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©2015 Patricia Bracewell (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Great material; awful narration

What did you like best about The Price of Blood? What did you like least?

The material is unique and interesting. It brings the Anglo Saxon period to life.

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator was fine, until she started the voices. She should redo the book and just read normally. She even makes the young women and men sound like old hags living in a shack. This is an unnecessary distraction.

Do you think The Price of Blood needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes, she needs to get through the Chronicle.

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  • Kelly
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another enjoyable story

not as good as the first episode but still a good read and I am looking forward to the next book in the series