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Falling Slowly (Hostage Negotiation Team #1.5)
Julie Coulter Bellon · 2015
🎙 Narrated by Simon Pringle-Wallace
67/100
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Julie Coulter Bellon's Hostage Negotiation Team series has genuine award recognition (RONE and Whitney Awards) and a clean-romance reputation that holds up here — Rafe's veteran-to-civilian transition gives the emotional stakes something to anchor to. As a bridge novella at position 1.5, it rewards series readers more than newcomers, and brevity limits how much ground it covers. Simon Pringle-Wallace provides series-consistent narration that keeps returning listeners comfortable.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: good Simon Pringle-Wallace narrates the full series consistently; returning listeners will find his voice familiar and reliable, though no standout performance notes are recorded for this specific entry.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety86
Substance / usefulness67
Craft & writing71
Originality63
Evidence & accuracy83
Hype vs delivers76
Age-fit72
👁 Human-eye gut-check67
Penny’s verdict67
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