i wish i never stumbled across this book. it was a promising start, read by a favorite voice actor, Kevin Pierce. it’s by a different author that i’ve not before heard/read, but it comfortably fit next to the world Franklin Horton had built in his Mad Mick/Locker 9/Way of Dan series. Kevin Pierce’s involvement really made it appealing & familiar. then the dialogue between black characters started, & it was so clearly written by an older white man. then the characters use the N word. the dialogue was uncomfortably artificial, & then that bomb dropped in such a way that it didn’t seem in any way natural. this wasn’t the fault of the narrator, but poor & unimaginative writing.
if this doesn’t bother you, then i imagine you’re the intended audience & i wish you the best. i’m only an hour into this 36-hour release, but i’m done.