Was a bit different genre than what I'm used to. The overly descriptive tone, flow and story line was not for me. But I do applaud the hard work of the author to realize their dream of publishing their first book! Good character description and use of descriptive words was impressive. Book writing is quite an accomplishment and I hope this book finds the right audience and does well for Travis Holley.

Unfortunately, The Case of the Tortured Souls just wasn’t the book for me. I ended up DNF-ing it because I struggled to stay engaged with the story, even though I really appreciated the author’s writing style. Travis Holley clearly has a strong, clean voice, and there’s a lot of potential in the concept.

While I loved the idea of a character-driven mystery with emotional stakes, I found it hard to connect with the pacing and plot. Even though it wasn’t a fit for me, I’m still glad I gave it a try.

Thank you to TNT HOLLEY INC. and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.

I think this book had so much potential that was sadly wasted due to lack of better world building. Although synopsis was intriguing, I could not connect with the main character. So it was hard to actually finish the book but still did to give it a fair chance.

The Case for Tortured Soul by Travis Holley started out with a great unique concept, but the execution was lacking. I could not connect with the main character.

In addition to reading the eBook, I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook as well. I did not like the narration by Jennifer Crosby as well. Voice was just not appealing. I ended up giving up on the narration about 50% of the way through and reading the rest.

Thank you TNT Holley Inc. | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks/Titles for the opportunity to read and listen to this book. All opinions are my own.

Book Rating: 2 stars
Audio Rating: 1 star
Pub Date and Audio Release Date: Apr 29 2025

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