Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (Zoey Ashe, #1) in Around the Year in 52 Books

May 14, 2017 Krissy rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, buddy-read, cover-color-black, lawlz, audible-library, pgs-300-399, read-with-hubby

Listened to this audio book with my husband while on a road trip. We both enjoyed it and laughed out loud on several occasions. My husband was very disappointed with the ending so that dropped his rating. I was satisfied with the ending but was disappointed with the traitor reveal.

His Rating: 3 stars
My Rating: 3.5 stars

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Aug 05, 2017 Christine H rated it really liked it

Shelves: funny

Yay, I had time to plow through the last 3 hours of this today! My interest level varied throughout the first 40% of the book or so, ranging from "this is freaking amazing" to "hmm, is this going somewhere I care about?" But once the key conflict was established, I was hooked.

A lot of the "drag" came from something I think is actually pretty admirable - Zoey is a fish out of water who remains totally out of her depth for a believable amount of time. Her utter failure to grasp her situation resul ...more

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Dec 07, 2020 Ruthi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-books-that-i-own, the-world-sucks-these-are-a-escap, read-longer-books-20, diverse-genres-20, backlist-20, own-voices-2020, covid19-selfisolate-readathon-2020, pain-flare-autumn-2020-readathon, autumns-are-for-audiobooks-2020

I’m not even that into fart jokes & what ever other frat boy humor comments seen in other reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It might be because I’m in probably the worst pain I’ve been in all year & I can’t even physically stand up without seeing stars from pain, but I had a lot of fun with this book.

If you’re in the mood for an action packed, cyberpunk-lite SFF book that doesn’t take itself too seriously, this book is one for you to check out especially if you’re in recovery from a me ...more

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Dec 19, 2015 E.S. rated it liked it

Shelves: science-fiction

I really like David Wong as a writer, and this book was entertaining and at times very, very tense, but at the same time, it was also hard for me to get into.

Note: This could be because I've been reading a lot of Young Adult books and this book is far from one.

Second Note: It could also be because I found the main character, Zoey, to be...I don't know the word for it. I felt like she was trying too hard and it felt like her personality wasn't genuine, and it was hard for me to really appreciate ...more

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Mar 23, 2016 Sonya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fiction, sci-fi, humor, 2016

Holy Carp what a good read (listen)! This was a fabulous audio book! Now I want to go back and read/listen to the rest of David Wong's books. Genius dialog. Fantastical settings. An absolute delight to listen to this book on audio. ...more

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