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dianadelacruisin's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Vomit
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Kidnapping
ruthypoo2's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fun, quick little read that I found very entertaining. I liked the voice and development of the main character, a woman raised in a dysfunctional home by a less-than-honorable single mother. The narrator’s career path has evolved from as a child, helping her mother run con’s, to being a financially self-sufficient adult by providing hand jobs to paying customers, to becoming a psychic adept at intuiting the problems of distressed wealthy women. In fact, the main character is even willing to read a home’s aura if the cash is right.
Being a keen evaluator of a person’s vulnerability, the narrator is anxious to take advantage when one of her well-to-do customers needs help cleansing the bad juju in her home. Little does our main character know what kind of risks she’s taking by involving herself with the bad spirits that infect her mark’s home and family!
For those unhappy with the setup of that begins this story, it’s helpful to know it was written as a short to be included in a collection of short stories that featured thieves, cheats, cons, frauds, etc. I thought the extent of the intro/background was necessary to understand the protagonist’s motivations and actions.
The story is told exclusively first person by the main character, who is streetwise and witty. I found the dialogue funny, and the story downright creepy at times. It was generally well written, and though I’d say I liked the conclusion, the maturity and cleverness of one young teen involved in the story really did strain the credibility of the narrative for me. Other than that, this short story is a fun ride.
I listened to the audiobook and found the narrator, Julia Whelan, to be just perfect in her reading of all the characters.
Being a keen evaluator of a person’s vulnerability, the narrator is anxious to take advantage when one of her well-to-do customers needs help cleansing the bad juju in her home. Little does our main character know what kind of risks she’s taking by involving herself with the bad spirits that infect her mark’s home and family!
For those unhappy with the setup of that begins this story, it’s helpful to know it was written as a short to be included in a collection of short stories that featured thieves, cheats, cons, frauds, etc. I thought the extent of the intro/background was necessary to understand the protagonist’s motivations and actions.
The story is told exclusively first person by the main character, who is streetwise and witty. I found the dialogue funny, and the story downright creepy at times. It was generally well written, and though I’d say I liked the conclusion, the maturity and cleverness of one young teen involved in the story really did strain the credibility of the narrative for me. Other than that, this short story is a fun ride.
I listened to the audiobook and found the narrator, Julia Whelan, to be just perfect in her reading of all the characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content
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