I started reading Into the Crooked place a while ago and 30% in treated myself to the audiobook.
When I first started reading the book it was so intriguing and the premise felt reminiscent of A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab, dark magic seeping into people. Wesley reminded me of Jaxon from The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon, both with their fancy clothes.
All his little mannerism had me hooked and Tavia’s attitude is right up my street
BUT
The audiobook lost its soul. There are a few narrators and two were just reading. They weren’t acting. There was no emotional beats at all and it made it feel like we were running through the story at a pace that felt ridiculous. I don’t know if the pace was written that way to some degree in the end but the narration really ruined it.
I took an evening to return to reading it again and loved it! The emotion was there, the tension, the character dynamics. It just goes to show just how important good narrators are for an audiobook.
I would recommend this book as the world and the plot are right up my alley but don’t go with the audiobook if you can help it.
I read mostly via audiobooks due to my dyslexia so, it’s really sad when people don’t put much thought into it. It needs to be an emotional thing, not the reading of an essay. Into the Crooked Place is a good book! And those with issues reading who rely mostly or even solely on them audiobooks deserve the same dynamic and gripping experience.
Who’s with me?
Is there an audiobook that you have hated for reasons other than the actual book? Let me know in the comments.
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