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The Forgotten

Echoes from the Past, Book 2

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The Forgotten

By: Irina Shapiro
Narrated by: Wendy Wolfson
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It's 2014. Newly engaged Dr. Quinn Allenby is called upon to examine the skeletal remains of a woman and child found buried naked and facedown in unconsecrated ground on the fringes of a leper cemetery. Quinn must use her psychic gift to unearth the secrets that led to the death of the victims, since there isn't much else to go on, and to discover why the deceased were denied a Christian burial and humiliated even in death, a punishment reserved only for the truly wicked and depraved.

But as Quinn delves into this disturbing new case, she must confront secrets that are much more recent and closer to home. Some have the power to destroy her future with Gabe, while others may finally shed light on her true parentage and lead her to the source of her unwelcome gift.

©2017 Irina Shapiro (P)2018 Irina Shapiro Historical Historical Fiction Romance Fiction
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I really enjoyed the story itself – the plot is engaging, and the continuation from Book 1 offers some genuinely interesting developments. However, I have to be honest: the narration is among the worst I’ve ever encountered in an audiobook.

After struggling through Book 1, I knew I had to find a way to get through the rest of the series (which I already owned) without abandoning them entirely. The solution? I played them at 1.2x speed. This was the only way to make the painfully whispery, insipid voices of the main female characters even remotely tolerable. It's baffling, these are supposed to be strong, and mostly confident women, yet the narration delivers them in weak, whiney tones that completely undermine their character.

All of the characters are delivered in the same breathy, flat, whispery style that makes it hard to stay engaged. It felt like a real slog at times, which is such a shame given the strength of the story.

I’ll keep going with the series, but only because I’m invested in the plot. If you’re considering the audiobooks, be warned: the narration may seriously detract from your enjoyment. Speeding up playback is the only thing that saved it for me.

Compelling Story, But the Narration is Painful

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