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Shortbread and Shadows
- Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club, Book 1
- Narrated by: Lee Phillips
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Hedge Witches Lonely Hearts Club: Book One
When a coven of hedge witches casts a spell for their hearts’ desires, the world turns upside down.
Bartholomew Baker is afraid to hope for his heart’s true desire—the gregarious woodworker who sells his wares next to Bartholomew at the local craft fairs—so he writes the spell for his baking business to thrive and allow him to quit his office job. He’d rather pour his energy into emotionally gratifying pastry! But the magic won’t allow him to lie, even to himself, and the spellcasting has unexpected consequences.
For two years Lachlan has been flirting with Bartholomew, but the shy baker with the beautiful gray eyes runs away whenever their conversation turns personal. He’s about to give up hope…and then Bartholomew rushes into a convention in the midst of a spellcasting disaster of epic proportions.
Suddenly everybody wants a taste of Bartholomew’s baked goods—and Bartholomew himself. Lachlan gladly jumps on for the ride, enduring rioting crowds and supernatural birds for a chance with Bartholomew. Can Bartholomew overcome the shyness that has kept him from giving his heart to Lachlan?
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Dylan
- 25-09-2022
Cute story, ruined by the narration
I was in the mood for some sweet, silly fun, and I think this story as an ebook would've delivered. But the narration took itself too seriously and didn't suit the story. That being said, I'm a harsh critic, and I think others might enjoy it just fine.
The story is exactly what it promises to be: cute, fun, sweet. Silly. The narration is also skilled. However, the narration style doesn't suits the story, and that made it almost unbearable to listen to. The story doesn't take itself seriously (it's just some sweet silly, escapism at it's best) but the tone of the narration is serious, and the MC voices are very mature. There's a very serious disconnect there and it completely ruined the experience for me.
I've rated the performance a two because it was skilled narration, just wrong for the story being told.
I rated the story a three, because even though I didn't enjoy the audiobook at all, the story was exactly what it promised to be and I believe I would have enjoyed it if I'd read it as an ebook or heard it with more suitable narration. It may have even deserved more stars, it's hard to say.
Overall though, I struggled with what to rate it. Like I said, it was almost unbearable to listen to, but the individual components weren't bad...but as an audiobook I'm afraid it didn't work for me.
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