The Restless Spirits books by Angela Pepper are complete stand-alone mysteries set in the regular world, with a ghost or two in each book. These tales range from humorous to suspenseful, with thrilling twists and danger at every turn!
The first 3 books focus on Morgan Summers, a witch who can see ghosts &amp; her return to Yew Hollow &amp; the drama that ensues. Including being accused of murder, being betrayed by potential love interest &amp; her role in the family coven. The narrator for these 3 books was great. Couldn't help but fall in love with Morgan &amp; her sisters.
I got the Kindle version for about AUS$1.45 &amp; audible version which included discounted audio version. For the price was definitely worth a listen, specially books 1-3.
I went to a play once call a Pass-Along-Exercise. Where each playwright only had access to the act right before theirs. So that from beginning to end it seems incredibly disjointed. That’s how this felt. The characters we are introduced to at the beginning resemble nothing by how they end up. The (supposedly) single author seems to forget her own plot points through the storyline.
The first 3 books made you like morgan and the second made you really dislike her. If they are good, why force people against their will. Then the storyline moves into Stockholm syndrome. The Story lines are not focused. Then there are two narrators. The second one made my ears bleed. Not only was her voice highly annoying, her monotone voice and apparent inability to pronounce words properly made the book seem a never ending torture. Spare you sanity and move on to something else.
It was difficult for me to get through the, the writer seems a bit all over the place. I like the concept but it was very unpolished and felts choppy. I have been really into witch series and this seems like it would be right down my alley and at a pretty good price.
Its not horrible but if is also no the best. I feel like it needs a rewrite and rework to make it feel more solid and complete.
I enjoyed the story but was very glad I got the boxed set because some of the books ended on a huge cliffhanger.
Narration was definitely hit and miss. The first narrator had a British accent which was a bit off-putting because the story takes place in Massachusetts. The narrator for the final 3 books consistently mispronounced words, or overpronounced them. I found myself correcting her, out loud. It definitely took away from my enjoyment of the story.
i really enjoyed the story vut i vould not stand the narrators. the first one was british for a book with american characters and the second narrator was monotone. if you can get past that, the story was pretty good!
At first the book was a little slow to grab muy attention but as each new story started the writing was so much better. Really enjoyed the last story. stick it through you the end.
I enjoyed this box set for the story line. It kept my attention throughout. The narrative, well that was bit difficult. The 1st 1/2 of the set was read in a British accent. And not a refined accent. The second narrative was easier to listen to but MANY mispronounced words. Very annoying.
I loved it. Some parts were a little slow going. But I enjoyed it alot.
The performance is rated low because the vast amount of mispronunciations was more than just a little irritating. Also, the first narrator gave vastly different tones of voice and accents to the characters than the subsequent narrator. I liked the first better, but that was for only the first 1 or 2 books in the box set.
It's must read made even better with Audible. It's incredibly deep, action packed, well thought out, with several subplots that culminate into the one glorious ending. I can see myself revisiting this super boxset (Thanks, so much for that.) again in the future.
One of the narrators is very monotone which detracts from the enjoyment of the book. Agree with other reviews that lots of words are mispronounced.
The narrator has a real problem pronouncing some English words, it's distracting when it happens.
The stories are passable. But ugh! The narrators are horrendous. No vocal intonation not to mention pronouncing words incorrectly. Truly awful.
The narrators mispronounce words all aver the place (for example, "runes" is a failry simple word but the first nartrator gets it wrong throughout) which is irritating adn discracting - as is the choice of a non-American to narrate a series that is full of American characters and set in America... Not such a good idea.
The second narrator, while American, is no better at pronunciation.
The basic premise of the story is failry good but the execution lacks a lot - especially in terms of continuity. Later scenes conflict with earlier details and, all in all, it seems disjointed and doesn't flow well. In fact, the lack of correct pronunciation seems to be the strongest thread of continuity.
... Time to stop listening and find a book that is better written and narrated.