Under a Cornish Sky

De: Liz Fenwick

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

*Shortlisted for the RNA Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year 2016* Demi desperately needs her luck to change. On the sleeper train down to Cornwall, she can't help wondering why everything always goes wrong for her. Having missed out on her dream job, and left with nowhere to stay following her boyfriend's betrayal, pitching up at her grandfather's cottage is her only option. Victoria thinks she's finally got what she wanted: Boscawen, the gorgeous Cornish estate her family owned for generations should now rightfully be hers, following her husband's sudden death. After years of a loveless marriage and many secret affairs of her own, Victoria thinks new widowhood will suit her very well indeed . . . But both women are in for a surprise. Surrounded by orchards, gardens and the sea, Boscawen is about to play an unexpected role in both their lives. Can two such different women find a way forward when luck changes both their lives so drastically? In UNDER A CORNISH SKY Liz Fenwick weaves another deliciously irresistible tale set in the heart of her beloved Cornwall.

Good story, bad reading

I enjoyed the story and wish more of Liz Fenwick's novels were available as a recorded books but not if they will be done by virtual voice. This was my first experience with virtual voice and I'm glad I didn't pay for this book. It was a very poor and strange experience. There were numerous problems.
-The story is simply read out loud. It is not narrated. -There is no emotion in the words and sentences.
-You can't always tell which character is talking.
-A person's thoughts are read the same as dialogue so it's not always clear what is a right and what is shared with other characters.
-Some words are mispronounced like nineteen and Tori.
-There is no pause between Demi's and Victoria's stories so it can take 2 or 3 sentences to figure out where you are in the story.
-In a few chapters, there are long pauses in between each characters dialogue and in other chapters, sentences are repeated.
Apparently there is no quality check work virtual voice.

I will not pay for any books recorded with a virtual voice because it distracts from the listening experience and the story. And because it puts voice artists out of work. I also do not want to listen to any more virtual voice books.

A great little plot

The virtual narration was adequate but mispronouncing words such as the protagonist’s name. History of Cornwall and ancient beliefs was fun and interesting.

AI mispronunciations

Cute story but the AI reader made it really hard to distinguish between character changes

Bad narration

Narration was terrible. Easy to tell that it was not a human. I could not listen to the whole thing. Too bad because it seemed like a pretty interesting story.