Good Plot, Lacklustre Performance, Dull Characters

I'll be honest, I only persevered through this because I knew it would be a short one. The narrators constant monotone and almost nonexistent voice-acting made the story not only difficult to be drawn into, but hard to follow (there were moments of dialogue exchange between the main male characters that was impossible to follow because both of them sounded the same - and they obviously talk a lot to each other!).

The story line was interesting enough but I felt like so many things were left unexplored, which is almost expected with such a short novel, but considering the rich world was one of the only highlights of the book, it probably deserved a bit more attention.

The characters were frustrating and I felt a bit one-dimensional. While I really wanted to get behind the main romance - it just really lacked any depth, mostly because the characters involved did. Observing the story unfold from Miles' eyes would hopefully give him a bit more substance, but unfortunately he too is a bit of a wet blanket. The story starts with the intriguing premise of him 'running away from his past' and once he begins to be inevitably drawn back and you learn what he ran from, well. He doesn't really put up much of a fight about it. It's a wonder anything got done by the main trio between the disfunction and distrust between Miles and Grace (No redeeming qualities about that sibling relationship in my eyes), and the complete lack of chemistry in the romance. (If I had to give a star for characters it would be one, and that would be solely because of Robin. Any and all the personality and admirable qualities went to her.)

Three stars goes towards the world-building - which I only wish was built more. A beautiful magical historical setting. I think my favourite scenes would be those of Miles cycling around, or doing idle rounds in the hospital. The mundane little fillers really made this world.

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Great book.

Could have used a few sex scenes.

Excellent mystery of the lost souls.

Looking forward to more.

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loved the story engaging characters

thoroughly enjoyed the story and the characters, I found the ideas novel and intriguing. thanks to the author

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More than a beautiful love story

If only there was more..

At first I found the narration droll but the voice was so unusual I kept listening. I am so grateful I did. The narrator was the perfect fit; emotion creeping ever so gently as the bond between characters grew.

Mystical with an aged historical element, I loved truly this book. Thank you .

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WITCHES

ok I'll be honest. I struggled to start because I realised I had the same narrator from a previous book and his continuous tone never seemed to change. The tone suited to the dramatic parts but not for the more mundane. Story was interesting, a bit slow developing, but again, I nearly gave it away because of the voice. He is clear and well enunciated but the content tone that never seemed to change irritated me immensely. it might just be me but that is how I felt.

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Interesting but could have been better

It took a while for me to get in to it. Tristan and Miles were great characters and I liked the setting but something was lacking.

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different read. really enjoyed it

I really enjoyed this book it was different and made a new world to find out about. I would love to learn more about this world if a second book was written ill get it. great read.

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Decent read

I rather enjoyed this book, the storyline was interesting, but the performance was a little lackluster at times.

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engaging story

the themes of capitalism and economic value is woven into a thrilling tale. definitely enjoyed the story.

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Read this one.

The story is cute. The narration is terrible: the pacing of sentences is off, and the narrator does not differentiate between dialogue, internal dialogue, and the third person narration. Do read this one, but in text format.

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