Audio Book Bingo 1 / 2021 - Book 3 and 4

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My opinion: 4/5 Points

This book fills the prompt: romance.
It's written by a German author (Emma Wagner); the narrator is Nadine Zaddam. It was the first time I did listen to a book by this author/narrator, but most likely not the last one.

The book is part of a series called: Irish Feelings, but the books are not connected. The story takes place in Irland. A young woman, Liz, is looking for some distraction after having a hard time at home. She goes to Ireland, where she plans to restore an old cottage for a friend.

But the start of her adventure is not the best: the airline lost her suitcase, the people of Greycastlehill don't like strangers, and the owner of the only pub acts like the most arrogant guy she had ever met...

You get it? This is not a book that will make your thoughts racing; it's only a simple love story where you can already guess the end from the beginning. But does this make it a boring book?

I think not. I have had a lot of fun listening to all the ups and downs the main persons of the story had to go through, until, in the end... well, you know ;) Yes, it's not, what I would like to listen to all the time, but it's great fun when all you want is some distraction from reality.

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My opinion: 3,5/5 Points

This book fills the prompt: longer than 12 hours
Original title: Carl Mørck 6, The hanging girl
It's written by Jussi Adler-Olsen, a Scandinavian author. The (german) narrator is Wolfram Koch. He reads all the books of the Carl Mørck Series, and I love to listen to his voice.

The novels of the Carl Mørck series tell thriller stories about the special department Q, which deals with old, long-forgotten cases of murder, rape, and kidnapping. Every book can be read as a stand-alone one because every case is solved at the end. But I would suggest starting with the first novel of the series and then follow along because there is also the development of the main characters you might not want to miss.

I love the books because the stories are always unique and full of interesting characters. But I will admit that it is not always easy to follow the storyline. There are lots of leaps in time, and the story is told from different perspectives. This is interesting but sometimes also a bit confusing.

Especially this book, The hanging girl, was not easy to follow. Or maybe it was just me, and I wasn't able to listen fully concentrated. More than once, I lost track and had to go back to re-listen a part of the story. What I did enjoy, though, was the thrilling finale, which was as good as ever.

Even though this was not the best book of the series, I know I will buy the part soon.