M. Holmes

This is one of my favorites!

Revisado: 07-29-24

I started at the back end of these books and now I’m working my way through until I get back to where I started. Knowing the ending helps, but I still have SO many questions! Esrahaddon is such a neat character. I definitely want more of his life and I wish things had turned out differently for him. One thing I would like are some freaking happy endings or something like that! Even if it’s only for a short while, it’d be nice for these people to have something other than doom and gloom. Despite that, I’m excited to move onto the next part!

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Content=100%, narration…☹️☹️

Revisado: 06-10-24

This book is incredibly eye opening. I felt like taking notes the entire time. My only problem is that one cannot distinguish who is speaking because the voices do not change at all. It becomes confusing and this is not a book you want any confusion or to miss anything. So every time you realize someone else is speaking, your brain takes a few moments to figure that out. Meanwhile, there’s still conversation happening. So over the course of 8ish hours, too much is lost. I had to rewind several times. I guess it’s worth it, but it should be seamless for the listener as I am usually in the car or cleaning with chemicals and can’t be touching the phone or my earbuds.

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Great family friendly trilogy!

Revisado: 06-07-24

Not too much to say here except that you have to pay close attention because the character shifts can happen quickly and because of the time bending nature of the series, you can get lost and confused quickly. Other than that, it was really good!

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Amazing narrator, awesome story!

Revisado: 02-03-24

This is the second time I’ve listened to this book over the years and it’s just as impactful now as it was then. There’s really too much to say about this book than for an Audible review. It’s so extensive and rich in its depth. Truly breathtaking! The narrator makes the story come to life. It’s too bad there isn’t a part 2!

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Great story! Has profanity, so watch small ears 😊

Revisado: 12-28-23

I really enjoyed this story, but was shocked with the 8 f-bombs. I’m a car listener with my family, so this caught me off guard and became a ‘mom only’ book after the first one. What a shame because it adds nothing to the story whatsoever. Beyond that, I’ve already used my credit for the next book!

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Enjoyable but repetitive plots

Revisado: 12-20-23

I think separately, the stories would be fun. But all 4 together is overwhelming. Each guy is ‘super hunky’. Both the guy and gal are too dense to see what’s in front of their faces. Constant miscommunications and ridiculous assumptions. By the end, I just fast forwarded to the end because I couldn’t take another ‘oh no, he/she must love someone else (or wants out of the relationship) because of xyz conversation filled with incorrect assumptions’. It’s too much.

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Very poor narration. Ruins the story.

Revisado: 08-17-23

There’s no way around it—narration is sub standard. It makes the audio painful to listen to. With so many great narrators out there, why did they choose someone’s mom to read it? Nothing wrong with that concept in principle, but on this stage, it was the wrong decision.

I’m not just saying this. I have nearly 800 books in my audible library. It’s an addiction, I know. However, that gives me a lot of experience in this area. I’m trying so hard to just gut this out, but instead of an audiobook being a pleasant experience, it’s like nails on a chalkboard. Like watching the poor acting of everyone except Ewan McGregor in Star Wars I, II, and III. Just painful.

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It was so good! Lessons about God’s sovereignty

Revisado: 04-17-23

Her books always teach me something. Some details about historical events I never considered. And each time I get really angry and end up crying. But even more than that, I get to see how God looks through the eyes of others. These are the most valuable lessons I learn from her books.
The whole Nazi thing and the Holocaust still blows my mind, but all it takes is for good people to do nothing. But as children of God, it’s our job to step in and do something if and when we can. There will always be ‘why’s’. More unknown than known. But we can ALWAYS know that God is faithful and is working for our good, even if that means bad stuff happens to us. Hard pill to swallow, but I would never trade my troubles for those of the Jewish people throughout history.

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Hmm. Not bad. Not great though

Revisado: 04-06-23

Where to begin. Many years ago I read Paksenarrion and I recall really liking it. And I love Moon’s Vatta’s War series, so I figured to give these prequels a go. I’m still kind of torn. The narration was bizarre if I’m being honest. I don’t know if the narrator was trying to be a plodding peasant or what, but everyone sounded the same, up until the last 2 hrs or so. It was very difficult to determine who was speaking.

And the plot—hmm. I’m just not sure what to say. It didn’t seem to go anywhere but then there was a lot of action and lots of time passing and no real explanation of what or why. I guess I’ve forgotten much of the plot of Paks’ book because this one didn’t make a lot of sense. I’m going to plow through the next one because the ending of this one is so very strange. Again, I’m not sure why.

But this is a problem with someone deciding to start out at book 1 or -3 or whatever you want to call it. These stories should be foundational with no prior knowledge necessary, but it always seems as if I’m missing something important—like I’ve accidentally fast forwarded.

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Pretty decent installment, but the ending isn’t good

Revisado: 12-26-22

It was weird having a different narrator at first, but I eventually got used to her. The story flowed along fairly well, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions and holes in the story where things don’t make sense. And the ending was totally rushed and also doesn’t make much sense considering the previous books. Ky goes from conquering hero to persona non grata almost overnight and no one is backing her up—not even formerly strong allies. Anyway, this is my second listen, but it’s been a few years. I can’t quite remember the next book and I’m hoping it’s not a disappointment.

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