worth a read

good characters and storyline worth a read well written and narrated if recommend this book

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Enjoyable

Good but horrid if you know what I mean. The story was good, but sad too, you know what’s going on but that didn’t spoil it for me. It was tense at times and took a little while to feel for some of the characters but all in all I enjoyed it.

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well written.

This Author loves words and uses them beautifully. The story is a break from the norm and narrated well. It kept me guessing right to the end.

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Audio Page Turner!!

Where does The Burning Air rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Near the top. My wife read it in her book club and suggested it which immediately put me off ;-) but I was pleasantly surprised. It was really good.

What other book might you compare The Burning Air to, and why?

Gone Girl

Have you listened to any of Candida Gubbins’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Not yet but I'm off to have a look now.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

As the author allows you to start putting the pieces of the story together, you get a Wow moment.

Any additional comments?

A great book that really builds the visual imagery throughout in your head. I highly recommend it.

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Amazing read

Would you consider the audio edition of The Burning Air to be better than the print version?

The audio edition is by far better than the printed version. For a start, without going into details of my disability, I can listen to this book anywhere on my iPad. I can lie in bed and listen without having to hold up a printed book. I expect for able bodied people it would allow them to get their jobs done around the house while listening to an excellent book. Audio books such as this one is essential to my quality of life. I like listening to good, well-written murder mystery and thriller books.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Burning Air?

As I mentioned, The Burning Air is an excellent book in every way. The whole book was memorable for me but if I have to choose a particular part of the book then it had to be the twist at the end. Throughout the book there are twists and turns. It is a very clever story. Well thought out and very gripping. I found my sympathies alternating between the the MacBride family and Darcy and his mum, which I found unusual. The plot was convoluted but fairly easy to follow once your mind assimilated all the players in the story. I found myself going back over previous parts of the book to understand who was who and the part they played in the plot. The girl Kerry was weak and impressionable and it is such people who draw to them like a magnet the twisted people in society. Having said that, she was not as dim as one first thought, and, again, I could find sympathy for her. The twist at the end was not expected and turned everything the reader had thought throughout the book on its head. The title 'The Burning Air' is a good title for this book and the title and write-up were deciders in me wanting to download and listen to it. Having read this then I am going to read Erin Kelly's The Poison Tree. I can recommend this book to everyone who likes a good thriller.

What about Candida Gubbins’s performance did you like?

Candida, I think, balanced the reading very well. She sounded sympathetic, while upping the tension, in all the right places in the book. She gave each character his/her own voice so it was easy to distinguish who was speaking in the book. Candida also built up the tension as the book progressed through the first half of the book telling the MacBride Family story. And she did the same as she narrated Darcy's story. When the two parts of the story came together is was a tremendous twist and Candida did very well to give it the gravitas it deserved/required. A good narrator.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I would have liked to listen to it all in one sitting but I wasn't able to. It is a long book, but I like long books. And stretching it out over a few days added to the excitement and anticipation of the next time I was able to listen.

Any additional comments?

Erin Kelly is a new author to me. I think she has only published three books to date, but if she continues to write more books like The Burning Air, I predict she will be a popular author and her books will have a huge following. She is a very clever author and describes her characters so well but didn't dwell overly on their descriptions like some authors do. She pitched it just right for me. I was able to listen and imagine in my mind every scene and every character as it happened. Without sounding clichéd, I felt that I was there looking on as the story unfolded, especially at Far Barn. I would love to listen to more stories by this author. I hope she writes more.

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Not for me

Finished, but struggled with both narration and then the story line from about half way through.

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A very gripping read.

The only fault I had with this really great story, was the fact it was narrated by a Women - it took me a good few chapters before Darcy was revealed to myself to be a Man.

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Really good read

A very interesting story. Believable characters that you actually care about - or dislike for good reason - and good plots. Well narrated. A bargain for £5!!

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A fantastic, gripping listen

I loved Erin Kelly's first novel 'The Poison Tree' but was hugely disappointed by her second novel. This, her third novel, is excellent, her best yet. I was gripped from the opening lines to the last and could not stop listening. It is the best novel I have listened to this year, without doubt and has renewed my faith in the genre of psychological crime fiction. Like 'the Poison Tree' there is a hint of Barbara Vine at her best. Erin Kelly writes beautifully, her characterisation is perfect as is the evocation of place. I found the characters a little unbelievable in 'the Poison Tree' but they are far more developed here. I love the use of different narrators as I think this adds an extra twist to the story. Of course the excellent writing is also helped by the brilliant narration of Candida Gubbins who brings the characters to life perfectly.

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Unbelievably Fantastic

The reason I call this unbelievably fantastic is that is what it is. The story/plot is full of so many twists, turns and unbelievable coincidences that I just wanted to keep listening to it even when I should have been doing other things. Erin Kelly has an amazing way of putting a complicated plot together and making it interesting and easy to follow without the strain of confusion. It is, in fact, beautifully written and in my opinion her best yet.

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