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A Monster by Violet

By: Laura Wake
Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
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Twenty-one year old Violet Kale has fallen out of love with life. A dissolute figure, she drifts along with her friend Lisa (mother of a baby daughter Maria), reluctant to take responsibility for anything except her own pleasure. When Violet wakes up after a three-day drug and alcohol binge to the sound of her friend's baby Maria crying with hunger, on a whim she steals Maria away, heading on a journey to a new land, and seeing in the child a chance of a new future, and a hope for salvation....

©2017 Laura Wake (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

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Ending sucked

Each chapter jumps from past to present, and I expected this to tie together...it didn't. Not that I caught anyway. Ending was a huge let down.

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Excellent book

This book kept me on my toes the whole time! Also a very interesting ending. Definitely a good read!

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Unique Format

I must say that although I initially felt cheated at the very end of the story, I also appreciate the foreshadowing and how the author gave the reader the insight that quenched our thirsts. I like that it was laid out differently than most novels. Thank you!

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I've got mixed feelings

I've got the kind of mixed feeling like when you go to kiss your cruch for the very first time and are revolted by the taste of trash....good story but not sure where we were going in the story and did we ever get there???

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Loved it!!!!

I listen to the books while I'm at work. I got so into this story I found myself standing still a few times listening, being there lol I couldn't listen to this at work anymore 😂 The narrator is the best I've heard yet!!

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Weird ending

It was ok but the ending felt unfinished like there is too many unanswered questions.

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Great book if you don’t have ano else to read.

Book is slow moving and choppy. Goes from present to past and can be difficult to “get into”. Several story lines but none of them seem to come to a conclusion.

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where's the ending???

story was very dragged out, kept waiting for something to actually happen. something that would add to the point of the plot, but it never really did. just kept beating around the bush. Would have made a better 2 part Life Time movie, especially with the ending.

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I don't know the point

Narration was great but the story was not.
It just ends and is so unrealistic. I'm glad it was free otherwise I'd be returning for sure.

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disappointed in the ending

I think it needed more information about lisa, Maria's mother and the pursuit of her daughter rather than so much of Violet's childhood that was almost pointless.

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