AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ BIRD BOX

BY JOSH MALERMAN

NARRATED BY CASSANDRA CAMPBELL

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ BIRD BOX #1

❐ TOLD IN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT

❐ AN UNSEEABLE MONSTER

❐ ONCE YOU DO SEE IT...YOU DON'T LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT

❐ APOCALYPTIC HORROR

❐ A BIT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL MINDFUCK

❐ THERE IS A MOVIE

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 9 HOURS, 8 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

The narration was performed terrifically by Cassandra Campbell.  Oddly enough she even sort of sounded like Sandra Bullock.  

I've thought about reading this book for some time now...even before the movie came out.  Ultimately, I always chickened out since scary isn't really my thing.  The movie (since I can't very well watch the movie before I've read/listened to the book, now can I) and Halloween Bingo made me give in to the experience of this book.  I'm thrilled that I did...because while it is super intense and I'm not even sure I'll watch the movie because of that...this book was undoubtedly an experience.  I will however listen to the second book (Malorie) that just recently came out.

I did think there were a few plot holes or things that didn't quite make sense...like how did she drive to that other house without laying eyes on one of "them"...she couldn't have kept her eyes closed the entire way...so, are we to assume that she just got lucky and didn't see any?  I was also really miffed by the fact that by the end, we still didn't know much about what this monster really is...so much mystery surrounding "them".  Maybe, were suppose to wonder about them, have these thoughts insidiously sitting in the back of our minds...worrying about it happening in real life.  Seriously though, even if that was the Authors intention and I had read this way back when it came out, I would have been really put off by the lack of a second book.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 4/5

Characters ➯ 4.5/5

The Feels ➯ 4.5/5

Pacing ➯ 4.2/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4.5/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 5/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 4.3/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 4.5/5

World-Building ➯ 4/5

Ending ➯ 4/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4½ STARS

I READ THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ ROAD OUT OF WINTER

 

BY ALISON STINE

NARRATED BY BRITTANY PRESSLEY

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ A STAND-ALONE...BUT IT FELT LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE A SEQUEL

❐ SINGLE POV

❐ CLIMATE CHANGE --ENDLESS WINTER

❐ APOCALYPTIC WORLD

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 9 HOURS, 46 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON AUDIBLE

An endless winter...if I could pick one season to have as never-ending...winter would be the last one I would pick.  Winter all-year-round would literally be a dystopian hellscape for me.  Although, this particular hellscape feels like it could be an all too real scenario and this makes for a compelling, albeit alarming listen...one that I was completely there for.

Brittany Pressley nailed this performance as if it was written for her to perform all along.  She is one of my favorites, and I'm never disappointed in her narration.

While very well written, with characters who were likable and had real depth to them, I was still ultimately put off by the ending because it didn't really have one.  As if it was reaching for something that never really happened.  I needed more from this story and from these indelible characters.  Hopefully, there is a second book coming, but from what I could find...I don't think there is going to be.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 4.5/5

Characters ➯ 4.3/5

The Feels ➯ 4/5

Pacing ➯ 4/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4.3/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 4.5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 5/5

World-Building ➯ 4.5/5

Ending ➯ 3/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ DARK ISLAND

BY MATT JAMES

NARRATED BY MICHAEL LESLEY

❐SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ PREHISTORIC BEASTS OF THE DINOSAUR VARIETY

❐ JULES VERNE MEETS MICHAEL CRICHTON 

❐ THERE'S EVEN A SHOUT-OUT TO DR. GRANT & JURASSIC PARK

❐ TINY SPLASH OF ROMANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 8 HOURS, 11 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON HOOPLA THROUGH MY LIBRARY

Dark Island is like Jurassic Park meets Journey to the Center of the Earth, and it is one heck of a ride.  I was thoroughly entertained for the most part...but there were times where it lost me a little bit and others where I thought things were a little hokey...but overall, this was better than I thought it was going to be. 

At times I thought the narration was freaking awesome and others where he, Michael Lesley, fell a little short...like he was good...just not consistently good.  Although, I wouldn't hesitate to listen to a book narrated by him in the future.  My biggest issue with the narration overall is one that I always harp on...the lack of a second/female narrator for Mack's POV.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 4¼ STARS

Plot ➯ 4/5

Characters ➯ 4/5

The Feels ➯ 4.3/5

Pacing ➯ 4/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4.2/5

Originality ➯ 4.3/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 3.7/5

World-Building ➯ 4.2/5

Ending ➯ 4.3/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4¼ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ THE NIGHT OLIVIA FELL

BY CHRISTINA MCDONALD

NARRATED BY KELLY BURKE & LAUREL LEFKOW

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ IS IT...ACCIDENT, ATTEMPTED MURDER OR SUICIDE

❐ DUAL POV'S BETWEEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

❐ SINGLE/HELICOPTER MOM TO THE EXTREME

❐ A DAUGHTER WITH SECRETS --INCLUDING A PREGNANCY

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 10 HOURS, 45 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

With characters that I really cared about and a storyline that felt like every parent's worse nightmare, this one really got to me, both as a mystery and on an emotional level.  The lies we tell or the truths we think we should keep can end up biting us in the ass...especially when it comes to our children.  

Told in the past-tense from the daughter and the present tense from her Mother...who is relentless in her pursuit of proving that her daughter did not commit suicide like the police seem to believe.  As the story unfolds...more and more things come to light and everyone starts to look like a suspect...with the life of her daughter's unborn child hanging in the balance...all she can do is keep trying to get at the truth.

The narration by both Kelly Burke and Laurel Lefkow is performed splendidly and overall enhanced my experience with this story.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 4.5/5

Characters ➯ 4.5/5

The Feels ➯ 5/5

Pacing ➯ 4.5/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4.5/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 5/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 5/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 4.3/5

Ending ➯ 5/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4¾ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ DON'T LOOK FOR ME

 

BY WENDY WALKER

NARRATED BY THERESE PLUMMER

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ MYSTERY⬦ SUSPENSE ⬦ THRILLER 

❐ FAMILY TRAGEDY

❐ DUAL POV'S --BETWEEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

❐ FANTASTICALLY PACED

❐ INTENSE & TWISTY

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 9 HOURS, 51 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY BUT I PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN ARC VIA NETGALLEY IN EXCHANGE FOR A HONEST REVIEW --I PREFER AUDIO!

There isn't much more I can say without giving anything away...and I don't want to give anything away...because this is too good.  

I would have liked a second narrator for either the daughter or the mother...but since it didn't have that, I will say Therese Plummer did a phenomenal job with the two different voices...giving each one a slightly different inflection so I didn't really confuse them.   

In closing, this story will keep you guessing until the end...giving you just enough clues to keep you trying to put it together and work it out...and even then it will surprise you. Also, the little Barbie's/Apples won't make sense until you've read/listened to this...and I definitely recommend the audio over reading.  So glad I was able to listen to this all at one time because it was unstoppable...I'm also pretty sure that it's unputdownable if you choose to read it, instead.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 5/5

Characters ➯ 5/5

The Feels ➯ 5/5

Pacing ➯ 5/5

Addictiveness ➯ 5/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 5/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 5/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 5/5

Ending ➯ 5/5

SUMMATION ➯ 5 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE 

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ THE SEARCH PARTY

BY SIMON LELIC

NARRATED BY FIONA BUTTON, BEN AROGUNDADE, SACHA DHAWAN, JACK ROWAN, JOE GAMINARA, & NICOLE DAVIS

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ A GROUP OF "FRIENDS" SEARCHES FOR ONE OF THEIR OWN

❐ I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SOMBODY'S WATCHING ME...

❐ SOMEONE ENDS UP DEAD

❐ TOLD IN PRESENT TENSE & PAST TENSE

❐ MANY POV'S WITH A FULL-CAST

❐ SECRETS, LIES & BETRAYALS...

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 9 HOURS, 55 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

At times this felt like a bunch of bratty teens being mean to each other in the name of friendship...I felt a "with friends like these...who needs enemies" kind of vibe.  By the end, it became something else, though...it slowly insinuated itself under my skin without me even realizing it...making me contemplate the what-ifs and should-haves.  It just goes to show...the truth really can set you free.

It wasn't always easy to stay in the story, which is probably due to the accents...yup, still struggling with these accents, but I figure if I occasionally throw a book with them into the mix once in a while, maybe, I'll slowly get used to them.  I really hate to miss out on a story just because of this.  It also helped that this had a full-cast for the narration and all the voices felt uniquely different from one another.  

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 4½ STARS

Plot ➯ 4.3/5

Characters ➯ 4/5

The Feels ➯ 4/5

Pacing ➯ 4/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 3.5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 3.7/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 4/5

Ending ➯ 4.3/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK ➯ REVIEW THICKER THAN WATER

BY MADELINE SHEEHAN & CLAIRE C. RILEY

NARRATED BY CJ BLOOM

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ THICKER THAN BLOOD #1

❐ ZOMBIE POST-APOCALYPTIC

❐ SOME ROMANCE

❐ UNSATISFYING ENDING...

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 13 HOURS, 32 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

I feel like the graphic I made for this is way cooler than this book actually was.  This is a bleak zombie-infested world with not even a hint of happiness to be found unless you count some good sex as happiness.  Sadly, the fleeting happiness one can get from sex is the only bright spot in this world these Authors have created...and then only if it's consensual, and sadly, that's not always the case.  Feeling-wise, it just wasn't enough for me.  But...they did create a world that felt plausible...if a zombie apocalypse could ever be plausible, that is.  

Since this is written by two authors who write Romance; I went into this thinking it would have romance...and it does to a small extent, it just didn't play out the way I thought it would.  However, it's definitely heavy on the zombie killing, fucking people over, treating women like possessions, and killing off characters...so action-wise it's something like a hit.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 3½ STARS

Plot ➯ 3.5/5

Characters ➯ 3.5/5

The Feels ➯ 2.5/5

Pacing ➯ 3.5/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 4/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 4/5

World-Building ➯ 4.3/5

Romance/Chemistry ➯ 2.5/5

Steaminess to Story Ratio ➯ 20/80

Ending ➯ 1.5/5

SUMMATION ➯ 3 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW THE LIAR'S GIRL

 

BY CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD

NARRATED BY ALANA KERR COLLINS, ALAN SMYTH, & GARY FURLONG

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ SERIAL KILLER MURDER MYSTERY

❐ THE GRAND CANAL IN DUBLIN, IRELAND

❐ HER BOYFRIEND CONFESSES...BUT IS HE REALLY GUILTY?

❐ FLASH-FORWARD TEN YEARS...THERE SEEMS TO BE A COPYCAT

❐ ALTERNATES BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 10 HOURS, 26 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON AUDIBLE PLUS

This is my second book by this author, and while I didn't get sucked in as I did with The Nothing Man, I still found this to be a decent listen/read.  Like TNM this also puts you in the head of the serial killer through one of the various POV's...which always ups the creep factor.  This author does not shy away from the graphically gory scenes.

The writing is sensational but I didn't always buy into what was happening...and the ending left me somewhat underwhelmed.  However, there are many who loved this, so I definitely recommend this title and moreover this author.  I probably shouldn't have listened to this within a month of The Nothing Man, because with the same main narrator, Alana Kerr Collins, added to the fact that I don't listen to a lot of Irish accented books, left me confusing this storyline with TNM way too often.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 4¼ STARS

Plot ➯ 4/5

Characters ➯ 4.2/5

The Feels ➯ 3.3/5

Pacing ➯ 3/5

Addictiveness ➯ 3/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 4/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 3.8/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 3.8/5

Ending ➯ 3.8/5

SUMMATION ➯ 3¾ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ BLOOD AND SALT

BY AUTHOR KIM LIGGETT

NARRATED BY CHLOE CANNON

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ BLOOD AND SALT #1 OF 2

❐ GOTHIC HORROR ROMANCE

❐ TOLD FROM ONE POV

❐ A UTOPIA...OR IS IT A CULT

❐ SECRETS, LIES, BETRAYALS & MYSTERIOUS DEATHS

❐ WTF IS UP WITH THAT CORN

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 8 HOURS, 23 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON HOOPLA THROUGH MY LIBRARY

Since I'm woefully behind on my reviews lately...this is going to be super quick.  Take some forbidden romance, a set of fraternal twins, one of which sees dead people or one dead person, a creepy cornfield in Kansas, a little bit of alchemy, and a bit of sketchy immortality mixed with one weird little "town" where everyone thinks they are living in some kind of utopia and that is Blood and Salt in a nutshell.  

Chloe Cannon felt like she was the perfect narrator for the MC, Ashlyn, and brought out the atmosphere of the book quite adequately.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 4½ STARS

Plot ➯ 4.3/5

Characters ➯ 4.3/5

The Feels ➯ 4/5

Pacing ➯ 4/5

Addictiveness ➯ 4/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4.3/5

Originality ➯ 4.5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 4/5

Romance/Chemistry ➯ 3.8/5

Ending ➯ 4.3/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4¼ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ THE GHOST TREE

BY CHRISTINA HENRY

NARRATED BY JAN JOHNS

❐SYNOPSIS & BUY LINKS ON AUTHORS WEBSITE❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ YA HORROR

❐ WITCHES, CURSES, AND BLOODY SACRIFICES

❐ EVIL LURKING IN THE WOODS

❐ MULTIPLE POV'S

❐ SET IN THE 80'S...WITH PLENTY OF REFERENCES

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 11 HOURS, 43 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

This isn't really a retelling but it almost feels like it could be...there's even a princess...but you know, she dies (not really a spoiler)...that's pretty much what this author does turns the fairytales on their ass, so to speak.  If you've read and liked any of Christina Henry's other books...then you probably will like this one.  I haven't found a book by her that I didn't at least like.  She tells the story without any extra BS thrown in...which I'm a fan of...although this one had some mother/teen daughter drama in it...but it did have a reason for being there.

The narration by Jan Johns was excellently performed, her voice for four-year-old David (my fav character in the book) was so good...she made his personality shine through. Usually, I complain if a book has multiple POV's and only one narrator...but she pulled multiple characters off very well. I don't think I've ever listened to a book narrated by her before...but now I'm definitely a fan of hers.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 4.5/5

Characters ➯ 4.3/5

The Feels ➯ 4.5/5

Pacing ➯ 5/5

Addictiveness ➯ 5/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 4.5/5

Originality ➯ 4.5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 5/5

World-Building ➯ 4.3/5

Ending ➯ 4.5/5

SUMMATION ➯ 4¾ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE 

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ THE TWISTED ONES

BY T. KINGFISHER

NARRATED BY HILARY HUBER

❐SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ FOLKLORE-ISH, WEIRDLY HORROR-IF-IC AND ODDLY ENTERTAINING 

❐ BONGO...A GIRLS BEST FRIEND IS HER DOG

❐ LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

❐ DEER EFFIGIES, CREEPY DOLLS & DISAPPEARING HILLS

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 11 HOURS, 4 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

This started out really well...I was loving the humor from the MC, I laughed out loud several times. I was loving Bongo, he was a pretty lovable dog.  Things started getting fairly creepy and mysterious.  Then just past the half-way mark, things went a little too wonky, and the humor got a little monotonous...she was obsessed with semi-colons, the dog's vet not finding out how unwell she's feeding Bongo, and basically with repeating herself, a lot...but, hey I still loved Bongo.  Dogs are cool...what can I say.

Apparently, this is some sort of retelling of Arthur Machen's The White People, which I learned from Char's review, and I have no clue what that is about...well, except for what I gleaned from this book.  All I can say is it's definitely on the freaky side.  Seriously, deer effigies, creepy dolls, and disappearing hills are just a few of the elements you'll find within this story...if you're a fan of the weird and unexplained this might be perfect for you.

I always like Hilary Huber's narration...her voice is so pleasing, I can't imagine anyone not liking her...but I did notice while listening to this that sometimes she does have some weird pronunciations of words, ones that make me wonder if it's actually me that doesn't pronounce it right...“¯\_(ツ)_/¯“.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 4½ STARS

Plot ➯ 3.7/5

Characters ➯ 3.5/5

The Feels ➯ 3/5

Pacing ➯ 4/5

Addictiveness ➯ 3.7/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 3/5

Originality ➯ 4/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 4/5

World-Building ➯ 3.7/5

Ending ➯ 3.7/5

SUMMATION ➯ 3½ STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE 

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK ➯ REVIEW FRAMED

BY S. L. MCINNIS

NARRATED BY RON BUTLER, KARISSA VACKER, KIFF VANDENHEUVEL, MAXWELL HAMILTON, CHRISTINE LAKIN & VARIOUS OTHER NARRATORS

❐SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS❐

THE DETAILS✎

❐ TWO PARTS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

❐ ONE PART POLICE PROCEDURAL 

❐ ONE PART MARITAL HISTRIONICS

❐ MIXED TOGETHER FOR A FIENDISHLY CLEVER STORY

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 10 HOURS, 15 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

All the great reviews that you may have seen for this book are undeniably valid...and on top of that, it's a debut.  An underrated debut...because it isn't getting the attention it deserves.  Then there is the full-cast narration which is performed perfectly by all.  All these reasons are why you should give this book a listen/read.  I was completely sucked in from the beginning and I was there for the ride that this book took me on.

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 5 STARS

Plot ➯ 5/5

Characters ➯ 5/5

The Feels ➯ 5/5

Pacing ➯ 5/5

Addictiveness ➯ 5/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 5/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 5/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 5/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 5/5

Ending ➯ 5/5

SUMMATION ➯ 5 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW ➯ THE SEA OF LOST GIRLS

BY CAROL GOODMAN

NARRATED BY NATALIE NAUDUS

THE DETAILS✎

❐ MURDER AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL

❐ LENGTH OF AUDIO ➯ 8 HOURS, 2 MINUTES

❐ I LISTENED ON LIBBY THROUGH MY LIBRARY

The narration by Natalie Naudus may have or may not have been at fault for my lack of enthusiasm for this book.  I would be willing to try another book with her narrating to find out, though.

I found this to be overall...uninspiring, unengaging, and predictable...and I'm basically unmotivated to say anything more about this.

MY RATING➯ 2 STARS

BREAKDOWN✎

Narration ➯ 3½ STARS

Plot ➯ 2/5

Characters ➯ 2/5

The Feels ➯ 2/5

Pacing ➯ 2/5

Addictiveness ➯ 2/5

Theme, Tone or Intensity ➯ 2/5

Originality/Believability ➯ 2/5

Flow (Writing Style/Ease of Listening) ➯ 2.5/5

Twisty-ness/Mystery ➯ 1/5

Ending ➯ 2/5

SUMMATION ➯ 2 STARS

I LISTENED TO THIS FOR THE SQUARE

FOR HALLOWEEN BINGO 2020