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Solid story, decent narration

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

Reviewed: 01-11-25

As book 4, story continues to be a good one. The narrators continue to provide accents for everyone and every nationality except for Nala, who is written as a Caribbean (Haitian?) doctor. The omission stands out in comparison to all of the other accents that are done.

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Solid story

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

Reviewed: 08-12-24

Only 4 stars because the narration made it difficult to distinguish between voices. Both male leads were played with a southern accent, even though one was born and raised in California. The cognitive dissonance it caused threw things off.

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Wonderful narration

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

Reviewed: 08-04-24

This was story experience 2.5. The first time reading I pushed through, the second time reading was DNF, and this time via audiobook I finished. I hoped the audio would changed my mind, and the narration was AMAZING, Without a doubt, I loved the characters emerging as individuals. What I couldn’t shake was the feeling that this story would have been written as a MF story, and the female part was subbed out with a guy.

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Formulaic

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

Reviewed: 04-23-23

Nothing interesting about the p;it, and the heroine couldn’t be dumber if she tried. Props to the narrator for doing a decent job with what he had.

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Ehh.

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

Reviewed: 04-21-23

I have loved and actively sought out P. Reid’s other books. I started this as an ebook and couldn’t finish because I didn’t feel the same engagement with Roscoe and Simone as I had with all the other characters. Unlike other reviewers, I don’t mind the prescient commentary added in, but my biggest issue was the flatness of the characters, I switched to the audio and could not stand the female narrator. After reading other reviews, I understand this is the second female narrator, but I don’t see how the first one could have been worse. I made it through so I know the through lines, and hope this was just a blip.

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Just right

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-21-23

Although the options for the ending were foreshadowed earlier on the series, the writing and performance kept us (myself and tween) listening with enthusiasm. A great end to this wild ride.

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