Coda Dancer

Beautiful!

Reviewed: 04-05-24

What a wonderful story of the epic journey of two young gay women in the latter 19th century. They courageously begin a journey from their birthplace of England to the unknown world of Canada, where they hope to settle in a life where they can be together.
I was swept up into the story and couldn't stop listening; it was so well put together, plus, the narrator did an outstanding job! I wished the book did not have to come to an end - it was a beautiful story!

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A great read with fantastic narration!

Reviewed: 02-20-24

The author did an amazing job with the meticulous research needed to have been done to write this wonderful book. Plus, Florence Howard's flawless, mellifluous narration was the icing on the proverbial cake -- I loved her use of accents and intonations.

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A web of deceit!

Reviewed: 02-20-24

I loved it, this was a great story! There had to be so much research put into it for the background, and it certainly was not the usual trope for this genre.
Once it got to the part that revealed the punchline of the occurrence that took place, I couldn't put it down; I had to stay up and listen to the rest of it, as I fought sleep LOL!
And, of course, narration by Abby Craden was wonderful, as usual.

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Fantastic read!

Reviewed: 01-18-24

What a fantastic read! It took me in a direction totally different from what I had expected. It was funny and enticing, plus the narrators did an excellent job; and I couldn't wait to hit play again after having to pause to deal with daily mundanities such as working!
I have read a couple of Melissa Lenhardt's other books and must say that she certainly knows how to weave an excellent tale; she is now one of my favorite authors!

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OMG - Boring!

Reviewed: 10-23-23

It was totally boring up until the very end of chapter 16, when there's approximately 8 hours and 37 minutes left of this 20-hour and 58 minute book! I believe that's the point where details of the second séance begin, and that finally livens up the story. I assumed things would continue to pick up and be interesting from there onward; uh, no! Once the fun details of that second séance finish, it goes back to its boring quotes and dull details of the Victorian era!
Not wanting to be a quitter, I continued to struggle through -- now beginning to work on other things as I listened to this book half-heartedly. It was definitely a chore! I reassessed when there were finally only 4 hours and 12 minutes left: still boring as all get-out!

I love stories about time travel, but this one just went on and on with such boring and endless details about absolutely nothing! I can recall an actual guffaw once, and perhaps three other small chuckles in the entire book.

The narrator was excellent, but that alone could not hold my attention for 20+ hours of boring details. I did finally manage to finish listening to the entire book; but as stated previously, I was certainly doing other things that required attention to detail, such as filling out paperwork, etc! I tried!

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What a wonderful, amazing story!

Reviewed: 09-08-22

It's also heartbreaking, at times.

I feel it was well-written, and the author did a great job narrating her story. It kept me interested and intrigued throughout. Another reviewer made a comment about the author being repetitive in her description of the plants, trees, etc. But I found that it placed me directly there, in that it made me see exactly what the surroundings were in a particular moment.

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Wonderful story!

Reviewed: 08-24-22

I'd never heard of the Kentucky blue people before and I thought this was a wonderfully-written story. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.
The narrator, Katie Schorr, did a fantastic job. I read a few others' comments about their feeling that the accent wasn't right for the area. I had no expectations of hearing any particular accent, when I began the book. Instead, I was merely enthralled by the timbre of her voice & the emotion she was able to portray, along with the voices she did for the different characters.
A big thumbs-up for this book & narrator!

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I loved this story!

Reviewed: 07-27-22

You know from the beginning how the story ends, but it's the unfolding of the love story that's beautifully done.

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Loved this story!

Reviewed: 07-17-22

It was well-written & included an autistic child & a possibly low spectrum autism adult.
Was wishing it wouldn't end!

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Absolutely loved it!

Reviewed: 07-12-22

A wonderful story that kept me listening every spare moment that I had. It felt very authentic and is really well-written.

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