Gripping and Gruesome

What made the experience of listening to Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2 the most enjoyable?

Great narration, and a storyline that kept me gripped to the end.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2?

Unfortunately I think it will be the graphically described torture that will stay with me, although it was the likeable characters and sense of humour that made the book so enjoyable.

What does Caroline Lennon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Her Irish accent.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

A good listen. Some of the gruesome bits were a little too grisly for my taste.

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Topical plot with grisly scenes

Interesting storyline with rather too much detail of retribution.excellent performance..mesmerising voice..overall an interesting experience with tension and anticipation...

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Good story but....

Really keeps you listening excellent story. But I always think that it’s a weak author who resorts to too much gore or sex.

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Woe betide you Catholic Priests for your sins

If you could sum up Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2 in three words, what would they be?

Exciting, tense, gruesome

What did you like best about this story?

It was such a brave account about what so many, that have been at the mercy of Catholic Church education and other facilities in Ireland, must feel and how they might fantasise what they might do if they go the chance. This story is taking it all the way to the bitter gruesome end, a little far fetched, but the imagination is captivating.

Which character – as performed by Caroline Lennon – was your favourite?

Katie MaGuire of course, but all of the Characters she captures so well.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Horror at times, as you are supposed to with this storyline, and sometimes impatience because the scenes with Katie and John were too descriptive and long winded for me at times.

Any additional comments?

I love Graham Masterson's innovative story lines, the intermingling of plots and provocations too. Although, perhaps a little too imaginative for little old Ireland, our serial killers are not usually so sensational.

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he smashed it again

love the silky tones of Caroline Lennon and Katie McGuire sounds like she is a sexy lady. home run Mr Masterton

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Too near the Truth

If you could sum up Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2 in three words, what would they be?

So very real

What other book might you compare Broken Angels: Kate Maguire Book 2 to, and why?

Kate Maguire Book 1. This is a fascinating seriesand one feels one is there

Have you listened to any of Caroline Lennon’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No. Her performance was excellent and her ability to separate the charaters was great.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The last few words

Any additional comments?

At times I thought I must have strayed into an Edgar Alan Poe story- it was so terrifying but one had to listen all the way through. It is so topical and one finds that one believes it has happened in real life

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What they took could not be returned.

The Catholic church is the next victim come victimizer in this story. The church has exposed itself to these fictional treatment by having concealed, lied and protected the guilty, and now are an easy target, for the worst kind of fictional retribution; again the emphasis is on truly explicit scenes that are presented in detail, nothing is suggested, you get the full on gore and on the other hand you are also given explisit sessuality with exquisite clinical detailed that if not titillating is at least very descriptive.

So if you are easily offended I would not enter Masterton territory, he is very good at setting up a stories within stories and creating likeable characters to follow and nasty ones to move and link the plot, there is some stretching of credulity but it is forgivable because in the end it keeps you interested.

Not for everyone but very good R rated entertainment that keeps you interested with a very good heroine.

Caroline Lennon is a fantastic reader, she acts every scene and her accents are such a complement to the story, she has made this books come alive and nearly impossible to stop listening.

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Great listen

Really enjoyed it' can't wait for the next book in the series I'm going to take at least two to Jamaica with me sun sea and a brilliant book. Narrator is excellent the Irish accent is good one very convincing. Brilliant series 5 stars

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Graphic

I kept having to leave this book it seemed to drag on.
The gory bits are very graphic and the sex scenes not particularly necessary

Acceptable fiction, but 'over-Irished' narration

Fair enough, it's fiction.
And I like fiction but 'credible' fiction.
Unfortunately it descended into 'incredible fiction' .. the story got more surreal, like it was being made-up as it went along...
And as it progressed it got more and more 'forced' Ireland..
Being Irish, I don't like the stereotypical 'Oi, begorrah' style.
Ireland is not like that.

I think Broken Angels could have benefitted from less general 'Irish'-ness in the narration and probably a more realistic Cork accent.
International listeners probably wouldn't be as picky as I am.
Unfortunately the forced-Irish phrases with 'Policeman-Plod' and low-intelligence Garda quotes and statements lost it for me