• The Magnolia Manor Mysteries

  • A Delightfully Witty, Small Town Cozy Mystery Series, Books 1 - 3
  • By: Joy Patrick
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (57 ratings)

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The Magnolia Manor Mysteries

By: Joy Patrick
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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Solving crimes at a crusty old Florida inn was NOT in D.C. urbanite Lilly Livingston’s 5 yr plan.

But when she discovers she is the executor of a forgotten stepfather’s will and is gifted Magnolia Manor, in little Drifter’s Cove, Florida, things get a little off track.

The town coroner reports her stepfather died of natural causes, but Lilly is not convinced and joins a motley crew of locals to solve her first case.

Leaving D.C. for good, Lilly’s excited to start her new small-town life and reopen the inn. But, a murder at the grand opening of her newly inherited inn wasn’t exactly the kickoff Lilly was hoping for.

Distraught when a guest goes missing, and a local fisherman pulled up an unidentified body in his fishing net, accusations fly, the inn’s initial warm fuzzies fizzle, and Lilly found herself knee-deep in another murder.

Finally settling into Drifter’s Cove life with this murder mystery behind her, Lilly’s on her way to making the renovated inn an upscale destination and plans her summer kickoff party. But as the posh party ensues, personalities clash, tempers flare, and a guest ends up dead.

Magnolia Manor. Enter at your own risk.

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Weird AI

I don't enjoy the AI reading. Human interpretation of mood and emotion is better. It's unnerving.

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didn't like the virtual reading

did not like the virtual reading...tone inflection and pausing was way off and changed the meaning of the sentences.

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I HATE the virtual voice narration! It’s hard to distinguish between characters. Whar should be a question comes across as a statement. Very monotone. Bring back real narrators!

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Well plotted mystery with significant subplots kept this interesting.

While this mechanical voice was not as bad as some, it still had an unrealistic quality and jerkiness which took away from the overall experience.

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Use of AI is HORRIBLE!!!!

It’s hard to follow the story because the narration sucks so bad!!! The storyline wasn’t bad but horrible narration can mess up any story.

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Hated Virtual Voice

The story was great. A fun little mystery. But the virtual voice was horrible!!!!!! It’s fine if you just want a book read to you with no emotion or different voices for different characters. I would recommend the books but not the audio version unless they have a real person to narrate it!!

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Loved the story line and characters but couldn't get passed the narration. If i could give it negative stars, I would.

ABSOLUTELY HATE VIRTUAL VOICE! Inflections at the wrong times, incorrect reflection for content, mispronounce a word one time, then the next time pronounced fine, very monotone, puts me to sleep unless I tune it out. Defeats the purpose of listening. Will not be spending my credits OR my time listening to VIRTUAL VOICE performances.

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Good short series

The stories were interesting which is what kept me listening. The AI narration was annoying. The diction of words was incorrect and it lack the emotion of someone reading. The scenes would have been easier to follow with a human narrator. There were also many confusing times with the he and she use throughout the series.

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The Virtual Voice narrator ruins the story

The stories were fairly good but lost so much nuance because of the virtual narration. It’s a shame because it would have been so much better with a good, live narrator,

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engaging, thoughtful, witty. I couldn't wait to hear the next chapter. Please write more books.

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