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Strange Magic
- Narrated by: Julia Barrie
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Summary
Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. It's no surprise therefore that when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run.
Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over Rosie. There's the eccentric academic who bustles in to demand she help in a hunt for the bones of the notorious Ursula Cadence, a witch long since put to death. And there's curator Sam Stone, a man about whom Rosie can't decide if he's tiresomely annoying or extremely captivating.
Finding herself and Sam embroiled in a peculiar centuries-old mystery, Rosie quickly discovers that the secrets of the past come with their own real danger as a strange magic threatens to envelop them all.
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- Little Red
- 11-09-17
A reasonable listen
It took me a while to make up my mind about this book. I wasn't keen on the narration although I got used to it.
Some parts were well researched where others didn't ring true. Like the church and priest involvement, witches were pagan, as well as the devilish/supernatural elements (the devil being a Christian construct). I will however, lookout for more books in this series if they are written with the hope that these aspects will improve and the dialogue for the main character, Rosie Strange, tightens up and makes her look less ignorant and silly.
One to watch with the makings of a good series of light listening, mildly creepy books.
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- Katherine Russell
- 24-03-22
bit of a slow start but stick with it
this topm me a good 5 paragraphs to get to the point where I was stuck on it. but eventually it sucks you in. I now want a second please 🙏
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- Lancashire Amazon Customer
- 14-09-22
Good witcharound :)
Takes a bit to get going...but fantastic. I'm buying the next book right now 😉.
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- nicola kaye
- 21-09-17
fab story
I really didn't know what to expect when I downloaded this book but I found it so funny that I was laughing out loud at some points but a great story I will be definitely getting future books.
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- Xander P
- 20-09-17
Annoyingly selfish main character
I loved the story but I found myself cringing way too often at lead character Rosie's selfish attitude displayed throughout. I suppose she was intended to annoy, given her line of work, but still. Too much.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-05-18
easy listen enjoyable story
a good mix of romance and magic. i really enjoyed this easy listen with 2 enjoyable lead characters and rolling plot
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- Justin D. Rumsby
- 02-05-19
A nice nonchalant adventure
For a story that has adventure and a bit of suspense in it, it certainly is a layer back affair.
The story is quite slow throughout. However, it’s enjoyable and there’s a chuckle to be had very often. The plot is good gets a bit weak towards the end,
This book is certainly interesting enough to have you sticking with it too the end.
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- john
- 01-12-17
fantastic
loved it. very enjoyable read. kept me on my toes unsure of what was going to happen.
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- MRS SHEEN
- 06-09-17
A bit too Essex girl for me
What did you like best about Strange Magic? What did you like least?
I thought it was a reasonably good story and with a better narrator it would probably have been very gripping, I liked it enough to carry on listening to the end to find out what happened.
I didn' t like the emphesis on estuary speak and Essex girl.
The story could have been much more gripping if some of the characters were more believable. I definitely did not like the narrator, when you have to rely on other people reading to you it is very important that it is a good naeeator
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Not bad a bit wet and too essex
Would you be willing to try another one of Julia Barrie’s performances?
Definitely not
Did Strange Magic inspire you to do anything?
Not really
Any additional comments?
I probably won't try any other books by Syd Moore unless they are read by a better narrator
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- Ali P
- 28-11-17
Good easy fun listen
A 'jolly' story with enough plot and humor to keep me listening. The two main characters are likable although the female protagonist is more convincing than the male romantic interest. I see the second book is out...can we have an Audible version soon please
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