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Cindy Bellefeuille

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Interesting, Offbeat, Sad in a way

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2022-06-27

To have such success and still be so lonely on one end and to need such extreme validation on the other is a real commentary on our own lives and times, don't you think? Because, I think it's very easy to identify just a little bit with one or more of the characters in this story. Good read, this one.

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Great mystery! Recommend you read this!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2022-02-02

This genre is totally out of my wheelhouse, but I was looking for something completely different. Boy, I really enjoyed this novel! Couldn't put it down or wait to find out what was going to happen next. I got so involved with the characters that I was actually frustrated, angry and terrified for them. You really have to check this one out. Bravo, Author and Narrator!
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The story doesn't do much to recommend the Irish police or child services systems of 20 years ago, nor the guard investigations of today. But, there are, luckily, a few gems in there to do justice. The author weaves such a super story with lots of twists and ties everything up (heh heh) so you're not wondering about plot holes, but you will wonder who's good and who's bad. Just read it, you'll see!

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Here's a haunted house for you!

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Reviewed: 2022-01-06

Great writing! Very suspenseful, narration is on point and the story hooks yolks you like a fish caught on a line! A very worthwhile read.

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Road trip time for the family!

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2022-01-06

Pretty good read, rather gut-renching in some spots and invoking fury in others for the small family as you follow them through their harrowing journey of survival. Mr. Lebbon certainly has a way of drawing you into his stories! I must add, the narrators made this all possible. They acted each character with liveliness and excitement.

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To the Victor go the spoils, they say...

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Reviewed: 2021-09-18

and the victorious write the history. I find it interesting how people, places and actions can be added or taken away to or from an historical incident and still, we, who weren't there take it as fact. When we view the incident hundreds of years later, whose word do we take as absolute? Or is it a matter of perspective?

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Sorry, pass for me.

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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2021-08-25

The narrator was so detrimental to the stories that I couldn't concentrate on them at all. Sorry, but his voice was very hard to listen to and even understand at times. I struggled to finish this one and in the end wondered if it was really worth my time and effort. Decidedly not.

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Ah, Bruce Campbell, you know, that B-list actor?

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4 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 2020-11-29

Pretty good 3rd book, Bruce; very insightful. You truly are a "Jack of All Trades"! As a narrator, you're entertaining, but you talk too fast.

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Congo by Michael Crichton - Review

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2020-10-02

Struggled to finish due to narration and type of writing. Was kind of stilted and boring in spots and exciting in others - very uneven. I did fall in love with Amy who probably had better insight and intuition than any of the humans. Because of the civil and political unrest at the time, no one should've been traveling to the Congo for any reason whatsoever. Silly, greedy people.

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Informative, non-fiction of witch hunts and trials

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4 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 2020-01-22

A rather dry, but interesting retelling of infamous witch trials that swept Europe then America in the 17th Century. The book cover is a bit misleading; this is a non-fiction novel. So beware..

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We are all social animals after all...

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Reviewed: 2019-12-14

When I began listening to this book, I thought I was getting into a humourous novel. Oh, no, no, no. I soon realized it was a commentary on the social condition as it pertains to social media. Some people feel they can comment on anything. However they type with no regard, respect, thought or grace given to the anonymous comment they are composing. But, you know, sometimes it doesn't matter WHAT you write; someone will take offense - and it just may ruin your life as a result. Mr. Ronson has written an intriguing book that I couldn't put down. This is a very worthwhile read!

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