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A review by lomeraniel
Chasing the Dollar by Ellie Ashe
4.0
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Ellie Ashe. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Early in her thirties and working for a prestigious bank firm, Miranda Vaughn has been accused of fraud in a scheme involving her supervisors. After a hard year and a half fighting for her innocence, she is found not guilty. But this is not enough for Miranda. She has lost almost everything in this last year and a half. Her fiancé has dumped her just after the charges had been presented, and there is no decent company which would be willing to hire her. She wants to clean her name and reputation, and the only way is finding the true culprits of this scheme and bring them to justice. In order to do so she will have to travel to one of the bank international sites in Macau, and find proof of what she believes is true.
'Chasing the Dollar' is a cozy mystery in which the main character is an early thirties woman with great future prospects which crumble overnight due to something she has not been involved in. The novel is fast paced and the characters are well built, and there are a couple of twists totally unexpected. I felt close to Miranda in several ways and felt her desperation about wanting a better future, and the total unfairness of the situation. The plot is well executed and Ashe knows well how to keep the listener's attention.
Something that did not completely convince me was the romantic aspect of the book. I can understand that Miranda missed to have a partner beside her, but I really do not see the need of her involved in a romantic relationship with other character in the book, which I have to say, was not unexpected. I think the romantic story did not add much to the book, but I understand that having a romantic story makes the book work better in general amongst the feminine readers.
Teri Schnaubelt performed very well on this book, not only becoming Miranda, but also doing a decent characterization of the rest of characters. Her tone was clear and pleasant to the ear. I have to note though an audio editing issue around 4:46:18, in which there is a sentence repeated. No other issues were noted.
All in all, it was an easy and quite light listen, and I am looking forward to what else is in store for Miranda Vaughn.
Early in her thirties and working for a prestigious bank firm, Miranda Vaughn has been accused of fraud in a scheme involving her supervisors. After a hard year and a half fighting for her innocence, she is found not guilty. But this is not enough for Miranda. She has lost almost everything in this last year and a half. Her fiancé has dumped her just after the charges had been presented, and there is no decent company which would be willing to hire her. She wants to clean her name and reputation, and the only way is finding the true culprits of this scheme and bring them to justice. In order to do so she will have to travel to one of the bank international sites in Macau, and find proof of what she believes is true.
'Chasing the Dollar' is a cozy mystery in which the main character is an early thirties woman with great future prospects which crumble overnight due to something she has not been involved in. The novel is fast paced and the characters are well built, and there are a couple of twists totally unexpected. I felt close to Miranda in several ways and felt her desperation about wanting a better future, and the total unfairness of the situation. The plot is well executed and Ashe knows well how to keep the listener's attention.
Something that did not completely convince me was the romantic aspect of the book. I can understand that Miranda missed to have a partner beside her, but I really do not see the need of her involved in a romantic relationship with other character in the book, which I have to say, was not unexpected. I think the romantic story did not add much to the book, but I understand that having a romantic story makes the book work better in general amongst the feminine readers.
Teri Schnaubelt performed very well on this book, not only becoming Miranda, but also doing a decent characterization of the rest of characters. Her tone was clear and pleasant to the ear. I have to note though an audio editing issue around 4:46:18, in which there is a sentence repeated. No other issues were noted.
All in all, it was an easy and quite light listen, and I am looking forward to what else is in store for Miranda Vaughn.