Reviews

The Mystery of Alice by Bryan Kennedy, Lee Bacon, Emily Bauer, Jessica Almasy, Cassandra Morris, Michael Crouch, Libby McKnight, Josh Hurley

aeryn_sun's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The age of the characters would have made more sense if they were older e.g 16. I doubt the author had interacted with a 13yr old before. In my head the characters were at least 16, it was the only way this could even be semi plausible 

wreese1201's review

4.0

Slow going at first, about halfway through it picked up some pace and I was actually pleasantly surprised at the ending!

tori_hurst's review

2.0

The narration was good, however, the plot was poorly written.

caitshanly's review

3.0

(Audiobook) 3.5 stars

rosecherryblossom's review

mysterious

2.5

faith_mckee's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

littleroseygirl's review

3.0

It started off really well, but the last 40% or so was just.... Not good, unfortunately. It had a lot of potential, but when the time came for follow through, this didn't deliver.

ameserole's review

2.0

Eh, it was okay.

The Mystery of Alice was a confusing and short audio. I feel like it was a smidge all over the place but then again.. I was kind of busy at work so I could totally see how easily distracted I was while listening. So this is definitely a bully book but there's also a smidge of mystery.

Is Alice really missing or no?

Are there a ton of spoiled rotten kids that are douche bags? Yes, yes there is.

That being said, I didn't like a lot of people in this book. Heck, maybe even everyone. I did like the whole vlog idea but again.. it was also kind of boring to listen to. Plus the ending was just kind of meh. It happened and I moved on. Glad I listened to yet another original audible but I'm currently looking for one that just holds my attention from start to finish.

mjenae's review

My sister and I listened to this book together a couple years ago and absolutely loved it. I think it may have been the first full cast audio drama we'd ever experienced. Lately, we decided to relisten to it... only to find that we have no motivation to finish. It's a brilliant book the first time around; it's well-written, well-performed, and engaging. But a mystery is never as fun the second time. (Plus, I'm not really in the right mood to enjoy it right now.)
For those who have never listened to The Mystery of Alice, consider this a five star review. This book is basically The Secret History for middle graders—just with an innocent student as the main character, and obviously not nearly as graphic. If you like immersive mystery/thriller, this is for you.

deedralapray's review

3.0

OK, this was just good. Not great, and certainly not wonderful. This was a nice little mystery. Actually perfect for middle school, but there were some pretty hokey parts. For example, check out these last names of some of the characters: Poe, Melville, and Twain (Fennemore Twain, actually). This is just a bit too much. I thought for sure that one of the characters - Harriet Melville - would certainly have some distant connection to Herman. I mean, these are a bunch of wealthy kids at an exclusive boarding school. It would make sense that they would have some interesting connections, but no. I just found this a little weird. There was not even a nod to any of the literary figures. Just the random last names.

Anyway, I would totally recommend this one to the younger crowd.