10/7/19:
the triumphant third time i’ve read this nonsense in preparation for cdth and i’m ANNOYED by the audiobook performance especially ronan and blue. in reading it she came across less...southern belle than this narrator led us to believe and it grated on me in a truly unacceptable way... ronan’s performance was just wayyyy over the top.
it does come across a little over written but my love of all five of these bastards is overpowering any critical thoughts i might try to have.