A good journey

Interesting turn of events and a nice mix of characters with interesting points of view

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A Fairly Mediocre Start to a Mediocre Series

Given the first three books of the series are included in Plus I decided to give them a whirl.

Inexpertly plotted, repeatedly apparent obstacles and sorts of narrative conflict appear only to be resolved unceremoniously through rather banal means. Not surprisingly, not even through deus ex machina - often a brief conversation is enough to resolve a decades old rivalry, or a centuries old blood feud. Love triangles and relationship issues resolve themselves without interpersonal conflict.

The world building is workmanlike and occurs as needed by the meanderings of the plot, at the time of the plot. Even simple, sensible things like Gooey (I don't care how it is spelled, that is how it is pronounced throughout) speculating as to his parenthood is neglected after 3 books and 60 hours. There are only 9 gods, 3 of which have been mentioned and it would have been very elegant to introduce each of them by having him and Starfinder discuss each option in turn, but no. The timeline are unclear, the mythology and history of the great conflicts ignored.

Gooey's characterisation and the voice chosen by the narrator makes him seem like a goofy schoolboy and it is quite strange to hear people fawn over him as a result.

Maybe the series gets good in the 80th hour but after three books I gave up on what appears to be the author's exploration of his elf fetish.

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a good storey line so far

I'm usually pretty picky with books. the storey needs to capture me straight away. this did just that. am looking forward to listening to the next one

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Main characters voice kills this audiobook

The story is good enough. I haven't listened to the entire book but it's plenty enjoyable. I have written this review befor finishing due to how terrible the main characters voice is. I get he is young but the way he talks is just unbearable. The way he is portrayed does not suit his voice. He will act defiant while talking subservient. I can't stand it.

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a great story

a really good listen a story that keeps you on your toes and interested

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Good Narrative for a cliché story.

The story itself is very cliché, with the "mature for his age hero" that is more like a 5 year old going on 12. Same old boy growing up in a small village, losing his parents early. idolising his father who is not his real father and destined for great things etc. However the Narrator saved it though with his excellent work, making this a good listen regardless of the story.

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it's a decent story.

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook while working, but I doubt I could take the time to read it all the way through in book form. I found it to be very predictable at times and I'm not really a fan of the voices the narrator has given the characters, Gewey (the main char) comes across as weak and easily led astray.

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😍 😍

Love this audio book, getting the audio right is everything. Beautifully written story, 5th or 6th time round and still loving it 😀 ❤

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Great Read

Enjoyed this book. Great narration and the story left me wanting more. Can’t wait to listen to the second in this series.

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great book, some cliches but overall is great

What a great book. Some fantasy cliches and silly names, but overall a great book with fantastic narration and voice acting. I can't wait to start the second! and third, etc hehe

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