Diane Reynolds

It’s a fine set of info but…

Reviewed: 04-14-22

I was appalled that somewhere in the middle of the book, I got detailed instructions- and a pause - to leave a review. It spoiled the whole experience and clarified to me that this is not a book as much as just another piece of influencer propaganda or attention seeking.

I had hoped a platform like audible could do better at filtering. I mean when I’m buying it, that says I value it. Demanding / begging reviews is crass and belongs in free media like YouTube.

Everyone else: save your money, esp if this breaks your faith in the author like it did for me.

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Boring

Reviewed: 07-03-21

This book is just boring. There are pockets of adventure, but in between are huge sections of weird quasi scientific ranting. It jumps around. I gave up about 5 hours in. I suspect it is better is you read it so you can see the breaks and skim some of the pieces when they get annoying. It just didn’t work for me as an audiobook.

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This has nothing to do with the others

Reviewed: 05-12-21

No characters in common that I could spot.
Not even the same tone.

I guess it’s vaguely related- and it’s a fine story in its own right - just not what I was expecting.

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Just didn’t work for me

Reviewed: 04-17-21

The narrator was ... somehow just not suited to the story. And the stories were ... disturbing. It was a series a short stories- all with the same main character. Each one was a tale set on a planet or moon in our solar system. Each time it was a different set of aliens who lived there. And each time, he destroyed them. Even if they weren’t aggressive or anything. It just seemed overly dark and depressing. I’m sure it had political commentary of some sort, but I didn’t get it.

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Second installment

Reviewed: 04-11-21

Second book in the series and follows the first well. This series is more like television episodes than books in a series. There is the same running about and action as the first episode, and delivers to the same standard.

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Took me two tries

Reviewed: 04-11-21

This is about time travel, and covers a couple of historical periods. I found though that it started out a bit slow. I listened for awhile and couldn’t get into it. There is a very heavy and dominant theme of racial violence and discrimination. (Which I expected... but it was still shocking. ). A second go, however, got me more into the characters and I got to the heart of the story— where it really picked up and became a “page turner”. The ending was a bit moralistic but suited the story very well.

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Interesting idea but too long

Reviewed: 04-11-21

The characters were interesting but it was way too long for its plot. Clearly a lot of world building for a future series. There is a bunch of running about that is poorly motivated (but funny) and no actually satisfying ending.

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Interesting premise

Reviewed: 04-11-21

I liked the premise.
I found it a bit... over the top.
There was a lot of discussion of the Muslim faith and only a cursory treatment of the impact on government and society... it was all a bit trite in that regard it’s I just a bit too upbeat and pro-Islamic sounding... no conflict just a transition of Britain to the tenets of Islam in a relatively smooth manner.

Overall, it’s interesting but not the epic or deep take I was expecting. It’s very much the Disney version of the possibilities.

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Interesting premise for a zombie apocalypse

Reviewed: 04-11-21

There is more meat to the outbreak.
There is a more organized response.
There is more mobility and roaming around the world.
Plenty of action.
Plenty of places where you just think: wow that’s foolish! (So common in zombie and horror movies!)

Overall an interesting story, and clearly the start of a series. I don’t know that I’m invested enough in the characters to go for the next one, but this is solid zombie entertainment that I enjoyed!

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Light hearted and entertaining

Reviewed: 04-11-21

An entertaining look into a (perhaps stereotype?) life in the Ozarks. It delivers on the promise of the summary - and be prepared to laugh out loud!

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