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Another fun romp!

Revisado: 10-05-24

Ray Porter continues to be the best narrator for the Bobi verse. The story expands further out in the universe yet remains human in the best ways.

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Really fresh scifi action

Revisado: 08-21-24

Ray Porter is the best there is, hands down. Amazing character work, effortless pacing and intense feeling in his voice. Mayberry's story is imaginative and gripping as it weaves stories of the Old Gods with action packed scenes.

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Gothic? Not quite.

Revisado: 01-05-22 El oyente recibió este título gratis

The authors give a promising location to horror fans - an abandoned shopping mall populated by other-worldly freaks and monsters, some of whom have familiar human needs like home and family. Enter the main human characters right out of an eighties teen slasher horror movie. Their motivations are based in the usual shallow desires - jealousy, greed, sex. They're YouTube influencers with an 'abandoned places' show who find themselves in the defunct mall and at the mercy of their sick captors.

There is a lot going on here - monsters trying to break the interdimensional barrier with an orgy of blood, bodily fluids and violence. That's where we see our main human characters meet their respective ends. Each gets their own, drawn out murder scene which feels pointless after the third or fourth one.

This book suffers from too many characters whose motivations we don't really care about. Even the monsters have their own issues to discuss, which they do. At length. However, fans of gore, dismemberment, rape and torture will be thrilled - there are so many scenes and characters to kill! Each meets their own unique end, but it's hard to care or even root for their deaths when they're so dull.

Dean Gallagher as narrator is a skilled performer. His matter of fact tone and distinct character voices gives life to the story and pacing. His character work is very strong with both the monsters and the humans as he brings us along on the story's journey. Dean is clear, precise and paints a vivid picture of the Suburban Gothic universe.

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Tales of Rapture always satisfy

Revisado: 06-22-21

Still a fascinating world to explore, now in fiction mode. Solid narrator performance. Story was a bit short, but that's good in its own way.

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Outstanding audio drama

Revisado: 06-20-21

A great imagining of what happened on LV-426 before the main story.

Great cast who all deliver solid performances.

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Fun mash up of universes

Revisado: 06-03-21

Normally, I like my Sherlock Holmes to be in the purely rational universe, but this was able to merge with the Cthulhu mythos by bringing Watson up from sidekick to experienced cohort.

Lovely narration and 'old world' language really sets the tone.

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Twists and turns with a supernatural flair

Revisado: 04-13-21

A romance mixed with secret agents, shadow organizations, ghosts, psychic abilities and angst.

Rebecca Gallagher is an excellent narrator who defines the characters and their emotions with nuance. She brings the text alive with energy and wit. She understands the needs of the story and her pacing is spot on.

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Extreme horror paints a bloody picture

Revisado: 04-13-21

For fans of movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Dead Alive, this book brings together extreme gore and mind-bending absurdity in an entertaining ride. An exploitation film in book form, filled with the most vile characters and horrible, violent abuse that brings to mind splatter cinema from an earlier era.

Dean Gallagher as the narrator brings each character alive and enriches the text with nuance and energy. Dean masters the pace and ratchets up the tension and horror with every chapter. Each character is distinct and expertly portrayed.

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Fun, light supernatural mystery-romance

Revisado: 03-04-21

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Rebecca Gallagher is an excellent narrator who delivers her reading with energy and thought behind her characterizations. When not 'speaking' in the character's voice, her narration is clear and consistent in tone and pacing. She reflects the author's intent faithfully and finds nuances in the prose and characters to shine.

If you like Laurel K. Hamilton books, this author offers similar complexity in human romance relationships, without supernatural creatures. Just ghosts, psychic powers, nefarious government agents, and murder mysteries for the characters to solve.

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Smart, funny sci-fi

Revisado: 02-20-21

Ray Porter continues to amaze at keeping all the different characters distinct and human, even the aliens. Extremely talented and engaging narrator.

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