Needless to say, as I was a fan of the first novel and I am also a huge fan of Bray’s, I gave this one a shot. Bray also narrated Michael McDowell’s other novel “The Elementals”. I stumbled upon this book as it was narrated and recommended by R.C. *** SPOILER ALERT *** Let me preface this review up front by stating this is not a tale I would typically search for (not one of my genres of choice). You will have to listen to understand or maybe it's me that is just understanding, but I will look for more books like this when I want to take a break from my normal science fiction/fantasy books.Ī tale of a plot with an unintended consequence The story had no real hero and no real twists, but it is very entertaining and maybe it's just the comfort of listening to R.C. The story itself wasn't the greatest that I have ever heard, but his style along with the narration made this a very easy listen that kept me interested from start to finish.

The author did a fantastic job at describing each person and each scene and painted me a picture in my head of how the city looked and I could actually imagine watching this instead of just listening. Instead of rooting for the hero like in most books, I found myself rooting against the socialites.

It is very dark and you will really dislike some of the characters, but that made it even better. This book isn't a murder mystery or who done it or anything other than a story being told to you and I liked that. This is not my typical type of book, so I am glad that I ventured out a little from my listening comfort zone. Bray is the narrator and for no other reason and I am glad that I did.

Gilded Needles by Michael McDowell