Robin E Denton

it wasn't bad

Revisado: 12-22-23

So I like Jonathan Mayberry's books. so much so I have noticed something. The knife fight in this book is extremely similar to the scene in "Dragon Factory". The second novel in the Joe ledger series.

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Great display of talent from multiple authors

Revisado: 04-13-23

I personally enjoy the monster hunter series and this is a great addition. Then you add the fact multiple authors got involved. If you're like me, it's hard to find new books to listen to. This will help you get a good idea on which author's material to try next.

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Unlikeable main character

Revisado: 03-25-23

Main character is very hard to like. Like a person who says, "no offense, but..." then goes on to insult you. She indicates she doesn't judge, then promptly judges people.
She seems to believe that even the most mundane mention or description of a person who is not Caucasian is racist in nature. She, herself, is dumb as a box of rocks but often. speaks poorly of more rural people.
The twists and turns surprise only her, the reader catches on within the first hour or so and can only grit their teeth waiting for the nitwit to catch up.
This would all be fine if it were central to the plot.
It is not.
It is just annoying and unnecessary.
Aside from that, it is well written. Descriptive, really nice word usage and perfectly paced.
Narration is everything in an audio book, while some have not found Ms. Huber to their liking, I found her pleasant to listen to.

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I liked better the second read

Revisado: 02-04-23

I tried not to compare this Dresden. I missed a lot the first time listening to this. so after the second time, I picked up more of the story. Pretty good. I thought the plot was pretty straight forward and was pleasantly surprised with some of the twist involved.

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Entertaining

Revisado: 12-19-22

In a sea of zombie books, this one is interesting and faster pace. Haven't heard it in years and worth a re-listen.

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great story, too much sex for me

Revisado: 05-21-22

Again Jonathan did a great job. Still one of my favorite writers. For me personally, too many sex scenes. Everything was very good.

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esto le resultó útil a 3 personas

I think I heard the narrator fart. chap. 9 29:23

Revisado: 12-08-21

pretty sure someone farted during recording
chapter 9 29:23 in. I rewinded it a few times and I swear it had to be a fart or maybe a loose cushion in a chair something

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Political, woke nonsense.

Revisado: 10-19-21

I tried, I really tried to get through this, thinking that perhaps the political shots, the insulting generalizations would be just a passing mention. But no, they just kept coming, getting more apparent and ridiculous with each chapter.
Thinking it was just me, I ran through some of the other reviews.
Nope, Not just me.
So if you are a huge fan of woke, liberal culture that embraces the fine works of Antifa and other domestic terrorists, THIS is the book for you!
The story is slow and clumsy, the concept is good though.
The narration isn't really great but definitely on par with the writing. I don't know why the narrator thinks that is what an AI tiger would sound like but it would appear to be a bit of a Poohbear complex.
I'm sad that I can't get the time I listened to this back, that it is gone forever, but happy to have had a very short experience to avoid anything else by this author.

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esto le resultó útil a 10 personas

You won't regret this buy! Fast and mostly fun!

Revisado: 10-18-21

Time flew by with this audiobook. The story is paced just right, weaving in present and past experiences nearly flawlessly. The humor is stand out and turns what could have been a really intense, dark book into a fun frolic through a death ridden landscape.
I appreciate the light touch on seriously deep issues and the author's restraint on dragging every last emotional response from his readers. I feel he has the talent to drag us into the abyss of PTSD with him but opted instead to take us on a fun rollercoaster ride with a stoner who has no memory of why he is wearing his kid sister's yellow plaid skirt.
The narrator, RC Bray.
Well, his name is review enough, you just can't get much better in audio...well, if he were paired with Amanda Ronconi narrating a Molly Harper book, that would probably be epic, but he is pretty epic by himself also.
This is one book that I'll probably keep on hand to repeatedly listen to on long road trips.
Great job!

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Cringeworthy young adult books.

Revisado: 06-27-21

I didn't understand that this was a young adult novel until halfway into the first book.
Viewing it from the perspective of a very young and hormonally emotional teen helps to understand why the characters are completely unlikeable and unbelievable.
None of the characters actually behave in a way that average adults would behave in any situation, much less an emergency.
They are shallow stereo-types throughout the 19 hours and 34 minutes it takes to listen to this box set.
The premise is interesting but the details are not researched thoroughly. You don't just walk into a gun show and purchase a machine gun to avoid federal law, it doesn't work that way. Also, if you put a vehicle in reverse and it makes a horrendous noise, you should probably look under the vehicle rather than under the hood first, though I admit to not being a mechanic.
Bringing the real life Waco tragedy into her fictional book full of nonsense was cringeworthy. Those were real people, real children who perished in the most obscene way possible. Connecting them to a fictional, young adult, short story in a hugely slanted and biased manner is shameful.
As I listened, I thought, "well, at least the author isn't trying to push a ridiculous romance with the main characters into this mess".
And then she did.
Well, she is heading that way toward the end of book 3 at any rate.
As the whole thing came to an end, all 19 hours and 34 minutes of it, I realized that the author did not explain what happened the night of the cut throat, which might actually explain some of this disaster of a book, help bring some meaning or context to it. I just can't bring myself to listen to books 4, 5, 6 or 26 in hopes of getting the story. I'm old with a heart condition, I just don't have that kind of time or patience.
Perhaps it was meant to be a cliffhanger?
I just found it sloppy and inconsiderate.
Have you ever read those old paper book romance books, the ones that were about an inch thick with no real story, a ton of miscommunication and emotional turmoil in them? In the end, everything is explained as a huge misunderstanding and everyone lives happily ever after. Now change the plot from overused romance to overused apocalypse, then tear what little there is in half and you have this series. What is left is 19 hours and 34 minutes of "what was that all about".
I'd like to say that I was given a free copy of this book to review, but alas, I actually paid for this train wreck.
On a happy note, the narrator did a great job.

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