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Clover
- Narrated by: Cassandra Alling
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
So much for the luck of the Irish.
When a handsome leprechaun reveals himself to Clover O’Leary on her 18th birthday, she is faced with three hard facts:
- He is the reason for her remarkably charmed life.
- Her luck has now taken a turn for the worse.
- Her name is a curse - a malicious gift from the powerful leprechaun who named her while she was still in the womb.
In order to get her life back and undo the evil spell, she must travel to Ireland to seek the only creature who may be able to help: the Seelie Queen. With her intriguing leprechaun in tow, Clover crosses into the Faerie Realm, where fairies and mythical creatures abound and where finding her luck may ultimately lead to finding her love.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Siobhan Murphy
- 30-12-21
Clover
With thanks to the publisher for providing a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
**review contains spoilers**
I enjoyed listening to this story, the narrator had an engaging quality of voice which made it easy to differentiate between the characters, and very simple to keep up with the story – on occasion, I could have done with a little more time between perspective changes, but that’s a very minor thing. I think my main criticism is that while the narrator showed an impressive range, the Irish accents were a struggle, and there were a lot of them to cover. However, other characters – for example Diana the cat and Mamma Ruth – were convincing and entertaining, and the narrator’s characterization helped me to visualise them clearly.
In terms of the story itself, the writing kept up a good pace, changing setting and moving between the human and the fairy world fluidly. The description was vivid, and although there were a lot of characters, it was easy to keep track of everyone. There were however some uncomfortable elements of the book for me, I felt that it suffered in the treatment of the relationships between women in places, the love triangle felt somewhat forced and unnecessary for a book published in 2020, and it seemed like many of the other female characters who were not in a maternal relationship with Clover were set up to be silly or frivolous gossips. Imagine how much stronger the message would have been if Clover had befriended her love rival instead? It also did seem that in many cases there were quite strong gender roles at play in terms of the jobs the characters had, for example, with it being unusual for the women to be warriors. I also was somewhat uncomfortable with the positive treatment of a character who used derogatory language with regards to women and had committed a few murders in the past.
All in all, this was a pleasant enough listen that would appeal to an upper YA readership. I probably wouldn’t go back for the sequel, but would consider other works by the narrator and author.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Sarah McCaffrey
- 24-01-22
A Lovely Listen
This was a delightful listen. I really like the use of Leprechauns in the story, which to me gave them a new lease of life as being sexy, mysterious and sometimes malicious. I really enjoyed all the characters and the narrator did a wonderful job of defining each one. I don't think I lost track at any point as to who was who, which in this layered story is a massive plus. I could visualise each character and it really helped to draw me into the story. I enjoyed the story itself, which had some great moments and moved along really nicely, While at times a little of a cliche it also had some originality to it, which was great. I am character driven listener and for this had some great characters and I would recommend it as a lovely listen with a lovely narrator.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Sarah Tully
- 12-12-21
Escapism to a whole new world
Mixing contemporary USA with ancient fairy Ireland, might seem an unusual choice, but Nicole Kilpatrick really makes it work in this book. Fun, likeable characters and a captivating story made this such an enjoyable listen.
Beautifully read by Cassandra, who has a lovely melody/rhythm to her voice and a talent for making so many characters come alive with different accents etc.
If you’re a teen/adult looking for escapism to a whole you world, I definitely recommend!
(I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review)
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