Loved this! Can't wait for the next instalment. Very "Thursday Murder Club" but with younger people. Lovely characters, make you really side with them,Loved this! Can't wait for the next instalment. Very "Thursday Murder Club" but with younger people. Lovely characters, make you really side with them, audio is superb as always.
Highly recommended for true crime audio novel perfection enthusiasts!...more
Many disappointed reviews for this one over here on GR. I was on an absolute True Crime Cast of Actors Audio kick this week, so this was actually very Many disappointed reviews for this one over here on GR. I was on an absolute True Crime Cast of Actors Audio kick this week, so this was actually very very good for me.
We are at an opening of a luxury retreat style hotel in Dorset. We know that something terrible happened, people died, there was a massive fire and there were birds.
The story goes back and forth, using journals from the past, first person accounts in the past and present, there is some mysterious magical elements, and some Blair Witch vibes (because woods) and some new age woo woo jargon rounding off the atmosphere nicely.
I didn't mind the birds. And i liked how the stories from the past and present intertwined and provided the resolution for so many wrongs and justice for lots of local folks. Again, highly recommended for those of you who enjoy True Crime full cast of characters. I might make a new shelf just for these! ...more
Typical who-dunnit in the age of Reality TV - a Podcaster follows the cold case of the disappearance of a teenage boy during a party at the house of tTypical who-dunnit in the age of Reality TV - a Podcaster follows the cold case of the disappearance of a teenage boy during a party at the house of this reality TV stars' family. It's now 20 years later, and the podcast is interviewing the kids of the family (3) and the mom about what really happened to Bradley. They find out. And uncover a couple more murder culprits in the process.
With actual pop culture references and many real reality tv stars mentioned, this read felt very current and captivating. Again, this is really written for the audio performance with a cast of characters. Highly recommended for fans of True Crime podcast format books!
Incredible audio read. There was certainly a good portion of "right book at the right time" in the mix, But i loved spending time in 1500s Scotland, at Incredible audio read. There was certainly a good portion of "right book at the right time" in the mix, But i loved spending time in 1500s Scotland, at the time of the witch hunt hysteria, when people (men) were so afraid of others (women), and things they couldn't explain or understand, that the female population was stripped of not only their right to utter defence again ludicrous accusations, but basically their humanity and right to coexist.
Men could be hateful creatures in the past. Not one man pictured as intrinsically good in this story, and hence it is a story of female strength, friendship and trust.
We meet Jura, a young healer who goes into employ of a Baillie as a maid. She loves doing charm magic and ribbon protection magic. She means only to wish well. We also meet Anna, Danish princess embarking on a journey across the seas to her betrothed, King James (what a zealot), reluctantly. Along Anna brings Kirsten, her maid in waiting. Fate and men bring the 3 women together in unexpected way.
For people who, like me, almost gave up because they couldn't handle the suspense, the story ends well - though not everyone gets what the reader wishes for them.
An enchanting and magical (not literally) historical tale with at time horrific details of witch hunts and torture, highly recommended for lovers of historical fiction. ...more
This was so over the top it was like reading the literary version of Pulp Fiction. I liked it though.
Not sure if it's the setting - Atlantic City, thThis was so over the top it was like reading the literary version of Pulp Fiction. I liked it though.
Not sure if it's the setting - Atlantic City, the gambling, all the side characters - but the plot cacophony made for a very entertaining listen.
Finlay, Steven and Nick are the same as they were in the previous instalments, but their character development is taking hyperbolic form - Finlay loses all sense of self when in presence of Nick, which is all the time, because he turns up EVERYWHERE where Fin is, Steven is so obnoxious it's absurd, and won't let the idea of them as a family go..
*** 2 "read this last week, can't remember what it was about" stars
aside from completely unmemorable plot, this was a pretty entertaining listen, and*** 2 "read this last week, can't remember what it was about" stars
aside from completely unmemorable plot, this was a pretty entertaining listen, and i am obviously reading the next one in the series.
Steven is still a douche canoe, Nick is still perfection, and Finlay is still unable to say to her surrounding (except for Vero) what she really wants to say.
This was absolutely a great second to the Finlay series. This time, our girl has to save her douche canoe of an ex husband from an assassin who has taThis was absolutely a great second to the Finlay series. This time, our girl has to save her douche canoe of an ex husband from an assassin who has taken on the job from the elusive Fed Up.
Same as in the first instalment, there are many possible perps, and multiple love interests. I keep suspecting Nick though. ...more
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actualFeels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit.
Merged review:
Feels like I was on a journey of "when is Viv gonna grow a back bone". Which ended in her kind of doing it, but also still not really. Dante is actually a little too mushy for my taste. I wish he was openly meaner. There might be something not quite okay with me, okay??? Overall I do want my romance reads darker and spice more explicit....more
Yeay this was so entertaining. Characters - straight forward, real. Plot - intricate, witty. Romance - well, not much of that, but has potential. The Yeay this was so entertaining. Characters - straight forward, real. Plot - intricate, witty. Romance - well, not much of that, but has potential. The writing has you in its spades immediately, and the narration by Angela is superb.
For a series where a crime author turns amateur sleuth, women stick together, men are thoroughly villainous, and the story just writes itself this was a banging first instalment. I was a fan from the first chapter and started on the next one right away.
Finlay is a young (early 30s) mom of 2, maybe that's what makes it easier to empathize? Anyway, the central murder in this book and the side characters were suspicious and I was rooting for Julian the whole time...more
i don't even know why, but i don't give a single hoot. The drummer guy is too haughty and the writer guy is super inconsistTIME OF DEATH - (DNF) @ 20%
i don't even know why, but i don't give a single hoot. The drummer guy is too haughty and the writer guy is super inconsistent and unrelatable. I'm bored....more
The only thing that is HOSTILE in this book is the Tattoo Shop called Hostile Ink. The MC's are actually very cute, and not at all hostile - so like ⭐The only thing that is HOSTILE in this book is the Tattoo Shop called Hostile Ink. The MC's are actually very cute, and not at all hostile - so like ⭐⭐⭐ out of 5.
I mean, Rhett (ew, my inner Scarlett O'Hara is rebelling - i just can't see any Rhett without this really thinnnnnnnn stache - ...more
Was I entertained? Yes, I guess I was. But was I enthralled and couldn't wait to find out what was happening? No. So a very mid experience overall, 2.Was I entertained? Yes, I guess I was. But was I enthralled and couldn't wait to find out what was happening? No. So a very mid experience overall, 2.5 ⭐
This is a story about Saffy (Saffron), her younger sister Poppy, and Saffy's old friend Leona. Saffy is struggling with her mental health (to which the author refers to as her 'crisis' which I guess is the modern way of saying 'mental breakdown' which to me sounds even more outdated but okay), and her ex husband who has custody of their son. There is also her younger sister Poppy, who was assaulted by an unknown individual some time ago. There is Leona, her daughter and husband whom Saffy dislikes very much. Oh and of course the main problem, Leona disappears. With her daughter. And Poppy and Saffy (what stupid names) are left guessing.
The police who gets involved right away seem completely unmotivated to investigate properly. Maybe this is how I felt because this mystery is told not from police POV. Saffy starts sleuthing by herself. There really isn't all that much more to it. The suspense is there but it's all a bit overdramatized and not deep. Just a peddle puddle of personal connections, bad men and mistrustful women all over, with 2/5...more
I love Cora's books. Present company excluded. This was a pornographic story about a student (TA), his prematurely ejaculating professor, and the saidI love Cora's books. Present company excluded. This was a pornographic story about a student (TA), his prematurely ejaculating professor, and the said professor's penis.
This book is an example of taking a sub-trope (or fetish) and making it into an erotica novel. In this case it's about a man with a very sensitive set of genitalia and so exactly 87% of the book is him either (a) trying not to come in his pants or, (b) in fact coming untouched.
That's it. There is no plot. There's a dash of romance. Uncontrollable ejaculations aside, Silas (the professor) was a walking red flag somehow? Everything is consensual but my mind was made up when he found himself rimming his TA like he just couldn't help himself.
And I see many readers praising this for its humor? Sure, I guess coming in pants stories are funny?
If you want to try Cora Rose, stick with her "Unexpected" series....more
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