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A twist was expected, but Freida delivered!

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-09-25

The early part of the story drags on a bit, and it does get tedious watching Blake go insane over the stuff happening in his home (while making dumb decisions that put him in worse spots), but eventually a bombshell is dropped, and even though Blake nearly bungles it again, the story ends with a bang!

Both narrators did a good job with dialogue and keeping the story engaging.

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More like wasting time

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-20-24

This may be one of those books you need to have listened to the prequel to appreciate, but though it felt like it was building toward something significant, it really just ended up feeling like an extended episode of a sitcom that is designed to explain the origins of yet another sitcom.

Get ready for lots of tedious story-telling, including our characters getting into misadventures and "who's on first" type of shenanigans that are quite easy for the reader/listener to see through, but the author decides to drag out for ages anyway leading to a predictable and lackluster reveal/conclusion.

The characters were quite good and seemed like they'd develop into more, if only the author had some meat to throw on the bones.

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More like wasting time

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-20-24

This may be one of those books you need to have listened to the prequel to appreciate, but though it felt like it was building toward something significant, it really just ended up feeling like an extended episode of a sitcom that is designed to explain the origins of yet another sitcom.

Get ready for lots of tedious story-telling, including our characters getting into misadventures and "who's on first" type of shenanigans that are quite easy for the reader/listener to see through, but the author decides to drag out for ages anyway leading to a predictable and lackluster reveal/conclusion.

The characters were quite good and seemed like they'd develop into more, if only the author had some meat to throw on the bones.

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Nice little supernatural short

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-20-24

There was nothing too deep here, but it was definitely enjoyable. The cast, though they felt like they were voice acting at times, came together well and the story, while not too complex, did have enough twists and turns to make it enjoyable. Nice and short too -- would recommend.

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A great journey, middling destination

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-14-23

I first encountered Jonathan Sims from his Magnus Archives podcast series, and much like that series, this book is a great journey with a lackluster destination.

The Magnus Archives was great at telling solo one-off stories that had mystery and intrigue, but it was when they all had to come together for a payoff that things got disappointing. That also happened here. Don't get me wrong, the ending isn't HORRIBLE, but given all the build-up, it's a bit of a let-down to find out who/what the big bad and mystery is.

Still an enjoyable listen though with a great audio cast

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Good stand-alone or series start

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-06-23

This story was enjoyable enough as a stand-alone work, but also left it open for further releases in a series. Though there were some “oh come on” moments, I’d be happy with either direction to be honest.

Ray Porter did an amazing job as always

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Cheesy, but not too

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-21-22

This book could’ve ended up overly cheesy, first due to the protagonist (I always feel she tries too hard with the snark, in this and other roles) and the “on-the-nose” narration, jokes and other tidbits.

Credit where credit is due though, they reigned it in and managed to keep it at a slight chuckle reaction vs an eye roll.

The plot was interesting enough, not too heavy, but solid enough to keep the story and zany situations moving along.

Unsure this would be worth a credit, but at say 5.99 or so (or, in this case free with audible membership) it was a worthwhile way to spend a few hours

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Kids and I loved it

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-13-21

It moves very quickly, is easy to follow and keeps your attention. The kids were hooked, they immediately asked if there's a followup (to be fair, it's written in a way that there kinda has to be).

Narrator did a good job, though she did kinda mumble through some longer phrases.

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Disjointed and poorly-narrated

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
1 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-09-21

This story felt like a committee got together with a bunch of different ideas for what the story should be and decided to include everyone's ideas to make them happy. You've got dragons, vampires, aliens and secret government agencies to name a few. While the author does try to tie it all together, nothing is every really well-established enough for you to get a full grasp (or even care) before you're whisked off to something else.

Sadly, the same goes for the characters. Aside from Mr Sun and Moon, I can't really remember any others. They mostly sounded the same due to the narration (except for Mr Moon -- I'm not even Asian and I'm slightly offended by the stereotypical manner in which it was read) and no one really stood out

Speaking of narration, though Matt Jenkins has a voice that's easy-enough to listen to, he tends to read everything in an exasperated quiet sort of yell. Most people sound the same and the intonations seem to be way off from how the text reads. Sadly, I don't feel he helped the story any.

This book was provided to me for free in exchange for my honest review. If you want a fairly mindless romp, then it's short enough to provide some entertainment, but don't expect anything thought-provoking.

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Felt Unnecessarily Convoluted

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-07-21

While this is a good standalone story with no overarching plot to bog it down and some fun cameos from past friends, it still manages to trip over itself. It tries to hard to be a clever whodunnit that it ties its own feet and trips itself up. There are far too many pieces of the puzzle and the story would have been fine without half of them.

As always, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith did an amazing job narrating!

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