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Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

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romanici's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars: audiobook was well done; kept my interest, despite not being interested in magic at all; all characters were super flawed, but it worked; did not love the ending.

cvmartinez's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

blessedjess's review against another edition

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3.0

A famous female musician vanished without returning leaving a mystery more confounding than her tricks. As the anniversary of her disappearance approaches media attention and a popular podcast is drawn to figuring out the mystery of Violet. Sasha, Violet’s sister, has only wanted to stay out of the limelight and live her own life. But as she starts to see visions of Violet could she be more involved in her sister’s disappearance than she thought? This audiobook was excellent! The multi voices helped the story move along. The plot for me was interesting. The characters were somewhat likeable. Thanks to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

samanthakelley's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

croseklotz's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Cannot recommend the audio book enough. The production value really brings the mixed media element of the story to life!

renzoreads's review against another edition

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3.0

Sasha grew up living in the shadow of her charismatic sister Violet. For as long as she came remember Violet was always the star in any way possible. She loved being the centre of attention and from childhood she had a fascination with magic. So it came as no surprise when Violet became a famous magician. Ten years ago Violet went from famous to infamous when she vanished, without a trace, mid-act one stage in from of an audience full of people. Since then Sasha has been hounded by fans, reporters, podcasters and so many others who have been fascinated by the disappearance of Violet Volk.

Sasha reluctantly teams up with Cameron Frank, a podcaster hoping to get his big break by solving the Violet Volk case. Sasha has found in the 10 years since Violets disappearance that even with the absence of her sister she can’t escape her orbit or the memories of their tumultuous relationship. Can Sasha and Cameron uncover the truth of what really happened a decade ago?

This book started out to well, after the first quarter of it I was certain it would going to be a five star rating. Unfortunately, it really lost its way with the story feeling a bit stagnate and repetitive at times. I did enjoy the chapters that focused on Violet in the past and how she became the famous magician she was when she disappeared. I’d previously read Oona Out of Order the author and had really enjoyed it so I went in with high expectations but this one just didn’t reach the same notes as that one. I enjoyed the podcast aspect, as I always find it interesting in books I read.