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A review by loiereads
Moon Dust in My Hairnet by J.R. Creaden
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the audiobook!
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Seeing as I received the audiobook version, I think I should start off with my thoughts on that. It was okay, but I found the voice grating, and I didn’t enjoy the attempts at accents. It wasn’t seamless, and was a little distracting. I do think this audiobook would have benefitted from having several narrators, rather than just one trying to do all the different voices and accents.
In regard to the story; who doesn’t like a good space novel? I love seeing different people’s creative visions of what the future might look like, specifically moving the human race off Earth and onto another planet. It’s a book that is different from a lot of books I’ve read, and that was refreshing. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with polyamorous relationships in it, so that was a new experience for me as well!
Admittedly, I didn’t really gel with the characters that much. Lane was decent; I liked her inner monologue and her style, but aside from her, I kind of dislike everyone else. But I do think this might have something to do with how the narrator portrayed them. Because of the different accents they attempted, it just made me feel irritated with the characters. Perhaps if I had read this book rather than listened to the audiobook, I might have liked the characters a bit more.
The flow of the book felt a little slow, and at the start I was a little unsure of what direction the story was going to take. But JR Creaden did a good job of just about keeping my attention - thankfully - and in the end I really enjoyed hearing about Lane and her partners in a modern-day intergalactic romance story.
Overall, I really enjoyed getting the chance to listen to this audiobook - I’ve kind of become obsessed with audiobooks at the moment; they’re just so convenient! So I’m definitely looking forward to listening to more!
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Seeing as I received the audiobook version, I think I should start off with my thoughts on that. It was okay, but I found the voice grating, and I didn’t enjoy the attempts at accents. It wasn’t seamless, and was a little distracting. I do think this audiobook would have benefitted from having several narrators, rather than just one trying to do all the different voices and accents.
In regard to the story; who doesn’t like a good space novel? I love seeing different people’s creative visions of what the future might look like, specifically moving the human race off Earth and onto another planet. It’s a book that is different from a lot of books I’ve read, and that was refreshing. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with polyamorous relationships in it, so that was a new experience for me as well!
Admittedly, I didn’t really gel with the characters that much. Lane was decent; I liked her inner monologue and her style, but aside from her, I kind of dislike everyone else. But I do think this might have something to do with how the narrator portrayed them. Because of the different accents they attempted, it just made me feel irritated with the characters. Perhaps if I had read this book rather than listened to the audiobook, I might have liked the characters a bit more.
The flow of the book felt a little slow, and at the start I was a little unsure of what direction the story was going to take. But JR Creaden did a good job of just about keeping my attention - thankfully - and in the end I really enjoyed hearing about Lane and her partners in a modern-day intergalactic romance story.
Overall, I really enjoyed getting the chance to listen to this audiobook - I’ve kind of become obsessed with audiobooks at the moment; they’re just so convenient! So I’m definitely looking forward to listening to more!