Disappointed

I loved the syntax and style of the author but the story was too repetitive, too long and predictable.
The narration was too fast.

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Bonkers and overought.

I went into this book curious. It takes several twists into craziness I didn't expect. It is brutal, thought provoking, but also confusing overwritten. Overall it is sort of fun if you want something different.

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This book captured me!

This book is so deeply magical, beautiful and disturbing. Please do not miss out on this story!

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Painful listening

This holds promise as a story, and I’m enthralled by the premise, but I have tried twice now to listen to the audiobook, and twice requested my credit back.

While I agree with another review that being narrated by the author brings positive qualities, I’m afraid his lack of clarity and slurred enunciation is so overwhelming that it drowns out the story itself. Words are run together, consonants barely featuring in some, and I have even slowed it down to 0.8x speed in order to be able to untangle words. This isn’t a problem with UK ears and a North American narrator, as I have coped with many others - including Deep South - without issue.

Please please consider a professional narrator for this book, as I would love to listen to it.

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thought provoking

in general, I guessed how the tale would go,but it is so beautifully crafted,so sad and full of pathos. I like that the author is the narrator, for who else knows how the story should be told? a most memorable tale,much enjoyed and appreciated

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I just loved it

firstly I did have to slow the narration down to 80 as it was hard to keep up sometimes but that might just be me,

I found the whole idea of this book fascinating and intriguing, the characters were complex and interesting and all were given their time in the book, I enjoyed the little snippets of poetry that were thrown in too, the main characters in the book held your attention at all times with the many twists and turns that happen along the way, I listened while I was working and found myself lost in winterset hollow, I have listened to the book twice now and I know I will listen to it again and again, looking forward to more from this author in the future

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Refreshingly Brilliant

I really wasn’t sure about this book but it’s absolutely tantalising. It keeps you guessing and at the end you still will not know who’s side you are on. Stunning.

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a great twisted tale

to startni will say the narrator is go fast and has to be slowed down, apart from that it's a gripping tale of menace and revenge. every character is described in great detail and you can imagine what's happening in the tale, listened go this many time already and recommended it to other too

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Unreadably poor despite the promising premise

An engaging premise and some quality lore can’t rescue this book from the oddly pompous writing and hackneyed characterisation.
Reads like a self insertion fan fic written by someone who’s watched too many horror movies and is determined to prove they are clever.
The rhyming fable “tale within the tale” is far better quality than the rest. This writer probably has a good book in them, but this isn’t it.

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not my thing

I did finish this book but I did not really get into it. The narration was ok but the story just wasnt my thing sadly.

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