Welcome to my stop on the Blown Circuit Audiobook Tour!
*Book source ~ Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
Title ~ Blown Circuit
Series ~ Michael Chase, #2
Author ~ Lars Guignard
Narrator ~ Russell Jonas
Publisher ~ Fantastic Press
Published ~ 11 December 2013
Genre ~ Thriller
Length ~ 7 hrs 40 mins
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble out of 5
Narration ~ 4 bites out of 5
Michael
Chase is a reluctant spy for the CIA. All he wants is to find his dad, but
trying to locate him in China Turkey
This
is an exciting scavenger hunt and a race to find the pieces to the Tesla
device before the bad guys do. The race
is heart pounding, the clues mysterious and Michael has no idea who to trust.
It’s an enjoyable thrilling ride. However…Michael is just too knowledgeable
about everything. He knows every kind of weapon, boat, ship, vehicle,
helicopter and just about every fact from ancient history to the present in
every subject under the sun. Ok, maybe he doesn’t know everything, but it sure
seems that way. It gets to be tedious listening when everything is explained in
painstaking detail and it slows the pace of the story down. Also, for a rookie
agent he has an incredible amount of good luck. Now, some people are just that
way, lucky in most things they do. But I find it hard to believe that the bad
guys are such terrible shots. Did they learn from the A-Team or the Storm
Trooper School of Firearms? Just sayin’. All-in-all though this thriller has a
decent plot and several twists to keep the reader guessing.
The
narration for this story is pretty good except for a tendency of the narrator
to sometimes drag out the end of a sentence. It sounded weird. Other than that
I give the narration a thumbs up.
About the Author
Lars
Guignard is a former film and television writer and a graduate of both McGill
University and the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His debut thriller
novel, Lethal Circuit, has been an
amazon top 100 Technothriller since its release.
Guignard
has wanted to write Indian stories for kids ever since he attended a boarding
school in the majestic Himalayas. The time he spent in the “school above the
clouds” affected him profoundly,
and once he returned home to North America he was struck by the lack of
children’s stories from India available in our culture. Since India is such an
incredible country, he decided to
write a series of action adventure books for young adults about India to
introduce young readers to this magical, mystical land. So if you’re looking
for a great book adventure for kids, try Ghost Leopard today!
About the Narrator
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Russell Jonas is
thrilled to make his audiobook narrator debut with “Blown
Circuit.” Russell has worked in commercial voice over and television
since 1999 and has appeared in forty stage plays in 
Tour sponsored by CBB Book Promotions
I'm glad you mostly enjoyed this one. I think because of the type of book it is I was able to suspend my disbelief. He might know too much to be realistic, but I kind of like that kind of character. The kind that is kind of a genius on accident. I can see how it's something that might bother some though. Thanks for reviewing for the tour!
ReplyDeleteI don't need everything explained to me as to why or how he knew about it. It slowed down the pacing for me. It is mostly fast-paced though.
DeleteThanks for your thoughts. That's good you liked the narration overall. The "bad guys can't shoot" type of thing makes me think of movies. I guess if you can look over it, it might be fun! lol
ReplyDeleteIt's non-stop action. Michael barely gets a chance to rest in an effort to stay ahead of the bad guys. :)
Deleteheh I seen some reviews for this, it sounds exciting. Sorry that the audio book was a bit weird thought
ReplyDeleteIt was exciting. The audio wasn't bad, just sometimes the inflection was strange. Not terribly off putting though.
DeleteOoo this sounds like an intense thriller. This type of reads are often far-fetched but I love the intense action and twists.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely intense. I think you'd enjoy it, Kimba. :)
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