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A review by linda_1410
Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Waiting for the Flood - 4 stars
I don't remember this well enough from the first time I listened to it to know how/if this was changed or expanded. I don't think it was, though. I enjoyed it just as much this time around as I did the first time. Original review here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0ef04508-aa0f-40a0-91e8-330ab59da65a.
Chasing the Light - 3 stars
Mainly I wanted to get this rerelease to read the new story about Marius, Edwin's ex, who we only heard about in "Waiting for the Flood." I can't say I liked it him much. He was prickly, obstinate and just plain annoying. He didn't improve over the course of the story either. We do finally get an explanation of why he ditched Edwin the way he did. It's understandable to a degree, but that didn't make him less of a putz. I did like his LI a lot though, and I hope he can put up with Marius long-term, because otherwise I don't see this working out since all they really seemed to do was have lots of sex. That only gets you so far.
It's well-written, because it's Hall, but I can't say I really needed Marius's story, and it was longer than it needed to be. It was longer even than the original story, so that Edwin and Adam get overshadowed a bit.
Aftermath - 3 stars, I guess
A short little epilogue in which Edwin for some reason takes his new boyfriend to hang out with his prickly ex-boyfriend and his ex-boyfriend's new boyfriend. 🤦🏻♀️ Honestly, I don't know why he bothers. He's a better person than I am. 😂
There are a couple of recipes, one for questionable wine and one for pierogis. I'm not interesting in alcohol, so I skipped that one. Marius's obnoxious mom wrote the pierogis one, so I skipped that one too. Recipes just aren't good in audio format anyway.
Will Watt narrates this. I could swear he sounds familiar, but I don't have any other books narrated by him, unless he uses another name. I thought he was Cornell Collins at first, but listening to them back to back, there is a difference. I liked his narration a lot. I thought he fit the stories and characters well.
I don't remember this well enough from the first time I listened to it to know how/if this was changed or expanded. I don't think it was, though. I enjoyed it just as much this time around as I did the first time. Original review here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0ef04508-aa0f-40a0-91e8-330ab59da65a.
Chasing the Light - 3 stars
Mainly I wanted to get this rerelease to read the new story about Marius, Edwin's ex, who we only heard about in "Waiting for the Flood." I can't say I liked it him much. He was prickly, obstinate and just plain annoying. He didn't improve over the course of the story either. We do finally get an explanation of why he ditched Edwin the way he did. It's understandable to a degree, but that didn't make him less of a putz. I did like his LI a lot though, and I hope he can put up with Marius long-term, because otherwise I don't see this working out since all they really seemed to do was have lots of sex. That only gets you so far.
It's well-written, because it's Hall, but I can't say I really needed Marius's story, and it was longer than it needed to be. It was longer even than the original story, so that Edwin and Adam get overshadowed a bit.
Aftermath - 3 stars, I guess
A short little epilogue in which Edwin for some reason takes his new boyfriend to hang out with his prickly ex-boyfriend and his ex-boyfriend's new boyfriend. 🤦🏻♀️ Honestly, I don't know why he bothers. He's a better person than I am. 😂
There are a couple of recipes, one for questionable wine and one for pierogis. I'm not interesting in alcohol, so I skipped that one. Marius's obnoxious mom wrote the pierogis one, so I skipped that one too. Recipes just aren't good in audio format anyway.
Will Watt narrates this. I could swear he sounds familiar, but I don't have any other books narrated by him, unless he uses another name. I thought he was Cornell Collins at first, but listening to them back to back, there is a difference. I liked his narration a lot. I thought he fit the stories and characters well.