Midlife, Murder, and Magic

A Paranormal Women's Fiction novel

De: Lisa Bouchard

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A Paranormal Women’s Fiction mystery filled with sarcasm and no ducks to give for lousy ex-husbands who think they can have the best of both worlds.

Newly separated Rebecca needs to get her life together, and fast. The day she returned from the hospital her husband packed up his stuff and left her with divorce papers. She decides the best place to rebuild her life is the place she loves most, her hometown on Shadow Island.

The hot flashes of menopause have left her with an extra gift – telepathy. Unfortunately, it can be a real pain in the tuchus. There are some things – okay a lot of things – that are better left unheard. But there’s no denying it’s pretty awesome to be a human lie detector.

As the newest and only human investigator at Magus Investigations she’s putting her power to use to find who killed a young couple. She’s determined not to let her boss down, no matter how much coffee and Advil she needs to keep up with him.

Her parents want her gone, back to Boston with her cheating husband. Her high school sweetheart (now the island’s police chief) wants her to stay on the island but quit interfering with his investigations. Her friends want her just the way she is.
She’s carving her own path through life, living by her own rules, and embracing her newfound powers. Isn’t that what midlife is all about?

Almost there

This is a quick appetizer. The characters were almost relatable. The story line was almost interesting but felt more like a show than a movie. Everything was too quickly resolved and tied up pretty with a bow. I never had a chance to get to know or even care about any of the characters. The story had good bones but was too lean on the filling.

Bad A. I.

The story was very good, but the A. I. saying pie for P. I. tge entire book and having the wrong emotional inflection is so very nerve wracking, like finger nails on a chalkboard!!!!

Virtual voice

Good story …just wish it was a person telling it. The virtual voice ruins the nuisances.

The overall story is the only reason I listened to the book. Wish they had used a good narrator.

Only gave a 3 to overall because of the virtual voice. Not sure if Author was trying to cut cost or faster production of audio book but the right narrator is what can make a good book a great one. This book could have potentially been a solid 4 if not a 5 in all categories. A virtual voice cannot put feelings into the words which makes an audiobook awesome.

Virtual Voice

The story was fine, a short listen. Virtual voice is terrible. It’s like listening to Siri or Alexa read to you.

Pro's and Con's

I got this series because of the story line - it was somewhat different - While I liked the story I had a few strong disappointments:
1. the virtual voice was a HUGE disappointment for me. It lacked the lilt for expression that I enjoy with a regular narrator.
2. I found the story often difficult to follow because the virtual voice didn't change the tone from one character to the next making it difficult to know who was speaking between characters. (ie 2 different females) Sometimes I had to rewind to listen again so I didn't miss a clue/or a conversation.
3. Nothing is worse that getting a series and Audible doesn't identify which book it is in the series title ex book 1, book 2, etc etc etc - This series doesn't identify the book in the subject title nor does it allow the link to follow the next in the series so you don't know how many books are in the series or what the name of the next book is - I find it annoying if I buy books and have them all but don't know the order - what's the point of getting the series if you don't know the order or how many in the series?
4. Lastly, I wanted to follow Lisa Bouchard and any new audible releases she might publish - problem is...YOU CAN'T - You can click on Ms Bouchards name almost anywhere and it takes you back to the list of all her "virtual voice" books with no book number - There is no bio or "follow me" button.
Fun story, but that's all it's got going for it at this point.

Entertaining Story

Interesting story. Easy to listen audiobook. Computer generated narration not as annoying as I thought it might be.

Even a good story would be ruined by Virtual Voice

And this is NOT a good story. It is juvenile.

I will never listen to another story that is narrated by any form of AI. It's terrible. Simply wretched.

No attention to detail

No proof reading to make sure the details lined up. Characters not developed. She should have but more into the story and make it longer.

Had to stop listening! Virtual Narration is awful!

This book has a great story line and is available on Kindle Unlimited now so I will finish it by reading it. The virtual narration is unbearable to listen to. The voice is monotone and very obviously AI.
There is no difference between characters or any emotion. I am driving a lot and listen to books all the time. I will never buy a book with a virtual narrator again.