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Christmas at the Little Cottage on the Hill
- Narrated by: Alison Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- marjan
- 06-12-19
Vague and Irritating
The narrator performs actually very nicely when she occasionally forgets to use the irritating whispering or exaggerating high toned unnatural voices and intonation.
After a ridiculously overdone (both story and narrating), but completely uninteresting visit to a bridal shop, while any real story is nowhere to be found (yet?), I have stopped.
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- annie101
- 05-12-19
Narrator made it difficult to draw into the story
Terrible narration no spirit or passion in the reading difficult to stay interested. A shame
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- julia boardman
- 04-12-19
Awful narration
The narrators style is best suited to reading bedtime stories to a 5 year old.
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- Ashley
- 21-11-20
lacklustre and irritating
the synopsis appealled as did the setting but unfortunately this book was awful. One of the main character's son was a horrendous, unrealistic and unlikeable character that i was praying would get lost forever in a snow storm but alas, no - (I am from a large family and have 4 children of my own so have a reasonable knowledge base on 10 year old boys). The narrator had a syrupy voice that should have pleased but instead seemed out of place. she sounded like the 1970s Cadbury's Caramel advert in between the characters which to be fair, she did act out well, it was the background narration that was woeful. as for the story.... just don't bother.
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- Zeeta
- 19-11-20
Like a warming hug on a cold winters evening
Unlike the previous reviews I found the narration to be excellent. She drew me into the storyline in this and the previous books in the series. The storyline was good and I found I really cared about the charactors. Lovely to listen to with a cup of hot chocolate.
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- Mrs. C. A. Walker
- 08-09-20
Delightful
A beautiful story from beginning to end. It was a joy to listen to,
Thankyou
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- Chrissy
- 03-01-21
Narration nightmare
This was a cute easy listen Christmas story - BUT - the narration was dreadful ! The simpering whining voice was irritating at best - more suited to an M&S advert for a chocolate dessert than story telling. Will steer clear of anything narrated by Alison Campbell in future.
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- Nicole Sell
- 29-12-20
great story
poor narration, difficult to distinguish characters, often think reading to children, however great story
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- Me
- 19-12-20
Increase narration speed to 1.2
Firstly- the narration style was almost unbearably syrupy to start with. I adjusted the speed, and it was fine. I’d advise it if you’re finding it too much!
The story had a nice country Christmassy vibe, with a good tale of new beginnings to give it a bit more substance, and a side story about a wedding, which I found rather twee. Probably more enjoyable if you’d read previous in the series first (I hadn’t, and found the first chapters a bit confused). There is a LOT of stuff about the wedding in here - choosing a dress, picking flowers etc - if that’s not for you, then avoid this book!
It was a nice story for getting in the Christmas mood, but a bit cheesy even for a lover of Christmas chick-lit like me!
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-12-20
Saccharine but enjoyable
Cynical me really struggled with the narrator but this was an easy listen.
A sweet story but very cheesy
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- Gusta53
- 16-11-19
Magical, Emotional, New and old Friends
Five stars for Emma Davies complex characters and five for Alison Campbell's beautiful narration. You will love the characters, feel their joys, pain, frustration, love and triumph. Joy's Acre is a place I love to return to again and again. Getting to know the new guests in the thatched cottages, and how they interact with the staff and owners of Joy's Acre is an amazing journey. I feel as if I'm catching up with old friends and making new ones. Love this series!