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Horrible. I skipped to the final 5 or 6 chapters to find out the killer. Strange use of descriptive language and metaphors. Slow, dragging story. Far too many shallow, unlikable, unnecessary extra characters. Cliches: cruel power-hungry boss, shady politicians, deadbeat dads, drunk cops, rebellious teenagers. Bleh. Nothing endearing about anyone. There was no one to..

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This book is terrible. It’s one of these dumb ways to make money AI books. My brother said he was listening to an awful book. And I mentioned I was too. He said if it’s about an artist on an island stop listening it doesn’t get any better. He was right. Don’t give money to..

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It did not feel like a Variation in the style of Jane Austin. All characters including Elizabeth and Darcy felt like strangers. I did not enjoy anything about it.

I liked the story very much. However, it was a strain to understand because of the thick Gaelic accent. I would prefer a different narrator.

Didn’t capture my attention. Didn’t care about characters or the plot. Simply wasn’t very engaging

I liked this book, i liked the characters and storyline. I also enjoyed the narrators voice.

I don’t enjoy descriptive language, similes and metaphors being over used . I feel like I’m reading a Year 6 piece of writing ticking all the boxes!

Predictable and formulaic plots. The story is full of clichés and dull. The narrator is good.

The storyline itself was pretty decent, but the writing was grating . It felt like the author was a recent graduate from a creative writing class. Far too many similes. Far too many. All. The. Time. They were a cringey distraction. None of the voices / speech patterns felt very authentic either… The lead detective..

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Of all the books in all the worlds, make this the one you don’t download. The story, the setting and the scenery might urge to you to beg to differ. But trust me. Just don’t.