Steve Q

MC is dumb when it matters

Revisado: 10-25-23

I'm about 20 hours in and think I'm just going to stop here. The story is engaging and the MC is usually fine despite behaving younger than his age and experience would suggest. However, at critical moments, the MC is dumb just to move the story in a certain direction. It pulled me out of the story and made me feel manipulated. Just a note: if you stab someone with the intention to kill them, don't just stare and chat with them while they heal. Stab them a lot! Duh. I feel like a 'street rat' would understand that.

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@45%, Ugh

Revisado: 01-25-22

Want to listen to a loser MC lose and lose? I don't know how much more I can take. I like the idea and the world, but the MC has every wrong instinct and just makes the worst of every situation. It's just really difficult to listen to so far.

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Unlikable MC

Revisado: 10-06-21

I'm most of the way through book 2, but I can't take the MC anymore. He super sucks. He whines, frets, and assumes his way through two worlds that he thinks owe him something. Maybe he'll grow up, but I'm not interested in his journey anymore, It's too bad because the writing is good, the ideas are compelling and the narration is great.

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lost a lot of sleep.

Revisado: 09-20-21

So good. I listened through the night and was a total weck the next day. More, please!

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Utterly tedious

Revisado: 09-12-21

All of the elements of a cool book are there, but it's soooo boring. The battles just drone on and on. Characters keep thinking that they are going to do something awesome, but it doesn't work out at all. They spend a lot of time thinking about how they need to do something different and they keep losing and thinking and thinking and losing. Then they win... for some reason. I'm partially writing this review to help me remember not to try listening again.

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I want to go on an adventure with these characters

Revisado: 12-06-18

I always feel at home with Trevor's characters. They are nice, intelligent people who love each other. That doesn't stop them from giving each other constant shipt. This book built nicely on the camaraderie of the first while moving through a new adventure and expanding the 'family'. I listened to it all in one sitting. Ok, maybe a couple of interruptions for skype meetings. ...stupid corporate status meetings, interrupting my... Whatever, buy this book and book 1 if you haven't. Then buy the Moonrat saga. You'll get lost and you won't regret it.

BTW... there is a new reader. I was indignant for about 5 minutes, then completely forgot until I was writing this review.

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You are going to want to listen to this series.

Revisado: 01-05-18

Where does Behemoth rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Well, I've listened to hundreds in several genres, so ranking doesn't make much sense to me. This series and this finale are a great deal of fun. The combination of Trevor and Andrew I can rank as in my top 5 favorites.

What did you like best about this story?

It was good to have so much of the Jarro Grove tension resolved in this book. There was a lot of interesting action and some awesome boss fights.

Which character – as performed by Andrew Tell – was your favorite?

Gwyrtha

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

Yes.

Any additional comments?

I can't wait for Trevor to write his next series in this universe.

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Listened in one sitting

Revisado: 01-05-18

What made the experience of listening to Tallow Jones: Wizard Detective the most enjoyable?

I found this book to be completely engrossing. I've enjoyed all of Trevor's books, but it seemed like he pulled out a new trick here with how seeming plot holes were resolved. Maybe it was the way I got involved in the story or my mood that day, but I felt myself getting frustrated with what seemed like plot holes, then greatly enjoying the surprise resolution to them. That just doesn't really happen to me much anymore due to being a lifelong reader.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Tallow Jones: Wizard Detective?

I can't believe it, but I was actually caught off guard by the twist.

What about Andrew Tell’s performance did you like?

Andrew's just a great reader. I immediately liked him when he read Trevor's first book.

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

I did and did!

Any additional comments?

Trevor creates likable protagonists that tend to act like decent people. His antagonists aren't overly complex, but they (given the context) have believable motivations for their behaviors. Andrew brings them all to life.

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Thoroughly enjoyed

Revisado: 08-15-16

If you could sum up Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge in three words, what would they be?

engaging, entertaining, satiating

Have you listened to any of Oliver Wyman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. Very well.

Any additional comments?

I'm always hesitant about books that don't forward the universe I'm interested in. In this case, I'm glad I took the chance.

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