Worse Audio Book I Have Ever Heard

I purchased this book based on the 5 star reviews left by 3 other people. However, I did wonder why no one left a more personal review or summary about the book. To be fair, I had just purchased 3 credits. The first book I selected was wasted because I wasn’t able to get into the story, which is rare for me. This was the first time I ever bailed out early, like at chapter 5. It wasn’t a bad book, just not my usual genre so I purchased this book next and was eager to get lost in the story. However, I was immediately disappointed a second time... This book was just painful to listen to at the get go, but I refused to waste another credit so I stuck with it to the end. The narrator was fine. It was the writing style of the author that made it agonizing to listen to. This was nothing I had ever experienced before. I like a story that moves along at a good clip. However, with this book, every line that was narrated, came with a minute or two, sometimes three, of a narration of the character’s inner most thought processes behind the actual words spoken aloud by the character. In other words, instead of a spoken line and then a line from another character, per se, you were marred down by the thought process that the character goes through that made them ultimately say what was said. Not sure if I am conveying this correctly, but it slowed the flow of the book tremendously. I have been a faithful Audible member since 2007 so I have listened to a lot of great books. But this is the first time I was compelled to leave a review, because the book was just so excruciating slow. Since I personally rely on reviews before selecting a book, I wanted to warn others not to be swayed by the 5 star ratings left by others who chose not to leave a more personalized review. You may possibly appreciate this book like the three other reviewers but for me it was just painful.

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my favorite von Armin so far

laugh out loud funny in places, and I love the strength of these women in their particular situations. make sure and listen to the afterward. the context is useful