Chris L > Recent Status Updates

Struggling with the audiobook narration. Voices are fine but Natalie voice has a the cadence of reading an elegant grocery list.

Like many self help books, I long for a summary or cheat sheet instead of a whole book. The supporting stories make their point but are of limited interest to me.

Skip the preface

Skip the foreword

I don’t think this is my genre. I’m still a bit lost on the characters and details. The premise of the mystery itself and the number of house guests is far fetched. The cozy interjections of recipes and decor get a little annoying, they are like neon billboard showing the reader how the FMC has more actual gracious talent than her frenemy Natasha. Old town detail is good, maybe heavy handed.

Library book got accidentally returned - on home again.

A story about power and fathers and sons and young love. So much of this so far overlaps with the first book, just a slightly different perspective. And Gordo’s childhood is so much like Ox’s. This makes it feel repetitive - where is the new storyline? Not seeing it yet, just the first book again. Want more Mark and Gordo as adults not boys. Or more “current” Ox and Joe.