Audiobook Reviews

The Evil Inclination

26 January 2025

I am not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination, so it’s always interesting to me when I listen to a story where the central characters are. In The Evil Inclination, Daniel Victor explores the meshing of two […]

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ShipCore 3.0

17 January 2025

The third book in the ShipCore series is a bit of a mixed bag. Following on from the action-packed finale of book two, a banged-up Alex watches over her friend Ellis as she recovers in the med-bay. Foregoing any interaction

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Review Fantasy

Courier Quest

13 January 2025

So wholesome it’ll make your teeth ache. Well maybe not that dramatic but this slice-of-life isekai book is filled with great fiends and low stakes and is just a generally overall wholesome family-friendly story. Summoned into a new world after

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Review Science Fiction

BuyMort: Closing Time

9 January 2025

Tyson Dawes, CEO of Silken Sands and bane of the old “powers that be” in the BuyMort universe continues to ratchet up his response to the threats against his affiliate. Not only to his life and those of the people

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Review Mystery

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

31 December 2024

I stumbled upon this tale because of the narrator, Ari Fliakos who I quite enjoyed listening to recently. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore blends new technology, a centuries-old secret society of codebreakers and quirky old bookshops into an entertaining and satisfying

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Review Humor

I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

27 December 2024

A cross-country road trip and man hunt fuelled by Reddit conspiracy lunatics lead to ever-increasing insanity in “I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom” by Jason Pargin. Generally speaking, this was a fun and entertaining adventure of

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Review Fantasy

Beware of Chicken 4

24 December 2024

I came into Beware of Chicken 4 with one big question, after Book 3’s ramped-up action and the reveal of Jin’s power, how much would the story slow down again? Turns out the answer is it slows, but mostly to

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Review Science Fiction

Constituent Service

22 December 2024

John Scalzi’s “Constituent Service” is a short and humorous take on interspecies politics and the quirks of local bureaucracy. I’ve enjoyed some of Scalzi’s other short stories and this was no exception. Essentially, it’s a few days in the life

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Review Science Fiction

The Pinocchio Chip

16 December 2024

Set in the not-too-distant future where humans have created artificial intelligences and androids to help with their everyday needs, this novella is told from the perspective of the AI as the main character. Somewhat reminiscent of I, Robot, possibly helped

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Review Science Fiction

Zeroes

14 December 2024

With classic British style of humour and absurdity, this science fiction comedy in a somewhat dystopian future of humankind was a lot of fun to listen to. After the oceans rose and flooded Britain, effectively turning it into an archipelago.

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Review Fantasy

Shrubley, the Monster Adventurer

8 December 2024

A cute, easy-going adventure of a small shrub and his companions. Shrubley, our hero as the cover art and name suggests is a shrub. Magically brought to life by a druid, he finds himself with an invite to join the

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Review Science Fiction

Isaac Steele and the Best Idea in the Universe

2 December 2024

I found book two of the Isaac Steel chronicles much harder to get into than the first. While the humour and pacing are the same, for me much of the story just fell flat. The first book’s off-the-wall chaos had

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