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The Boys of Summer
- Narrated by: A.T. Chandler
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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- chris cain
- 13-09-19
Enjoyable
Starts fast, slows a little in the middle then picks up well! Felt some parts were unnecessary and didn’t add to the character building or story other than a stretched tedious link, but overall it was a good story! I thought I had the mystery sussed early on but was wrong several times... I think it’s one of those titles when a 2nd or 3rd listen will knit it together better.
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- Rocco
- 29-11-19
Not bad, but with some flaws
Good: Story premise, suspense
Bad: As others said hard to distinguish between characters.
At the beginning it is relatively confusing. Seems like every chapter is intoducing new character with similar background and all are affected either by tornado or parents. Once the main characters were set up, story actually gets interesting,
I would like to see less past and more present story, but this is just my opinion.
Could be better, so wait until it is in daily deal or other promotion before purchasing.
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- Colten Cain
- 05-08-19
Quite Possibly The Worst Book I’ve Ever Purchased
I’ll admit, I was excited when I read some of the other recommendations for this book online. Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that the writers behind these reviews must’ve been paid to do so.
This book is a prime example of an author who attempts to imitate his idols, but falls short in every aspect.
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- Todd Rollins
- 16-09-20
Rivoting
Great story. You can never guess the ending.
Great character development. If you like mystery and guessing “who done it”, this is the book for you.
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- Peter Kopik
- 31-08-20
wants to be clever but it’s just forced
Hm, the story could be interesting but the style is labored and wants to be too clever. The author has a lot of wink-into-the-camera moments. There might be about twenty “if this was a – or- it feels like a movie”. One is cute, two is ok, the rest just feels forced. The story wants to incorporate the subliminal message that everything is pre-written but this approach felt tired. The author feels oblige to over explain situations and outcomes. Characters flourish then they just stop being, like a father giving life altering advise to his daughter then falling off the map. Or a bully in his biggest down spiral verbalizes his weakness like an epiphany – very unlikely in real life but maybe in the movies… The twist at the end that conveniently solves the conflict left me unaffected. The last chapter ties off loose ends but one more time it explains the whole thing expecting that the reader has no brain. On top of that the narration is bad. There are only two or three different voice styles. They are not consistent and confusing in places.
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- Nicholas
- 28-10-19
intriguing story
great story, poor narration as all characters sound the same from the reader which makes dialogue between characters hard to follow at times
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- Abbi
- 26-06-19
Good start
I enjoyed the story but agree I felt a little beat over the head with some of it. Overall, though, I’m looking forward to reading more of this author’s work.