The thing is, when you write a “literary mystery,” the literary part needs to be top notch. And the meandering tangents indulged in by the many uninteThe thing is, when you write a “literary mystery,” the literary part needs to be top notch. And the meandering tangents indulged in by the many uninteresting characters here and the painfully pedestrian details do not suffice.
DNF around 36%. I like Mara Wilson, but I also couldn’t take listening to any more of someone saying a long strings of “ats” for @s in relating a social media interaction. ...more
I listened to just over 4 hours and it's fine, but there are some pacing issues and it's not keeping my interest at 38%. The thought of another 7 hourI listened to just over 4 hours and it's fine, but there are some pacing issues and it's not keeping my interest at 38%. The thought of another 7 hours just doesn't excite me....more
I listened to about 90 minutes, but already the family drama feels predictable and the writing is fairly basic.
I also don't love the audiobook readerI listened to about 90 minutes, but already the family drama feels predictable and the writing is fairly basic.
I also don't love the audiobook reader Soneela Nankani, who has a nice voice but whose delivery is more "performance"-like than I personally enjoy. Picture a TV show with an AI character whose fixed empty pleasantness never wavers, whether discussing dissolutions of marriage, impending storms, or murder--not something I want to listen to for another 7.5 hours....more
DNF a little less than halfway through. There's just not enough here to hold my interest and the narrator's strident voice and pronounced/borderline hDNF a little less than halfway through. There's just not enough here to hold my interest and the narrator's strident voice and pronounced/borderline harsh way of interpreting the text makes me wince.
Leaving it unrated because I still don't feel like I have enough of a sense of the book to form an opinion one way or another, aside from being indifferent....more
DNF after it crossed into I Love Lucy territory with a full-on white tablecloth dinner spread out on the guy’s first 3 hours on his first day at work.DNF after it crossed into I Love Lucy territory with a full-on white tablecloth dinner spread out on the guy’s first 3 hours on his first day at work. ‘Cause billionaires are just that clueless when they’re going undercover at one of their companies.
(I love Lucille Ball, but that was 70 years ago and a tv show.)
The first few books of this series were fun and #2 is still one of my favorite contemporary romances, but the last few have been incredibly tone-deaf and irritating. I don’t normally rate books I haven’t read at least 100 pages of, but I’m feeling cranky....more
DNF after an hour. Chirpy narration doesn’t suit all cozy mysteries, and the characterization seems pretty flat. Cryptozoology seems like an interestiDNF after an hour. Chirpy narration doesn’t suit all cozy mysteries, and the characterization seems pretty flat. Cryptozoology seems like an interesting hook, but thus far none of this really grabs me. ...more
I guess you could shelve this under serial killer rom-com?
Despite the copious trigger warnings, I didn’t mind the killing parts at all and even laugheI guess you could shelve this under serial killer rom-com?
Despite the copious trigger warnings, I didn’t mind the killing parts at all and even laughed a couple of times (though details of the murder game are pretty sketched in and appear to get less time the further you get into the story), but the romance felt pretty juvenile and dialogue is textbook indie NA.
DNF about halfway through. I just cringed at the predictable banter and the way these supposedly stone cold Dexter-y killers plan and execute all these elaborate murders, but can’t get manage to get into the same room together to figure out if he likes her/she likes him.
There are times when the book also feels really, really pleased with itself, which chafes when the plot and dialogue and humor don’t always deliver....more
Listened to literally a minute on audio. Starts off with a girl ripping a hair out of her nipple, and glancing at reviews, it doesn't seem to get any Listened to literally a minute on audio. Starts off with a girl ripping a hair out of her nipple, and glancing at reviews, it doesn't seem to get any better from there....more
I’d really like to hear the mother/lawyer’s and accused daughter’s POVs, but the father’s section is dragging on and on. You’d think a pastor’s/dad’s I’d really like to hear the mother/lawyer’s and accused daughter’s POVs, but the father’s section is dragging on and on. You’d think a pastor’s/dad’s POV would be interesting considering the ethical dilemmas and daughter’s predicament, but even Richard Armitage reading it can’t make it so.
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