A bit predictable in places

- the performance was great! And I found the narrators voice really soothing it was also crystal clear which character was speaking at any given time
- the plot was not as good as expected based on the hype… I found it pretty predictable in places

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Outstanding

Such a gripping story. Beautiful yet tragic. So very poetic. The narrator does an incredible job of telling the story too. I never want this story to end. Already ordered the other titles this author had written. I absolutely love this story. Highly recommended

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super!

i loved the ending. i hoped for it. the voice actress was great! the suspence keept me longing for the reveal.

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Interesting re-imagining of a Welsh Myth

The story was engaging and original (a bit predictable in places though) - and as a Welsh person it makes me soo happy to see quality stories inspired by Welsh mythology. My main grievance was with the pronunciation of Welsh words and names. Overall the performance was great, the narrator really has a lovely voice and set a good pace, but as a Welsh speaker the terrible pronunciation really took me out of the story, and just generally annoyed me. Is it really so difficult to a) hire a Welsh speaker, or b) at least find a Welsh-speaking consultant to aid the narrator? This isn't the first audiobook with the same issues and it's a bit culturally insensitive, frankly. Also, Preston sometimes had a strong Scottish accent which randomly dissapears and reappears throughout the story - sometimes it wasn't clear which character was speaking because of the inconsistency.
Otherwise I felt like the ending was a bit drawn out, but overall I enjoyed the story. Pity about the pronunciation errors.

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Good, not great

I expected more from this because of how everyone loves it, but it was pretty lacklustre, the story wasn’t bad but it did drag. I would consider reading it again but I’m in no rush

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Sucks you right in

I loved this book top to tail. It felt immersive. The story is lovely and pertinent. When it was over, it felt too fleeting.

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Great story!

Loved it, very captivating and interesting story. I couldn’t turn it off once I started to listen to it

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Not a single thing to care about

I didn't enjoy a single minute of going through this. There's no obvious plot, the characters are either unlikable or bland as cardboard.

Ultimately, there is nothing in here to actually care about. Effy Is not a driven woman with goals and strong will, okay, she's traumatised, but there are plenty of people who are traumatized and still set a role model example. Also, her consistently weird xenophobia joint with the obsessive jealousy over Preston got tiring real quick.

I have no clue what other people are praising about this book, because I can't possibly be reading the same thing. Mercies.

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All Hype

I am not sure why people are raving about this book, I found the story long, predictable and overall nothing really interesting happens,
The performance by the narrator is good, it is just sad she was given such a bad story to lend her voice to.

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