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A review by mommasaystoread
The Snowstorm by Tríona Walsh
2.0
The Snowstorm turned out to be a bit different than I hoped, and not really in a good way. It started off well enough, but I expected something closer to everyone being stuck in the same place, as in the same house, rather than everyone running around willy-nilly all over the island. However, I could've overlooked that if the rest of the mystery weren't so convoluted and if it hadn't been so easy to figure out despite that. Some things were just mentioned too many times for them not to play a part in the reveal, which like the rest, would've been more effective if Cara had been a little more adept at her job. Instead, she seems to just do a lot of running from point A to point B and back again.
Jacqueline Milne narrates this one, and she is the better part of the story for me. She does give a satisfactory performance, and a few times, the narration is all that kept me listening when I otherwise may have given up because the pace had slowed.
I also liked the setting, and I could've enjoyed this one more if it hadn't been quite so predictable. As it stands, I'll just have to chalk this one up to not the story for me. I do think there are a number of readers/listeners out there that would enjoy this book. I just prefer something a little grittier. Something that challenges me a bit.
Jacqueline Milne narrates this one, and she is the better part of the story for me. She does give a satisfactory performance, and a few times, the narration is all that kept me listening when I otherwise may have given up because the pace had slowed.
I also liked the setting, and I could've enjoyed this one more if it hadn't been quite so predictable. As it stands, I'll just have to chalk this one up to not the story for me. I do think there are a number of readers/listeners out there that would enjoy this book. I just prefer something a little grittier. Something that challenges me a bit.