This is a great story with some unique and interesting aspects. The narration is good overall – the voice actor for the main narrator and the Finch are excellent. As others have mentioned there was a lot that seemed unrealistic and uneven about the young girl’s character and part of this for me was that her voice did not sound realistic. I’m assuming they had an adult reading this part and having an actual child actor read the part would have been better. All the other voices were truly excellent. The world of Magic is developed very well, but I didn’t think the subtle aspects of character development were always quite as good. For example, the young girl’s reaction to the loss of her parents didn’t seem realistic. It was as if the author was occasionally reminding us quickly that she was grieving, but otherwise there was no sign of it. She also seemed inconsistent – one minute being kind and loving and helpful and another minute, wanting to torture people. It’s true that people are complex, but these didn’t ring true the way they were written. The characters’ reaction to intentional mass killing of cats was beyond odd. It was a rather important part of the story that came up repeatedly, but they seemed to have no reaction or compassion whatsoever regarding that and just treated it as another clue in solving the mystery. I kept waiting for someone to at least make a brief comment like “poor cats.“ But nothing. Despite these oddities, the story was still really good and an enjoyable listen, mainly due to the really interesting story concept and great voice acting for Finch (and all characters other than the girl) but slightly deeper character development would have made it even better. I’m looking forward to the next one.