1.0
slow-paced

The below average rating here is in part due to the fact that I accidentally listened to the abridged audio. Why do abridged versions of books even exist? People who don't have time for your book are not going to be interested in half your book. And if you're going to offer such a poor exuce of an addition, then make it very clear in the description and in the thumbnail. It's just proper book etiquette. 

For example, this version I'm writing a review for here is the abridged version but I don't see that labeled anywhere.

For the story itself (the half I was presented with), I thought it was kind of bland. All the characters were bad stereotypes. It was more a book of short stories than a novel. Like most collections of short stories, some were good, and some were forgettable or just bad. The full cast narration just amplified that effect. Some of it was well done, where the narrator added a lot of personality and acting into their monologs. Others failed to achieve the casual cadence of a conversation. Not all voice actors are cut out for narrating a novel. 

Maybe I would have felt differently if I had consumed the "complete addition," but we'll never know. 

Reader beware of abridged books.