I’ve listened to a lot of Joel’s narration. He’s my favorite narrator by far, which is why I was REALLY taken aback by the weird edits in this book. I’ve never heard him do this before. Almost every five minutes or so, sometimes more, there were edits that sounded like he was speaking into a bucket. They were really jarring and took me out of the story every time. I really hope that isn’t a trend with other books after this. :-/
As for the story… ugh. It just doesn’t have the heart of the first book. Blue and Levi seem so different in this book, and the plot itself was kind of cheap. I never thought I’d think that about a Lily book… but the first book is one of my favorites by her. This one was just… really disappointing.
Regardless of all that, Joel is a master at accents and FEELING and just… acting. That’s why I finished it.