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Just OK.

Overall
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-03-25

Did I hate it, no, did I like it, not really. It was just OK. The Narration was good, I will say that. Oh, and I finished it, so that's something too.

One thing I REALLY hate in a book is repetitiveness, and this book has it in droves. I remember the story; you don't have to repeat it a million times. Either the author thinks the reader/listener is an idiot and can't remember what was said before in the story, or it's a page-filler, Either way, it's annoying.

That's my two cents.

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Wow! Great Book!

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-20-24

This is one of those books that takes you through some intense emotions. There were times when it even made me cry—books never do that for me.

The story is both heartbreaking and fulfilling. It shows love in all kinds of ways. It also hits hard on the PTSD that comes from veterans who have experienced war at a time when it was not talked about or addressed.

The performance made this book even better. I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much had Julia Whelan not been the narrator. She is amazing!

Just listen to this book, its SO good.

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I stopped listening.

Overall
1 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-10-24

There are SO many bad things about this book that I am not even going to try to name them all. The narrator was bad, dramatic allllll the time, so annoying.

The main character's son gets bullied for not having a dad. Really? What year are we in? This book was written on 2022, not 1965. Stupid.

Don't bother.

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I liked it!

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-27-24

I thought the book was interesting enough to keep me listening. The performances were excellent. I think if I had READ this book rather than LISTENED to it, I would have stopped midway through. With that said, the narrators were great and made the book an interesting listen.

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Everyone should listen to this book!

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-27-24

I have a son who struggles with mental health issues ... this book made me look at things so differently. I learned so much, and feel compelled to listen again.

There is only one thing I need to give feedback on, that is the narration. I think if a professional voice actor did the reading it would have been easier to listen to.

The content was exceptional.

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Get to the point already.

Overall
1 out of 5 stars
Performance
2 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-27-24

I was 5 hours into this 10-hour book just waiting for something to happen, and this is book 1. I had a long drive and was thinking this would pass the time. Nope! I shut it off. It got to the point where the story was just repetitive. I turned on music and was way happier with my drive.

Boring book. I'm mad I got it on the 2 for 1.

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I'm just flat bored!

Overall
1 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-27-24

At first, I started to like the book, but then came the "love interest", what a snooze fest. I found myself rolling my eyes at every spoken word. There was nothing hot about these two, nothing. I rolled my eyes and stopped the book. There are a million books out there, this one is NOT WORTH LISTENING TO!!! And ... this is book 1? No thank you.

The performance was decent, that much I will say.


Not for me.

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Great Book

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-25-24

I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It was well written and had excellent narration (I am so glad they used the same narrator for all the characters, makes the book so much more enjoyable). I don't want to give anything away, just listen to it.

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Yawn! Don't bother.

Overall
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-08-24

I had an hour and a half left and I just couldn't finish it.

First...the narrators... the woman grated at my every nevre. The man ... he was just OK. I'm picky about narration...it can completely ruin a book for me.

Second ... the story. I'm not a prude at all ... but the sex part of this book made me roll my eyes. If I heard Knob and Pu*** one more time I was going to bang my head against the wall. It was SO not sexy. it was cringe worthy. I wanted the story to unfold but the writer was so hung up on the sex between the two that the story got lost. Maybe the story unfolded the last hour and a half of the book that I refused to listen to.

If this wasn't a free book, I would have been mad at the time I wasted listening to it.

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Captured me.

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-09-24

The narration from Julia Whelan made this book! I think with average narration, the book would have fallen flat. I liked the story a lot, the only thing that grated on me was repetition. I think repeating the same thing many times is more filler than a book needs. Other than that, I liked it.

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