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angelofthetardis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The audio version definitely adds a level to the story in bringing it to life, especially where you have a male narrator reading James' chapters and a female narrator reading Wendy's chapters. However, I still cannot understand why you would hire two narrators for that purpose, and then not have them speak the appropriate lines in the other person's chapter (I.e. have the male read James' speech within Wendy's chapters and vice versa). They don't do badly at putting on the opposite voices, but it just grates on my nerves!
I was less convinced by the voices/accents employed for the secondary characters - the male narrator had an especially tough job given that he's a Brit and most of the secondary characters Americans. I couldn't tell you whether the accent was right for the setting (Brit here), but it was quite harsh and didn't necessarily suit the narrators' natural tone of voice. But equally they managed to bring each character to life throughout with different voices for each and, for the most part, they didn't wander too much.
There were a couple of places where I felt the narrators could have 'acted' a bit more to get the point across, but generally it was a very enjoyable listen.
Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Rape
bigfootsbiggestfan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Death, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Domestic abuse
marlenareads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Gore, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Child abuse
mard3ytv's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Not a book I would have picked out on my own. Could’ve had more romance. Spice was alright, which is why I rated it what it was.
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Incest, Vomit, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
rbjennings's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Drug use
syza17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Torture
you_fanci_me_mad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse
kat1105's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence
sierranorgan's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Death of parent, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
idontsm0ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders