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Title: The Case of the Russian Chessboard

Subtitle: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Author: Charlie Roxburgh

Narrator: Steve White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: MX Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Late on a foggy November afternoon, a desperate young woman arrives at Baker Street, imploring Sherlock Holmes to help her. She is terrified about what may be going on inside a secretive London refuge for Russian exiles, where her sister works. Thus begins a frightening case which deeply strains both Holmes and Watson because of the dreadful consequences of failure and the mystifying nature of the forces against them.

The case leads into strange territory. Into the circles of Victorian radicals and idealists, where early feminists and socialists rub shoulders with exiled foreign revolutionaries. To a utopian anarchist commune in the Essex wilderness, which imitates the Tolstoy farm communes in Russia. Deep into the very dark political world from which so many Russian exiles have fled. The trail leads on - to one shocking discovery after another, as Holmes unravels a conspiracy as evil and twisted as a labyrinth in hell.

Narrated by Dr. Watson, The Case of the Russian Chessboard respects Sherlock Holmes traditions and 1890s historical facts. Mingling mystery with gaslight, it offers a gripping, atmospheric and thought-provoking listen.

Members Reviews:

Reads like a Rough Draft

I think that the author took a rather solid idea, then tried to cram too much detail into too few pages. This story has promise, and I urge the author to think hard about at least publishing an extended edition. I, for one, would buy it! Quoth the Raven...

The Case of the Russian Chessboard

I won a copy of"The Case of the Russian Chessboard", a Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Charlie Roxburgh through the Goodreads Giveaway Contest.

Charlie Roxburgh writes imitation Sherlock Holmes stories,respecting the characters of Holmes and Watson that have a solid factual basis in late 1890's.The story is narrated by Dr. Watson set in the the 1890s London.

The plot centers around a young desperate woman, Victoria Simmonds, who seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes, to save her sister, Angela, who she believes is in grave danger.

A young woman, Sophie, a friend of Angela and Victoria, had thrown herself in front of a train, to her death.Sophie was found with a Russian passport on her.Sophie was living at a hostel,"Liberty House" the same one Angela had moved in recently.

Angela worked at the Liberty House as a volunteer helper, learning Russian in the interim, deeply committed to the anti-Czarist movement.

The story is only 108 pages, but don't be fooled,the writing style is compact in content.There are lots of Russian names in this book, and this book is not one that can be skimmed.An enjoyable read.

Sherlock Holmes and the Ghost of Robert Harris

This is a great story that should really appeal to Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts. Charlie Roxburgh certainly knows his stuff: he has mastered the Holmes idiom brilliantly, with the indignant Watson and the supersleuth moving from Baker Street and the Foreign Office to London's Hyde Park, where a bicycling murderess appears through the gloomy mist of a 'London particular' with a water carbide lamp on her handlebars and a revolver in her pocket. The author also knows a great deal - more even than Conan Doyle - about the devious machinations of Russian anarchists and the Czarist secret police at the turn of the century. All this - so it seems - is based on careful historical research.

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Title: The Midwife and the Assassin

Author: Sam Thomas

Narrator: Leila Birch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-04-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C. J. Sansom comes Samuel Thomas' remarkable debut, The Midwife's Tale.

It is 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.

Bridget joins forces with Martha Hawkins, a servant who's far more skilled with a knife than any respectable woman ought to be. To save Esther from the stake, they must dodge rebel artillery, confront a murderous figure from Martha's past, and capture a brutal killer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. The investigation takes Bridget and Martha from the homes of the city's most powerful families to the alleyways of its poorest neighborhoods. As they delve into the life of Esther's murdered husband, they discover that his ostentatious Puritanism hid a deeply sinister secret life, and that far too often tyranny and treason go hand in hand.

Members Reviews:

. Interesting change in the program from the rest of the series - not York, not a gentlewoman, not familiar, no friendly jail

It has been a few years after the last book. Country life has become boring. Then a letter comes saying that Will is in the Tower and needs his aunt's help. Bridget and Martha set off without Elizabeth and Hannah, much to the child's displeasure. On arriving in London, they find Will has been turned into a spy by Cromwell after falling in with a group of Levellers. Bridget is also drafted into the program because she is a midwife like the loudest woman in the group of discontents. The woman's husband is murdered and they investigate at the request of both the widow and the spymaster. Craziness ensues with more deaths and twisted loyalties. Interesting change in the program from the rest of the series - not York, not a gentlewoman, not familiar, no friendly jail folks.

I like this series.

I really have enjoyed this series. The time frame is very interesting as is the setting in the different areas of England. This book is set mostly in London which makes it some different from the first three books in the series. The characters are good. I especially enjoy reading about the clothes that they wear and the shopping experiences. The story line is excellent and I hope for more from Mr.Thomas.

Spying midwives and the Execution of Charles II

Well-researched historical set in the aftermath of the English civil wars of the 1640s. Unlike the first three novels in the series, this one takes place in London. Although there is little actual midwifery in the story, it is more than made up for with political intrigue. An entertaining addition to the series.

Midwife comes this close to being the murder victim.

Part of the Midwife series of murder mysteries, this one is set in London at the time of Oliver Cromwell. Part of what makes these books so enjoyable is the verisimilitude, learning history as you follow a well written mystery.

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Title: The Lost Concerto

Author: Helaine Mario

Narrator: Carol Purdom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-16

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A woman and her young son flee to a convent on a remote island off the Breton coast of France. Generations of seafarers have named the place Ile de la Brume, or Fog Island. In a chapel high on a cliff, a tragic death occurs and a terrified child vanishes into the mist.

The child's godmother, Maggie O'Shea, haunted by the violent deaths of her husband and best friend, has withdrawn from her life as a classical pianist. But then a recording of unforgettable music and a grainy photograph surface, connecting her missing godson to a long-lost first love.

The photograph will draw Maggie inexorably into a collision course with criminal forces, decades-long secrets, stolen art and musical artifacts, and deadly terrorists. Her search will take her to the Festival de Musique, Aix-en-Provence, France, where she discovers answers to her husband's death, an unexpected love - and a musical masterpiece lost for decades.

A compelling blend of suspense, mystery, political intrigue, and romance, The Lost Concerto explores universal themes of loss, vengeance, courage, and love.

Members Reviews:

Listened to 1 1/2 chapters

This melodramatic prose has heavy dialogue that isn't appropriate for modern times. I couldn't stick with it. The narrator was great, but the writing was awful.

Desperately poor!

What disappointed you about The Lost Concerto?

The reader and the descriptive passages - for example 'he regarded her with his two blue eyes' - most people have two eyes, no need to remark on it.

What was most disappointing about Helaine Marios story?

That I could only bear to listen to half an hour of it - such a waste of money.

What didnt you like about Carol Purdoms performance?

Her slow, drawling reading and her appalling attempt at a man's Irish accent

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

ANGER that I wasted my time on it

Any additional comments?

I shall never choose another book by this author and shall also take care to avoid this narrator.

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Title: Temple of the Grail

Subtitle: Rosicrucian Quartet, Book 1

Author: Adriana Koulias

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-16

Publisher: Zuriel Press Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Temple of the Grail is a critically acclaimed best seller translated into four languages.

Heresy, Hypocrisy, Murder....

France, 1254.

Situated high in the Pyrenees the monastery of St. Lazarus is a forbidding place. Behind its ramparts and battlements it hides a secret so dangerous its keepers will kill to protect it.

At the end of a bitter winter, a delegation headed by the ambitious Inquisitor Rainiero Sacconi arrives to investigate the monks of St. Lazarus.

A Templar knight and his young scribe are sent by the king of France to oversee the investigation. When monks begin to die in gruesome ways they must unravel the secret at the heart of St. Lazarus, but with the Antichrist at their heels and the inquisitor watching their every step, they find themselves drawn into a fight, not only for their lives, but also for their souls.

Temple of the Grail is a tour de force for history buffs and fans of the medieval detective genre.

Members Reviews:

A Wondrous Story!

What did you love best about Temple of the Grail?

I love murder mysteries and this one is a cut above the rest. Full of historical authenticity which never gets in the way of the story, but makes it rich, like a tapestry. Adriana Koulias' writing is very visual and the narrator was so good I felt like I was watching a movie. I was sitting on the edge of my seat.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Christian. There is a Christian in all of us, part young man, part old man, doubtful, faithful, loyal to his master, but also questioning everything he does. I love the way that though he was only a scribe, he was always the one to figure out the most important clues. I also love Andre, a man who rests his entire life on reason, but realises at the end that it does not always provide a steady footing.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favourite scene was the argument between the different prelates during dinner which is found later in the book. I laughed out loud!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. Definitely. I found myself having to stop listening to go to sleep. And then found I couldn't sleep because I was wondering what was going to happen next!

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book for those who want to listen to an intelligent story that is touched with mysticism and esotericism. Those who want to savour the atmosphere and millieu of the Middle Ages will love this book and the narrator who I think is impeccable in his characterisations. I can see this being a movie one day.

Enjoyed this historical mystery

If you could sum up Temple of the Grail in three words, what would they be?

Suspenseful Medieval Swashbuckling

What did you like best about this story?

Atmospheric murder suspense and mystery

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but had to break it up due to time.

It's....ok

The narrative was a little weird. The story wasn't the strongest either. Stay true to the period but characters came across a little silly. Almost like it was written for children.

Interesting story well performed

Temple of the Grail is an interesting mystery novel interlaced with fairly in-depth theological discourse. I enjoyed both, although some of the latter may have been lost in me.

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Title: Jane and the Waterloo Map

Subtitle: Being a Jane Austen Mystery

Author: Stephanie Barron

Narrator: Kate Reading

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-16

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 40 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The 13th installment in Stephanie Barron's fan favorite Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. Between novels, Victorian England's most beloved author doubles as a sleuth in often idyllic locales.

November 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has left the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, Jane's favorite brother, is about to declare bankruptcy. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside.

While she is there, the Reverend James Stanier Clarke, chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, invites Jane to Carlton House, the Prince's fabulous London home. Jane only accepts because many of Henry's bad loans were given by the Prince Regent's cronies. She hopes to intercede with the Regent on Henry's behalf, but before she can speak to him, she stumbles upon a dying man in the library - Colonel Ivor MacFarland, who, with a knife in his entrails, utters a single failing phrase: "the Waterloo map"...and Jane is on the hunt for a treasure of incalculable value and a killer of considerable cunning.

Critic Reviews:

"[A]n excellent period mystery for all historical fiction fans...Jane Austen devotees will especially appreciate immersing themselves in the many biographical details about Austen that accompany the fictional murder mystery." (Library Journal)

"Vivid characters propel the subtle plot to its surprising conclusion. The first-person narration captures Austen's tone as revealed in her letters: candid, loving, and occasionally acerbic." (Publishers Weekly)

"Barron has clearly done her homework in the language and manners of Austen's time.... [H]er latest venture edges out competing authors of Regency whodunits." (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Love this series!!

I have read all of this series and adore it! Very enjoyable and entertaining. Love each one and this is no different.

Enjoyed this mystery!

The storyline in this book is written well, and makes one want to continue to follow it. The narrator does a rather good job with all the voices. I would recommend this to listeners.

Another great Jane Austen mystery

If you've enjoyed the first 12 of these wonderful Jane Austen mysteries (as I have), you'll enjoy this one too. Stephanie Barron (aka Francine Matthews) captures Ms Austen's voice so well, you'll think you're reading an actual lost manuscript from the 1800s. For those of us who have read and re-read (and listened to and re-listened) to all of Jane Austen's works and were left wanting MORE--this Stephanie Barron series is a real treat.

Kate Reading narration is excellent, as always.

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Title: Cosega Storm

Subtitle: Cosega Sequence Series #2

Author: Brandt Legg

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-21-16

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Cosega Storm continues from the frightening final seconds of the first book in the Cosega Sequence series.

Gaines and Asher, caught in a storm of deceit, corruption, and power, desperately struggle to escape - but running isn't enough. They must piece together the mystery of Clastier's life, understand the incredible artifacts, and somehow discover what links them all together. What really happened in the past, and how will it change the future?

As each extraordinary secret of the Eysen is revealed, the danger escalates. The more Gaines learns, the less he knows whom he can trust. But his most difficult challenge is the paradox of the Cosega Sequence. Failing to decode it in time will cost him his life, yet succeeding also means that he must die.

Members Reviews:

Story was decent, Narrator is very bad

What did you like best about Cosega Storm? What did you like least?

I liked the story, it was fast paced. The narrator was monotone and every character sounded the same so it was hard to follow the story

What didnt you like about Danny Campbells performance?

He was monotone and sounded way to old to play the characters in this story. They all sounded the same, which was like an old man. The fact that he never tried to have different tone for the male characters made it hard to decipher which ones were talking in a fast pace conversation.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

yes

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Title: House of the Rising Sun

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: James Lee Burke

Narrator: Will Patton

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Includes and exclusive interview with James Lee Burke!

New York Times best seller James Lee Burke returns with his latest masterpiece, the story of a father and son separated by war and circumstance - and whose encounter with the legendary Holy Grail will change their lives forever.

From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of the Marne in 1918 and on to the bordellos and saloons of San Antonio during the reign of the Hole in the Wall Gang, House of the Rising Sun is an epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland on his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain in the United States Army.

After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Hackberry escapes the country in possession of a stolen artifact, earning the ire of a bloodthirsty Austrian arms dealer who then places Hack's son, Ishmael, squarely in the crosshairs of a plot to recapture his prize, believed to be the mythic cup of Christ.

Along the way, we meet three extraordinary women: Ruby Dansen, the Danish immigrant who is Ishmael's mother and Hackberry's one true love; Beatrice DeMolay, a brothel madam descended from the crusader knight who brought the shroud of Turin back from the Holy Land; and Maggie Bassett, one-time lover of the Sundance Kid, whose wiles rival those of Lady Macbeth. In her own way, each woman will aid Hackberry in his quest to reconcile with Ishmael, to vanquish their enemies, and to return the Grail to its rightful place.

House of the Rising Sun is James Lee Burke's finest novel to date and a thrilling entry into the Holland family saga that continued most recently with Wayfaring Stranger, which the New York Times Book Review described as "saturated with the romance of the past while mournfully attuned to the unholy menace of the present".

Members Reviews:

Holland is To Texas What Robicheaux is to New Orleans

Anyone who had read anything by Mr. Burke knows that he is one of the best. He's best known for his twenty-some Robicheaux detective novels set mostly in New Orleans. This series follows Hackberry Holland, a mostly crazed Texas boy with a strong sense of morality and a lot of flaws. He's overly committed to drink, is close to hopeless with women and has no sense of proportion when it comes to his personal well-being. In this one his son Ishmael, from whom he's been estranged not entirely because his own actions, comes home from war at the turn on the 20th. century and is kidnapped by a former wife and her business partner, an Austrian arms dealer that Holland has undermined in the past by sabotaging an arms shipment and stealing his beloved religious icon, a chalice possibly once used by Jesus himself. All manner of mayhem ensues, as might be expected. To those new to Mr. Burke, you don't read his books just for the story. You read them because of the writing. He is one of the very few writers of "literary" novels in the detective/action genre. His prose sparkles with keen insights and mostly stands with the best, regardless of genre. But his protagonists have a lot of rough edges.

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Title: The Whispering City

Author: Sara Moliner

Narrator: Roxanne Hernandez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Barcelona, 1952. General Franco's fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation. Ana Marti Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned this important story, shadowing Inspector Isidro Castro. But Ana soon realizes that a bundle of strange letters unearthed at the scene point to a sequence of events dramatically different from the official version.

She enlists the help of her cousin, Beatriz, a scholar, and what begins as an intriguing puzzle opens up a series of revelations that implicate the regime's most influential figures. As the conspiracy unfolds, Ana's courage and Beatriz's wits will be their only weapons against the city's corrupt and murderous elite.

Members Reviews:

Boiler plate murder/thriller

The Whispering City is a boilerplate murder/thriller set in Barcelona in the repressive 1950s. While I had hopes for a window into that era of Spain, there was very little enlightenment of the era; instead the reader is presented with a relatively standard formula of a murder, police incompetence, conspiracy & cover-up, and the naive newspaper reporter who gets in over her head.

The beginning of the book is very difficult to get through; I almost set the book aside several times. Characters are introduced in ways that are hard to connect or make sense of; at times I felt as if I has missed a connection earlier in the book. Once this is done, however, the middle of the book flows nicely albeit in a formulaic fashion. The ending is choppy, short, and unsatisfying.

The Whispering City is a decent distraction. However, do not expect enlightenment regarding that era of Spain's history and do not expect this to rise to the elite level of police procedurals or murder/thrillers.

So so story

Has some good writing, but gets lost in back story. Very hard read, could haven been better.

Great reading.

It was very interesting to read of one of the darker times in Barcelona's history; it is a fascinating and lively city these days. The book was fast-paced and the characters well developed and the suspense was maintained. I didn't want to finish it but I did want to find out quickly how it would end! Great reading.

Atmospheric

I was enjoying this book and its two main female characters so much that I deliberately slowed down my reading rate to make it last longer, but I still need to re-read it and pay more attention to the roles of some of the other characters to completely understand the ending.

... is a chatty and slow read - to much unnecessary conversation.

It is a chatty and slow read - to much unnecessary conversation.

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Title: The British Lion

Author: Tony Schumacher

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-15

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

With the end of the war, the victorious Germans now occupy a defeated Great Britain. In London, decorated detective John Henry Rossett, now reporting to the Nazi victors, lies in a hospital bed recovering from gunshot wounds. Desperate to avoid blame over the events that led to the shooting, his boss, Ernst Kohler, covers up the incident. But when Koehler's wife and daughter are kidnapped by American spies, the terrified German turns to the only man he trusts to help him - a shrewd cop who will do whatever is necessary to get the job done: John Rossett.

Members Reviews:

Longer than it needed to be

This one struggled to hold my attention at points. Could have used a little more pace. Performance was well done. Not a terrible listen, just to slow for my taste.

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Title: A Study in Murder

Author: Robert Ryan

Narrator: Richard Burnip

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-15

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A stunning Dr. Watson thriller perfect for all fans of Sherlock.

The year is 1917, and Dr. John Watson is held in a notorious POW camp deep in enemy Germany, there as medical officer for the British prisoners.

With the Allied blockade, food is perilously short in the camp, and when a new prisoner is murdered, all assume the poor chap was killed for his Red Cross parcel.

Watson, though, isn't so sure.

Something isn't quite what it seems, and a creeping feeling of unease tells Watson there is more to this than meets the eye. And when an escape plot is apparently uncovered in his hut and he is sent to solitary confinement, he knows he has touched a nerve.

If Watson is to reveal the heinous crimes that have occurred at the camp, he must escape before he is silenced for good. All he needs is some long-distance help from his old friend, Sherlock Holmes....

Critic Reviews:

"Robert Ryan is the key heir apparent to Conan Doyle." (Barry Forshaw, Financial Times)

Members Reviews:

Not as good as the two previous books.

The promise of a good plot dissolved into hurried theatrics by the author. The addition of the final chapter as a Sherlock Holmes story was a distraction, and frankly not worth the effort. I hope Mr. Ryan continues the series and woos me back in with the next novel.

Still good, but

Was not up to the first two "Watsons" but I am glad I listened to it.

Excellent third book in series

This book is a little darker than the previous two. I still enjoyed it and I like the the characters Robert Ryan has created around Dr. Watson. The ending is a bit of a shock - I wonder how this will affect book four.

My only complaint with these books is the number of dead bodies piling up by the end of each one. Is it absolutely necessary?

Enjoyable

What did you like most about A Study in Murder?

Period detail and the characters.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

As above. The story became too fiddly and didn't hold me as well as the earlier books.

Which character as performed by Richard Burnip was your favourite?

Watson.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Enjoyed it but a was left feeling little unsatisfied.