Very clever

The blogs at the beginnings of each chapter were irritating and at times I found the narrative opaque but otherwise this was Ms Harris on excellent form.
She skillfully misleads her readers with subtle misdirection but I will avoid spoilers.
Readers who enjoyed the St Oswald series will enjoy this.

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Disappointing narration

Having "read" Gentlemen & Players I was looking forward to Blue Eyed Boy, but unfortunately it was a different narrator and his Yorkshire accent was just not up to scratch; veering between Geordie and Scouse and skirting Yorkshire via Manchester. The story however was up to Joanne Harris' usual high standard.

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Bizarre

I persevered with it out of curiosity to see what happened. I found the whole story line and characters quite bizarre and the narration by Colin Moody definitely helped. I dont think I would have finished the book if I had read it myself. Gentlemen and Players is a far more enjoyable book. Not sure if I will read/ listen to the third book in the series

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Annoying reading

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It's a great story but why did the reader have to do all the female characters as if performing in a Monty Python sketch? It nearly made me give up

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Great twists

Joanne Harris is a great writer, this wasn't my favourite of her stories but was true to good form.

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Don’t be put off!

Don’t let the negative reviews deter you from giving this a try. It’s terrific. I hesitated for some time but should have trusted Joanne Harris. She gets inside human psychology and spreads it out without being either over-deliberate or shy. It’s a vicious little tale. Perhaps some readers are uncomfortable at being in touch with this darkness, or unfamiliar with this internet-based narrative but I found it a fascinating and intimate storytelling style. Which is, after all, the point.
I have to say the narration was fine until he introduced the accents - then you could hear the effort and it interfered with your involvement which was annoying as it mattered all characters were believable.

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Great book, disappointing narration

I loved this when I read it, but this narrator is terrible. His Yorkshire accent is awful, his women sound like a Monty Python sketch, the Northern Irish (?) veers into something resembling a cowboy drawl, and whether the mother is Geordie/Scouse/Yorkshire remains a mystery.
It's a good story, kicking off a great series, but in dire need of rerecording.

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Not the best Joanne Harris

I found this a really disappointing book as I had loved all Joanna Harris' others.
It was very hard to listen to. I gave up after giving it a really good go. Sorry will not be recommending this. I found it hard to follow and the never ending 'blog' updates just annoyed me.

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Useless narration

I've got 12 hours and 2 minutes to go and I simply can't take anymore of this unrealistic erratic narration. I can't comment on the story as I don't know what it is. I do know that I have listened to Gentlemen and Players, Different Class and A Narrow Door and enjoyed the narration and became immersed in the storyline. A return I'm afraid.

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boring

I am sorry to report that this novel was incredibly boring and long-winded. Initially the characters seemed intruiging and worth continuing with, but after a while it just became monotonous and just a little sick. Having read other novels by this author including Chocolat, I found this incredibly poor. In fact this is the first audible i have listened to in 3 years that I have given up on. I normally resolutely persevere in the hope that things will get better. Previous reviews suggest it is worth waiting for the huge "plot twist" at the end....sorry, this book should be readable from cover to cover...this wasn't and it is a poor reflection on the author.
It has certainly put me off endeavouring to read more of Harris's fiction.

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