Excellent series

Shamen, dirty deeds, giant rats and possession form the basis of this gripping instalment. Very good all round.

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A well written story

This is not my usual kind of book, but it is very well written, with a good storyline. The characters are believable, and have an enjoyable life. I woll read more of these. Very well performed.

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Marvellous. Simply marvellous.

I’ve loved the hell out of the Magpie books ever since stumbling across them on Kindle some time ago, and reread them several times.

Unfortunately audio performances don’t always live up to the version one ‘heard’ in one’s head, but Mr Collins delivers a thoroughly terrific performance from start to finish.

Excellent (and clearly distinct) characterisation of the myriad disparate characters peopling the Magpie books, and an engaging narrative voice. Heartily recommend!

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Great series

Loved it, listened to it twice, and that's saying something considering I'm phobic about rats. it's got a compelling story which isn't secondary to any romance. loved it.

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Another entertaining story

Another entertaining story that was superbly narrated, but PLEASE stop artificially inflating the audiobook length by adding on chapters from the next book in the series. It actually spoils my enjoyment of the book. If I buy a book that is 6hrs long I expect a story to be 6hrs long, not 4.5 hrs with a short story added, and then after that, chapters from the next book in the series. It is so annoying and makes me feel like I've been duped into paying for audio I won't listen to because if I do it will be a pain to find my place in the next story on my MP3 player. I really hope this doesn't become a wider trend with audiobooks because it feels like a con.

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Magpies have never been so charming

I picked this book up no more than 30 minutes of finishing the 1st, I was that excited to continue the story. In that 30 minutes I did worry about the phenomenon that plagues book series, that the second installment is inferior - those novels tend to suffer from less polish - but I was concerned for nothing. The standard of the first was upheld through this novel in wonderful fashion.

In this book we explore more of London and how Stephen lives and works. The worldbuilding is very interesting, and the characters are all vibrant. The plot is probably the weakest mechanical part of the piece but that is not by much, and the fact that it takes the backstep for most of the book allows the characters more space to flourish. Their interactions are glorious, there is so much I love about them.

I am disappointed on a very surface level by a couple of things, but they are just personal preferences. Nothing that detracted from the overall enjoyment of the piece. I did think about dropping my rating to 4 stars, but I am loath to do so as I feel like it would be putting too much emphasis on what is a minor flaw.

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Difficult to rate - good and bad

Good story and characters in this series, but the narration of the sex scenes is painfully awkwardly bad. Also, there is a short story at the end, followed by a 30 minute preview of the next book, so there is significantly less book than you’d hope for your money.

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