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A review by indieandajean
A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Em Schulz, Christine Schiefer
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC copy of this audiobook which I received in exchange for an honest review.
This is a 4 star book for me, and it's mostly my fault it isn't a 5/5.
I am not a listener of And That's Why We Drink so Em and Christine were new to me, as was their sense of humor which came through in both the writing of this book and the narration of it. I very much enjoyed the back and forth style of reading that they offered in this audiobook which is interesting because I usually don't care for audiobooks with more than one narrator because in my experience it often feels disjointed.
Content-wise this book didn't offer me any hauntings I didn't already know about, but the true crime elements were largely new to me as I generally don't do too much delving into those stories. The travel information and city based fun facts were also fun and somewhat unexpected!
Overall this was a fun listen and I did enjoy the book. The only thing keeping it from being a 5/5 for me is the inside jokes which sometimes left me feeling like I missed something important. If I were a fan of the podcast and listened to it often enough to know all the jokes I'm sure I would have loved it!
That said, I'd recommend this to anyone who likes spooky stories, haunts and true crime regardless of whether you listen to And That's Why We Drink, so long as you don't mind maybe missing some jokes here and there!
This is a 4 star book for me, and it's mostly my fault it isn't a 5/5.
I am not a listener of And That's Why We Drink so Em and Christine were new to me, as was their sense of humor which came through in both the writing of this book and the narration of it. I very much enjoyed the back and forth style of reading that they offered in this audiobook which is interesting because I usually don't care for audiobooks with more than one narrator because in my experience it often feels disjointed.
Content-wise this book didn't offer me any hauntings I didn't already know about, but the true crime elements were largely new to me as I generally don't do too much delving into those stories. The travel information and city based fun facts were also fun and somewhat unexpected!
Overall this was a fun listen and I did enjoy the book. The only thing keeping it from being a 5/5 for me is the inside jokes which sometimes left me feeling like I missed something important. If I were a fan of the podcast and listened to it often enough to know all the jokes I'm sure I would have loved it!
That said, I'd recommend this to anyone who likes spooky stories, haunts and true crime regardless of whether you listen to And That's Why We Drink, so long as you don't mind maybe missing some jokes here and there!