3/5 story; performance 4/5 Narrated by Andre Santana Run time: 8 hrs and 29 min Summary: Jamie a veteran with a painful past finds out he has the ability to fight demon-like creatures in an alternate world. Additional Comments: 2.5/5 stars Main Character: Jamie’s okay. But he has the inner voice of a teenage girl….
Narrated by Joseph Baltz Run Time: 16 hrs and 13 mins Genre: YA, Action, Dystopia? Summary: Bensin gets accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He’s sentenced to death in the arena and winds up as a gladiator. Meanwhile, Coach and Bensin’s sister are trying desperately to find a way to free him before it’s…
Summary: You’re auditioning for a role in a pirate movie when you step through a time rift directly into the past to a life of adventure on the high seas. Additional Comments: I appreciate what they tried to do with the scifi angle, but honestly, it probably would have been better as a true set-in-the-time…
Narrated by Penny Scott-Andrews Run Time: 14 hrs and 12 min Summary: Azi’s recent promotion to squire heralds good things, but then, her mother disappears on the king’s quest. The one that should have been an easy quest. Additional Comments: Characters 4/5 stars: Azi and Ryan (I might be spelling that wrong as I heard…
Narrated by Holly Adams Run Time 11 hrs and 44 mins *mild spoilers possible in discussion Summary: Finn and Hope end up at Revelations, a unique reform school. Additional Comments: Main Characters 4/5 Stars: Even though the blurb focuses on Finn Wager, the book struck me more as Hope’s book through about 70% of it….
Starring Yifei Liu as Mulan. Donnie Yen plays Commander Tung. Jason Scott Lee plays Bori Khan, the Rouran invader. Though his looks in this one go for a Jason Momoa Aquaman scruffy vibe. Summary: Hua Mulan is kinda a disappointment to her family because she’s overly adventurous. But when war breaks out across Imperial China,…
Narrated by Jason Finch Run Time: 11 hrs and 19 mins Summary: A young dwarf finds himself in the middle of a power struggle. Additional Comments: Hits a lot of the classic fantasy tropes and hits them well. 4/5 Main character – Nickle’s pretty much a Chosen One. There’s even a prophecy about him in…
Narrated by Mikael Naramore Kid Sensation Series book 4 Run Time: 10 hrs and 14 mins Summary: Jim’s father is missing, so his uncle seeks him out to see fi they can solve the mini-mystery. And the world’s about to end. Additional Comments: Overall, a solid entry in the Kid Sensation series. It started very…
Narrated by Mikael Naramore Run Time: 1 hr and 14 min Summary: Jim, Electra, and Smokey are on a mission to free Rudi and her little brother. Additional Comments: Short and sweet. Some of the Kid Sensation stories kind of meander to nowhere, but since this is a short story, it moves along rather nicely….
Narrated by Joseph Baltz Run time 12 hrs and 12 mins Summary: A teen slave has one goal: free his sister. Additional Comments: The society is a strange combination of advanced (cars, credit cards) and archaic (institutional slavery, big tournaments around an MMA style sport). There are things like credit cards, yet Bensin gets paid…