The premise of this book is gripping. A ticking time bomb that malfunctions, giving said bomb just enough time to realize that they may not want to be a bomb? Perfect. The execution of the story is just a little slow. There’s several scenes of, “There’s nothing else to do, so I’ll just sit here..
Review from All the Ugly and Wonderful Things →
Sweet story with some moral issues that can make you question your own stance. If underage sexual content is too much for you steer clear. I found that I still stand by my beliefs but maybe can allow for instances where it’s not quite so black and white? Or not,,, honestly I am undecided as..
This review may contain a few spoilers…. Stories that explore moral ambiguities fascinate me, and as the title suggests, All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, asks its reader to consider what is ugly and what is wonderful. The book presents a deep dive into an issue that on its face is supremely ugly. Through Aunt..
Review from Eversea →
The narration was so slow I had to bump up the speed to 1.4 to make it tolerable. I also don’t like the narrator’s southern accent. The story was good, but it’s annoying that Boyd made the main character a 22yo virgin, and it’s also annoying that the story is split in two books.
This book had some disturbing and difficult parts to get over but once I let the story just happen and not judge, it became one of my favorites so far on Audible. Some very interesting characters that you come to love.
Love is not always black and white. Love evolves. Love changes. And love is often messy and complicated. The book is not your average love story and will does cater on the edge of what is appropriate per our current culture. But love sometimes is more than a number, as taboo as it is.
I wasn’t expecting much based on the description and as the story went along I was waiting for the unusual situation to wear thin and become boring or just plain ridiculous but it was wonderful. I didn’t want it to end!
I can’t say I would recommend it. I was a little blown away that it was like that.
Review from Liar’s Bench →
I didn’t want to put this down. Well developed characters and interesting plot. Narration wad superb. I will look for more books by this author and this narrator.
Review from Bless Her Dead Little Heart →
After listening to all of the cat in the stacks books I was really put off by this different narrator. It was really annoying to hear her different pronunciation of Miss Angel’s and the detective, Kenisha Berry’s names. Her overly affected accent was difficult to tolerate at times. Sounded like she was speaking with a..