enjoy these books is how effortlessly Mr. Horowitz intertwines his own real life into fiction.

Hope Book 3 comes soon!!!

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