My need for escapism has escalated and I’m finding it hard to stick to any one book. Well, I’ve always found it hard, but it’s now approaching a ridiculous, self-deating level. So I wanted action. Not too much thinking or talking, just a lot of stuff happening. No angst, no worry, just action.

I couldn’t generate any warmth for the characters until Book 4. The MC was not whiney, as at least one male listener has complained. She was mature and fairly normal, which is probably why I couldn’t care. All I wanted was interesting problems competently dealt with. And that’s what I got for the most part.

These box sets are great. They’re usually fairly short books that I wouldn’t want to waste a credit on. It speaks well for the series that I actually bought the 4th as a standalone.