Amanda
This review is of the audiobook read by Rachel Elizabeth Smith.
A collection of previously published short fantasy stories inspired by fairy tales.
I read and enjoyed El-Mohtar's The River Has Roots last year, so I was very excited to get my hands on her upcoming story collection. My excitement did not last long.
El-Mohtar can write a pretty sentence, but these stories are, to put it politely, uninspired. The author is covering ground that is very well-trod and is adding nothing new here.
The Narrator
Rachel Elizabeth Smith's reading did nothing to help this book. Her voice isn't unpleasant, but her delivery is monotonous; not only did I have trouble telling when different characters were speaking, I had trouble telling when a new story had begun.
The writing of this book isn't terrible and may appeal to others, but I do not recommend the audiobook.
Received via NetGalley.
This review is of the audiobook read by Rachel Elizabeth Smith.
A collection of previously published short fantasy stories inspired by fairy tales.
I read and enjoyed El-Mohtar's The River Has Roots last year, so I was very excited to get my hands on her upcoming story collection. My excitement did not last long.
El-Mohtar can write a pretty sentence, but these stories are, to put it politely, uninspired. The author is covering ground that is very well-trod and is adding nothing new here.
The Narrator
Rachel Elizabeth Smith's reading did nothing to help this book. Her voice isn't unpleasant, but her delivery is monotonous; not only did I have trouble telling when different characters were speaking, I had trouble telling when a new story had begun.
The writing of this book isn't terrible and may appeal to others, but I do not recommend the audiobook.
Received via NetGalley.