Better Off Dead: Lily Harper, Book 1

This book was not for me. I started it because it was $1.99 after getting the free Kindle addition. I wish I would have stuck with just the free Kindle version. The lead character, Lily, was annoying and whiny. Bill was vulgar and obnoxious. The dialogue was anything but funny. The plot made me roll my eyes several times. I don't have any thing good to say about this book.

I had already read the electronic version of the book but decided to get the audible version to refresh my memory before the second book of the series was published.

This story is a fun new series from HP Mallory and has many fantastic characters as well as a very fresh and interesting premise. Lily Harper is killed but has the option to be reborn with a new life, a new body and a new job - to rescue souls wrongfully sent to the Underground City. In this story she has little time to struggle with the loss of her life and her family because she is immediately sent on a mission that might cut this new life short before it even begins.

I have to say that some of the funnier moments were a bit lost when I listened to it, because the narration simply didn't capture the male characters. This didn't stop me from listening to it, and it wouldn't stop me from recommending it either, but if you are considering reading the book (and not listening to it) I would go with that. This is just one of those times when the voices in your head might be the better option!

The pacing. Six hours into the book they still hadn't left on their first mission.

This was my first by this author.

Everything. There were numerous pronunciation errors. For example, the word lichen is not pronounced "Leech-en". Ugh! It drove me crazy!! Also, you could hear every time Betsy Hogg swallowed. Both of these issues ruined the listening experience for me.

The story wasn't good enough to balance out the low production value of this audiobook.

Less junior high name calling like "douche faces", "arch douche" and "ask hole".

I used to love HP Mallory books, but they just keep getting worse. This is my last attempt to read one of her books.

Like a teenager.

Bill the Angel

I feel like I have less brain cells now.

The first thing would be a new narrator. The story took forever to move forward. The story has them go on their first mission and it takes forever for them to set off on that mission.

The way she mispronounces words is very annoying. She also does horrible voices for the men.

The choice of narrator for this series is just wrong, in every way! I would have ordered the next book in the series, but I see that it has the same person narrating. I will order the book & read it myself before subjecting myself to hours of having to listen to Betsy Hogg trying to do so many voices so poorly again!

I like H.P. Mallory but sadly this book was not worth the download. It was long and drawn out, I hated the way Bill was written and read. . .I feel like I should get my money back for this one. I don't recommend it but it's on you to read or not. My opinion DON'T BORHER

The first part of the book was great. It was an interesting story. I liked the main character and then the guardian angel showed up. Crude, rude, nasty, foul language and on and on every time he said anything.Some of that in a novel is ok and it adds a needed element to the story, but enough is enough and this had WAY too much.

I would have totally cut the guardian angel from the whole book.

I didn't finish this one and will not continue with the series. I've read or listened to other books by this author and enjoyed them. This one was just not worth it.

A different narrator, for starters.

Cut Bill the Angel completely out of the story. His only contributions to the story are stupid, junior high type comments usually including some form of "douche". He grates on your nerves - if he's supposed to be funny, he's not. Just a series of frequent annoying comments and selfish acts.

She does not know how to pronounce many words, but the worst is sword, half of the time saying it correctly and the other half saying "sahward". Her male voices are pitiful. She makes the lead character too whiny.

Bill the Angel. He's annoying and serves no purpose.

This book is really, really bad. The characters are shallow and are made more so by horrid narration. Mallory's earlier works are much better. I couldn't finish this one, so maybe it redeems itself in the end, but after about six hours I can't take anymore.

The story was absolutely wonderful. Ive had it for a while and hadnt listened necause the first time I tried the narrators voice got on my nerves. I wanted to give it a go ahead tho and Im happy to ne wrong about her. Adorable! Wonderful!