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Room for Improvement

Revisado: 05-29-17

What disappointed you about On Basilisk Station?

- Scifi data dumps - there are several chapters that are just explanations of the hyperspeed what not stuff. This is something I am personally not a fan of
- I didn't care for the characters. I felt the side characters were lacking in personality. The protagonists personality is essentially "really good at everything but math, unless she is not thinking about it in which case she is really good at it". I felt as though the author tried to make the main character great by making everyone else incompetent.
- Some general things about the way the characters act and the conclusions they jump to.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrators main narration voice was fine; however, some of the character voices were quite distracting.
The narrator sounded like she was doing a daffy duck impression for some of the older commander type people.
The voice for the protagonist sounded like a high school cheer leader. Maybe its just me, but I did not feel as though the voice fitted her personality.

Any additional comments?

There are many more in this series and they likely improve; however, this novel was not for me and as such I will not be continuing with the series.

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Solid performance

Revisado: 04-08-17

Any additional comments?

A well done retelling of the wizard of Oz. Would recommend if you have not read the wizard of Oz and want to hear the story

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Assumes you know American history.

Revisado: 04-08-17

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No. As a Canadian my friends do not have the historical back ground to follow this book.

Any additional comments?

This book essentially takes old letters and memoirs and compiles them into a story. While I found it interesting, I lack the background (as a Canadian with no American historical knowledge) to follow the time line of this story. I would recommend having a basic knowledge of the main leaders and events in the war of independence before listening/reading this book.

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Enjoyable and Eyeopening

Revisado: 04-05-17

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. Trevor Noah's stories are personal and entertaining but at the same time give a window into the apartheid and South African culture.

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its a romance in disguise.

Revisado: 11-25-16

What did you like best about Shadows of Tomorrow? What did you like least?

I enjoyed how the main characters power was not overpowered. I disliked the pacing. The middle of the series just stops for several hours to insert a random romance plot.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jessica Meats? Why or why not?

Maybe. I liked the concept but disliked the pacing. She can probably improve on it in her future books.

What about Jake Urry’s performance did you like?

I enjoyed it. His voice comes off as a little sinister at first but you get used to it. His character voices are well done and do not bring you out of the story.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No. It would be a ya romance.

Any additional comments?

I received a free copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

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judge this book by the cover,

Revisado: 03-01-16

Any additional comments?

+ solid narrator
+ I enjoyed the evil cult setting and overarching plot
- romance felt predictable and unnecessary.
- The author made the "bad guys" incompetent rather than the "good guys" smarter or better when escaping

I am not the target audience for this book. I imagine it might be quite enjoyable to a teenage girl. If you read other books with real people on the cover then you might also enjoy this book.

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would recommend

Revisado: 03-01-16

Any additional comments?

+ nice and long (40+hours)
+ enjoyable story with likable mostly reasonable characters
- Power creep is real. Also it feels like certain abilities and powers are forgotten because they aren't flashy enough.

The narrator is mostly good. Besides a few stumbles and 1 character voice (yukon) that isn't used much I enjoyed listening to this audiobook.

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Easy Exciting listen

Revisado: 01-26-16

Would you try another book from B.T. Narro and/or Brad C. Wilcox?

Yes. I enjoyed the books light atmosphere and steady pacing.

What other book might you compare Kin of Kings (The Kin of Kings Book 1) to and why?

I would compare Kin of Kings to an anime. The main character is surrounded by attractive females and its set in a school where intrigue happens.

Any additional comments?

I received a free copy for an unbiased review

The narrator's voices could use some work. He has a nice voice but stretches words in an unnatural way making listening awkward. Also all the female voices are slow and ditsy which undermines the competence that I assumed based on their descriptions.

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Good Listen After a Rocky Start

Revisado: 01-23-16

What aspect of Andrew B. Wehrlen’s performance would you have changed?

At the beginning of the story some of the voices are very stilted and awkward to listen to.

Any additional comments?

I received a free copy in return for an honest review

An enjoyable YA military Scifi experience. As someone who enjoys following various competitive video game scenes certain aspects of how the "Star Crusader simulation" was portrayed bothered me. That being said I still enjoyed the authors take on scifi.

I wish it was a bit longer as it was only 7.5 hours

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Would recommend for YA

Revisado: 01-12-16

What was one of the most memorable moments of Birthright?

One of the most memorable moments was near the beginning when the author was writing about humans from an alien view.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. I really enjoyed the first several hours while the universe and plot was being set up and then it slowed down to introduce the "good guys" and started using some voices that were a little jarring for me.

Any additional comments?

I was not the target demographic for a lot of the humor however I imagine it might go over well with YA.

Overall I enjoyed the quick pace, the world, and the general plot but I felt it fell short in the dialog and character development. Also Sam was too "Over Powered"

I received a free copy in return for an honest review.

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