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The Bone Jar by S.W. Kane
3.0
I really wanted to love this story. The synopsis alone was enough to draw me in, give me an abandoned asylum any day, and I want to read about it. Throw in some murder, and I'm sold!
Unfortunately, there were just too many characters that really didn't need to be there. There are times when the little bits and pieces that you get from different characters add to the story. In this case, it was all way too much to keep track of. I found myself getting confused with all of this extra information.
The story itself was good if you were able to cut out all the extras. It is well written and atmospheric, and I enjoyed the twists and turns that the story took. For a debut, I think it was quite good and look forward to reading any upcoming books from this author.
**Audiobook Review**
I didn't love the narrator, not to say that he didn't do a good job. I always listen at 2x speed and was tempted to bump it up to hold my interest more, but because of the accent, instead bumped it down to 1.8x. Davies does a great job. This is just a personal preference.
Besides the pacing, Davies voice fits the MC perfectly. His vocal influctuations were on point and made you feel like there were real conversations going on. There weren't huge differences in character vocals, but they were there. I think a lot of confusion came from the story itself and not from the narration.
Thank you to Amazon Publishing UK and Netgalley for the gifted copy
Unfortunately, there were just too many characters that really didn't need to be there. There are times when the little bits and pieces that you get from different characters add to the story. In this case, it was all way too much to keep track of. I found myself getting confused with all of this extra information.
The story itself was good if you were able to cut out all the extras. It is well written and atmospheric, and I enjoyed the twists and turns that the story took. For a debut, I think it was quite good and look forward to reading any upcoming books from this author.
**Audiobook Review**
I didn't love the narrator, not to say that he didn't do a good job. I always listen at 2x speed and was tempted to bump it up to hold my interest more, but because of the accent, instead bumped it down to 1.8x. Davies does a great job. This is just a personal preference.
Besides the pacing, Davies voice fits the MC perfectly. His vocal influctuations were on point and made you feel like there were real conversations going on. There weren't huge differences in character vocals, but they were there. I think a lot of confusion came from the story itself and not from the narration.
Thank you to Amazon Publishing UK and Netgalley for the gifted copy