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A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey
3.5
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Settings
  • [x] Typical setting for this genre
  • [ ] Unique setting for this genre
  • [ ] Unique setting in general

 Protagonist(s)
  • [ ] Hot garbage
  • [ ] Boring boring boring
  • [ ] Serviceable
  • [x] Likeable leads
  • [ ] I love them so much

Side Character
  • [ ] Every character is terrible
  • [ ] Characters commit sin of being boring/generic
  • [x] Enough interesting characters to balance out the few terrible ones
  • [ ] Amazing characters all around

 Antagonist(s) 
  • [ ] Hate them for the wrong reasons
  • [x]  Cliché as hell
  • [ ]  Serviceable 
  • [ ] Sympathetic or likeable enough that I don't want to hate them 
  • [ ] Love to hate them 

Plot
  • [x] Average, generic plot
  • [ ] Average, generic, often-seen plot made interesting with creativity
  • [ ] Crazy plot that is either so bad it’s good or just plain bad 
  • [ ] Unique plot that keeps you interested

Writing
  • [ ] Terribly written
  • [ ] Very simple but effective language
  • [x] Average writing that does the job
  • [ ] Beautiful but accessible writing
  • [ ] Challenging

Narrator (Audiobook)
  • [ ] Dry and dull
  • [ ] Tries too hard 
  • [ ] Passable 
  • [x] A joy to listen to 

Short summary:
I liked the audiobook well enough. It was a book that I listened to while working and never got lost. I liked the relationship between Lady Hardcastle and Flo. There were a couple of "most unorthodox!" moments that tend to happen in books set in England revolving around nobility but not enough to make me roll my eyes. The narrator did an amazing job and kept me interested. I did try reading the book once and just got bored so I think audio for this series is the way to go.