Crow Court by Andy Charman and Narrated by: Mark Mitchinson and I was gripped from the beginning till the end I really enjoyed this book especially as it was very engaging funny in parts and very thoughtful written. Once you started listening to it I had to find my airpods and listen to it while I did things around my farmhouse.

The narrator Mark was very good. and he made this audiobook excellent to listen to.

I highly recommended

Big Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to listen this lovely audiobook.

The premise of this story is intriguing and the setting is unusual. It’s taken me a while to settle into the story. The narration is quite slow, which is well suited to Dorset and the period, but I found it very confusing and difficult to follow what was going on. I kept losing concentration and then found I’d missed 10 or 15 minutes and was lost.

It’s a number of different takes which are pulled together by a common thread, but this doesn’t become clear until late on. In the meantime, despite the fact that it’s well written and truly evocative, it’s a struggle to remain engaged. I’m not sure where it’s gone wrong for me brpecause at the heart of this there’s an intriguing mystery.

My thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley.

I really don't know how to rate this book. I listened to it on audio and really struggled with it.

I loved the first few chapters, but then I sort of got lost in what was happening. The book is told in like 14 different stories but I didn't understand this until I got right near the end of the book. The middle was a mess for me, only because I had no clue what was going on, and as I listened to it on audio, I think this confused me even more. There wasn't that much difference in the narrator's voice for some of the characters and I got mixed up with who I was following at the time.

The ending was really good and I did enjoy it. I think this is a book better read in physical copy than on audio. I really liked the author's style of writing and because of this, I will be re-reading this again, but with an actual physical book.

Also must note that I LOVE the cover, just so beautiful.

This is 3 stars for me at the moment. But going to re-read and I am sure it will then be a 4 or even a 5-star read.

*Thanks to Netgalley for giving me an audio copy of this book in return for my honest review

A unique historical mystery novel that is beautifully written.
Crow Court is centred around the mystery of an abusive choirmasters murder in the 1800’s. It actually follows several characters. And I would describe it as almost being made up of short stories that are interconnected to the storyline.
The storyline is great, the characters are well developed and I love the descriptive setting to it all.
The audiobook narration is really good. Despite there being so many characters that make up the novel the narrator does it with ease.

This audio book was very hard to follow. In my opinion the physical copy would be easier to get to grips with .

An interesting sounding story with a promising description. However as the audio version is hard to follow I can not in good faith give an honest review of its contents .

Many thanks for the opportunity

I listened to the audio version narrated by Mark Mitchinson. Having finished the novel, I would recommend a written format rather than the audio as the novel presents like a series of short stories. This rather slight and complex interconnection between the different parts I think would probably make more sense in a written text.

The novel begins In 1840 Dorset, where a young choir boy is found drowned and shortly after that the much disliked choirmaster is murdered. What follows is a collection of colourful and rich characters that simultaneously give clarity on what happened while adding a few interesting twists and turns along the way.

An engaging but difficult read.