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A review by mmccombs
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This was a book that took me about halfway through it to finally feel convinced that I was enjoying it. Once I got there, I finally figured out what its “deal” was and allowed myself to enjoy the characters and the kind of ridiculous situations they found themselves in. I’m a sucker for a good brother-sister relationship, and that was definitely the best part of the book (makes sense, given the title!).
I think this would be best read via a print book rather than audiobook because the cast of characters is quite large and interconnected, so I had a very hard time keeping track of who was who and how everyone was related. There was A LOT going on here, so I think having that list of characters available for me to reference the entire time would have been a great help. I also think the narrators could have done a better job of making the distinctions between character dialogue clearer, I was not always certain about who was talking or if anyone was even talking at all which made for a muddled experience. I thought this was generally funny and sweet, but I wasn’t as into it as I expected I’d be, and I’d say that was most likely due to the listening experience.
I think this would be best read via a print book rather than audiobook because the cast of characters is quite large and interconnected, so I had a very hard time keeping track of who was who and how everyone was related. There was A LOT going on here, so I think having that list of characters available for me to reference the entire time would have been a great help. I also think the narrators could have done a better job of making the distinctions between character dialogue clearer, I was not always certain about who was talking or if anyone was even talking at all which made for a muddled experience. I thought this was generally funny and sweet, but I wasn’t as into it as I expected I’d be, and I’d say that was most likely due to the listening experience.
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders