Review from Spoken Bones →
Admittedly, I’m only halfway through, but by this stage I would expect to be fully invested in the story. However, I’m finding it really slow. The narrator has a thick cozy Yorkshire accent which doesn’t interpret each of the characters particularly well. I’m finding it a struggle to persist with, but if I do get..
Review from Spoken Bones →
The narrator’s diction was difficult for me to understand. The story moved around and I lost interest.
Review from Of Stars and Lightning →
This slow burn is filled with secrets, lies, bad decisions, politics, god, magic, trials & forbidden romance.
Review from Spoken Bones →
I struggled to follow the story . Didn’t finish reading it . It had good reviews hence buying it . Now trying to return the title …. not easy to work that out !
Review from Metamorphoses →
Even though I have read both the Trial and the Castle, I found this book to be very esoteric. It is very much a book for the scholar deeply immersed in Literary theory.
Review from Tell-Tale Bones →
Enjoyed book 7 though a little confusing. I enjoy the NC Lewis series; look forward to more.
Review from Spoken Bones →
I lost interest to the point that I don’t even know who did it. I won’t be following this series.
Review from Spoken Bones →
Boring snd slow moving. Wasn’t engaging at all. Won’t comment continue with series. Unfortunately not my cup of tea.
Review from Spoken Bones →
I gave up. The characters were, as others have commented, very stereotyped. The story was slow and didn’t grip me. I didn’t warm to any of the characters either. And the narration was boring with very poor accents. One character who was supposed to be Glaswegian, (my daughter lives in Glasgow so I do know..
Review from Resurrection Bones →
I’ve listened to all of the previous DI Sallow series. I enjoyed the first few…but the quality has diminished over time and hit bottom with this one. Too many over used descriptions, a weak storyline…and a new morbidity that doesn’t woo the reader. Disappointing!