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Performance
Overall
Excellent, Unforgettable, Best of the nest
Very good, thoroughly enjoyed,
Good, Solid, Enjoyed many aspects
STAR RATINGS GUIDE
Nora Roberts Meets Liane Moriarty
THE BIRDICT
š§” I had my hat, my cauldron and my broomstick all ready for this one. I had recently listened to Juno Dawsonās Her Majestyās Royal Coven and wanted more in the same vein. I had arrived at the wrong audiobook. But all was not lost.
š This is more like Big Little Lies as if written by Nora Roberts. Thereās a trio of women, a massive sinister plot and magic. Iāll go into the reasons you should listen to this in a moment. But first, Iāll just say that what didnāt quite work for me was the tone. As with the works of Roberts, itās a bit too saccharine for my cold, dead British soul. And the messaging is very much in the hit-over-head style. Now for the good stuff.
š Listen to this for the totally addictive plot, which has more twists and turns than my hair in humid weather; for the badass women, and for the dose of justice in an unjust world.
SQUAWKING THE TALK
š§ Iām not sure how, but Iāve never listened to January LaVoy before this. Her performance is reminiscent of Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) in Desperate Housewives. Her voice has a rich, luxuriant quality that feels like swimming in melted chocolate.
š§ Overall, just good fun. I found it easy to differentiate characters and felt immersed in the story.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER: SIMILAR AUDIOBOOKS
Nothing for this one. Maybe next time!
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The Change
THE BLURB
The change is coming....
Nessa: the Seeker
Jo: the Protector
Harriett: the Punisher
With newfound powers, the time has come to take matters into their own hands....
After Nessa is widowed and her daughters leave for college, sheās left alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet hours, she hears voices belonging to the deadāwho will only speak to her.
On the cusp of 50, Harriettās marriage and career imploded, and she hasnāt left her house in months. But her life is far from overāin fact, sheās undergone a stunning metamorphosis.
Jo spent 30 years at war with her body. The rage that arrived with menopause felt like the last strawāuntil she discovers sheās able to channel it.
Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio discover the abandoned body of a teenage girl. The police have written off the victim. But the women have not. Their own investigations lead them to more bodies and a world of wealth where the rules donāt applyāand the realisation that laws are designed to protect villains, not the vulnerable.
So itās up to these three women to avenge the innocent, and punish the guiltyā¦.
The time has come to embrace The Change.
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