The Storyteller

It was work to finish The Storyteller

The only part I enjoyed was Aunt Anna's diary entries. That was an exciting story!

Jess' story, on the other hand, was not.

The Storyteller is trying to be a coming of age, be true to yourself novel. Unfortunately, the main character is so bland and uninteresting that it loses meaning. Jess, who learns to be true to herself, has no real personality or interest. The only thing we know about her, truly, is that she wants to be a writer. I have no clue what she wants to write, though. Honestly, it felt a bit like reading Y/N fanfiction – the reader was given a blank page to more easily envision themselves as the MC.

The rest of the modern timeline was similarly vague and didn't hold my interest. I did think the diary entries were well written and engaging, though!

Unless you have a massive obsession with Anastasia, I would skip The Storyteller.

Audiobook Review: I think my issues with the narrator were due to personal preferences than poor performance.

There was too much emotion/inflection on every. single. sentence. It became almost exhausting listening to it.

Several character voices were very annoying, especially the best friend, Katie.

If you're going to read The Storyteller, I recommend skipping the audiobook.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.