I had some time in between projects and was looking for a quick read. For some reason I came across this title and author. The author was new to me as well as the narrator. But for some reason I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. I was not disappointed! The reason that I did not give it a higher rating is because it is short. It is an “in-between” piece of work. It doesn’t have a satisfying conclusion, but I am reasonably sure that it will in a future work, which I am looking forward to, it will. Think of it as being “The Empire Strikes Back” in the original Star Wars trilogy good, but by itself not particularly fulfilling. The writing hits all the important points for this sort of genre, the characters are easy to recognize, the plot-line is simple and the pace is upbeat. It doesn’t talk down to the reader it is just an easy read. Which sometimes is all you want!
Now to the narrator, this was a new narrator to me and doing a quick Google search did not turn up any particular hits so I’m assuming she is relatively new to the trade. If that’s the case, keep her name in mind because I think she’s going places! Her voice is sweet but not cloyingly so. It is very smooth and very easy to listen too. The one thing that I would fault her for, is that she’s almost too good! We don’t have a chance to learn anything about her and relax knowing that she is talking with us. But that’s a minor complaint and it is something that is so hard to do that I’m sure she will do with time! I’m looking forward to listening to more books that she does and following her growth and experience.
All in all, a good experience! I’m just faulting it for the shortness of the book and the transitory nature of the story! I’m sure she will address both issues! But otherwise I am very happily satisfied! I think both the author and the narrator make a good team and watch for more output from them both.