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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first mistake I made was, obviously, picking an audible only audiobook – I assume the quality of those audiobooks are less than stellar. Not that Once Upon a Crime is the worst book I’ve read in a long while (I’m looking at you Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden) but it sure wasn’t amazing.
Once Upon a Crime is a predictable romcom that resembles Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in the sense that someone is trying to find a missing person in Hollywood and shit goes down – and in this case, a whole lot of shit goes down. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with THIS MANY PLOTS happening all at once.
For an audiobook that’s, what, 10 hours, there’s a plotline for every single thing imaginable. Missing sister? Check. Romancing a superstar? Check. Weird ass stalkers? Check. Hippie Communes? Check. Kidnapping? Check – and well, there’s a lot more spoilery things happening but can I just say the casting couch twist is goddamn insane.
There was no need for ALL of this and with so many things happening, not only did the characters forget Lana’s sister was missing, I also forgot that was the whole premise of the book. It’s not great, but it’s also not god awful but I’ll admit my listening experience was probably better because it was at 2x speed and I was playing The Sims 4 at the same time.