Review from Forsaken →
This book is when i finally started to feel invested in the story. The attitude of the main character still annoys me and i can’t tell you how many times I’ve wished i could punch him in his insecure, unevolved face – but hey.
Review from Dead Reckoning →
These books are tiresome, if you like to read about a guy talking to himself constantly, repeating everything over and over , Spencer is just Ben from dark road series, if you can listen to this and don’t constantly speed up 15 seconds every time he starts rehashing , congratulations
This was hard, the narration is stiff, almost sounds like AI. The emphasis on proper enunciation kept pulling me out of the Story because Noone speaks like that. The story seemed rushed, 2 mentions of South Korea and then an EMP. Just not believable. Try “One Second After” by William R. Forstchen, that will change..
The story line was good, if a bit predictable.The narrator does not seem to have ever met a teenager or have any idea how they inflect or anything about cadence. It was like listening to a poorly acted high school play. The telling of the story should have enhanced it, but it detracted from it.
Review from Dead Reckoning →
I got through the first book and thought, OK not my favorite but I’d like to know what happens now. The second book was more drawn out and seriously every person he meets is just looking to murder people. I’d like to think most people are good? Nope, not a one. Third book, this one…..
For a Japanese inspired story that uses Japanese words, you’d think it would be important for the audiobook reader to have at least an incredibly basic understanding of how to say the words used in the story. Excellent book. Terrible choice of reader. To be clear, I don’t think Andrew Tell is a bad narrator..
Review from This Quest Is Broken! →
if I hear one more mention of scones or Aylas chest I will break down. This author reads like a newbie DM, the NPC dialogue is stilted and inhuman, that one inside joke gets repeated ad nauseum but the grand campaign moves forward. I genuinely have never experienced character dialogue this bad, it made me..
Review from The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story →
The concept reminded me of a blend between The Last Samurai and Avatar, but felt that the story fell short with world building and character development. Was not a fan of the narrator. He did not to capture the emotion / passion of the characters and most of the characters just sounded the same. I..
This was just a slog and tedious. I have a lot more thoughts but…sorry, I just can’t be bothered. One of my least favorites of 2025. Wish I liked it as much as so many others did.
Review from Shattered Skies →
I looooove a good post-apoc read—so I was stoked to give this one a try, when finding it on StoryOrigin. Sadly, this author seems to favor more ‘telling’ writing style than showing, so what should’ve been an exciting, edge-of-my-seat read, was more like a textbook, especially combined with this style of narration. Sad, thought maybe..