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Dual Narrators breaks up flow

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

Reviewed: 01-24-18

On their own, each narrator is okay, but they can’t get into a rhythm. The make narrative is badly edited with louder parts that seemed to be pieced together. Amanda Ronconi is one of my favorite narrators but she didn’t relax into the characters like she normally does. All of this made the story hard to get into. The premise is good and opens up the door for expounding on other characters. Will not buy a story with two narrators again.

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Lame and Disappointing

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

Reviewed: 05-17-15

I love the humor and style of MacAlister's work, but the plot of this one is lame. The story is patchy. I have to agree with another reviewer who was put off by a serious topic, HIV, being used in this manner.

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Dreadful

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

Reviewed: 01-04-15

Narrator drones on. Story just does not capture my interest. Ended up returning it half way through.

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Did the author lose interest?

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

Reviewed: 05-18-14

So excited for another Hammish MacBeth story. The basic story is good, same old, same old. However, toward the end, it seems that she just started throwing in twists and turns just to fill pages. As always, loved the narrator.

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Confusing and wandering

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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: 05-18-14

I was excited to start a new series by Charlaine Harris. However, this book just rambles. The last few chapters are the story. You could skip the entire first 3/4 of the book. I think that Charlaine has returned to quality writing, but the story is missing. The narrator does a good job, and I would not mind listening to something else she performs.

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Great Stories

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

Reviewed: 05-18-14

This is a great collection of stories based on the characters from Sookie Stackhouse. The assorted writers composed stories that are true to character (unlike the True Blood debacle). It helps that Johanna Parker narrates. It makes me want to read books by the authors.

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Disappointing

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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: 05-17-13

It is obvious that Charlaine Harris got tired of her character and just wanted to end the series. Listening to this book was like listening to someone reading the a grocery shopping list. Even the narrator, whom I love, seemed bored reading this book. I have no problem with how she ended the series, the choices she made with the characters. I do have a problem with the lack luster way she told the story. The story rambles from left over story line to left over story line. I have all the books on Audible, Kindle, and hard back. I really wish I would have only purchased the audible book and not given the author the royalties from the other two.

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Sweet Story

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

Reviewed: 04-08-13

This is a sweet story centered around the Queen of England and the issues that swirl around her. The story is a fanciful journey into what might be the background stories behind the real people that are the royal family and the people that serve them. Pretty predicatable, but will put a smile on your face.

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Re-run

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

Reviewed: 04-08-13

MC Beaton needs to stop writing the Hamish Macbeth series if her heart isn't in it. This story feels like deja vu. She seems to have cut an pasted old story lines together in a hodge podge that does not flow. The narration is nice. The story is awful

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Modern "Train Spotting", Depressing but good

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

Reviewed: 10-02-12

JK Rowling has proved that she is a great writer. She has taken a complex story that interlinks the lives of several families in a small town. At casual glance, the families are predictable. However, once the story unfolds, everyone is shown to have skeletons in their closets. If you read the reviews that say this is a dark comedy, don't believe it. It is more like the dismal stories that Oprah tends to feature. If that is your cup of tea, this is the book for you. The narration is spectacular. The narrator keeps you wanting to go up the next hill in the dismal story.

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