I listened to the audio of The Briar Club. The narrator was great.

On the whole, I went back and forth.

The beginning was good, and had me interested. It picked up, got better and I found myself invested. Then, and maybe it was just me, it slowed down some. More than I would have cared for it to. However, there were people I liked very much (Grace, Nora, Xavier, Pete and Duke the dog because, well, it’s a dog and they’re better than people).  Anyway, I digress. I liked them well enough to promise myself I will muscle through and finish. 

I am glad I did. 

Quinn, as you already know, is a very good writer and an equally good storyteller. But there were times I thought I was walking through mud and couldn’t pick my feet up to get going. 

Then, I could. 

A twist here. A twist there. A quickening pace and I couldn’t wait for my next opportunity to listen again. 

She finished strong and I was very pleased with the ending. 

Further, the authors note (love them) and historical notes were terrific once the book ended. Do NOT listen or read them prior to reading the book. It gives away everything. 

I gave 3.75 which means, imo, really really good (4 – 4.9 are high recommendations and 5 means stop what you’re doing and buy this book).

Quinn did well here. Very well.