Misfortune Cookies (Heartsong Presents: Mysteries)

by Linda P. Kozar

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3 ★ Audiobook⎮ This audiobook was not for me, plain and simple. I very rarely DNF anything, usually preferring to "table" it instead, with the intention of finishing it eventually. But I will not be coming back to this story. Other reviews indicate that several of the problematic aspects of this story do not appear in the following installments, however I doubt that I'll ever be willing to give them a try.

My three main issues with this story are 1) the highly irritating characters, 2) the seemingly random religious themes, and 3) the flippant way body image is approached.

I normally don't feel it appropriate to rate or review something I have not finished, but given that I made it 84% through before being unable to continue and also given the fact that the three issues named above seemed highly unlikely to change in the final 16%, I made an exception for this title.

The writing itself was not the worst I've heard and I can understand how cozy mystery fans with strong Christian beliefs could enjoy this. Therefore, that is the population of readers/listeners I would recommend this book to.

Narration review: Caroline Miller gave an incredibly expressive performance. Her narration is the furthest thing from monotonous I've ever heard. I'm saddened that my first experience with her narration occurred simultaneously with a story that I did not enjoy. However, her narration itself was much more enjoyable than the story. I plan on checking out another of her performances in order to more properly evaluate her talent as a narrator, which I suspect I will love. ♣︎

➜ This audiobook was graciously gifted to me by its narrator, Caroline Miller, in exchange for a review containing my honest thoughts and opinions. Thanks, Caroline!