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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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Some secrets span centuries. Some loves transcend death.

Dunwich, 1346. Petra’s world shattered the day the Church took her beloved Avery, forcing him into holy orders and leaving her to face a brutal arranged marriage. Twelve years later, Petra is a widow struggling to care for her three children when Father Avery returns. But religious hysteria is sweeping through their crumbling port town, and when Petra’s son’s violent seizures mark him as cursed, can she turn to the only man she ever loved for help, or will a terrible secret she hid condemn them all?

Present day. Quinn Allenby’s psychic ability to see into the past through touch feels more like a curse when skeletal remains are discovered near medieval Dunwich. The woman and child are buried face-down in unmarked graves, an iron cross between them. It’s an unheard-of practice, and Quinn knows she must uncover their story.

As Quinn witnesses Petra’s desperate fight for survival, she faces an impossible choice of her own—one that will reshape her future and teach her that sometimes the greatest love requires the greatest sacrifice…

An epic story of passion, betrayal, and the timeless power of love to triumph over tragedy, that will captivate fans of Diana Gabaldon, Barbara Erskine, and Susanna Kearsley.

©2017 Irina Shapiro (P)2018 Irina Shapiro
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I am enjoying hearing the old and new take twisted together.. I hope in the rest of the series however that the deaths are not all murders.. I symayhise with Quinn having to relive these tales and be absolutely unable to help or change the outcome. it's just like watching a car crash.. you want to look away but just can't.
Wendy Wolfson is an excellent narrator however I cannot bring myself to accept the voice she puts on for female adults, if she had been male I would have found it offensive, however I get she does it to make her regular speaking voice sound more masculine. but OMG it grates to hear Dr Quinn portrayed like an air headed 10 year old.

2nd book does not disappoint

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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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