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The Eye of Zoltar (Chronicles of Kazam #3) by Jasper Fforde

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The third book, The Eye of Zoltar, turned out to be another fun listen on the daily commute. This is not quite as good as the first two but I have enjoyed this...

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Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I enjoyed finishing up this series via audio book. I thought Ness really wrestled with some interesting aspects; ideas like the tension between the quest for pe...

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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am not a big fan of dystopian fiction, and I still found some of the writing over the top and disjointed, but I enjoyed the suspense and ambiguity more in thi...

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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness [Audio]

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Wherein I start exploring this very popular series via audio book, wrestle with the accents, language and style, but ultimately persevere and like it enough to ...

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Death (The Mercian Trilogy #3) by K.J. Wignall

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Overall, the series was interesting but in the end just not my genre or style. I thought the plot dragged quite a bit in places. It really only seemed to pick u...

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The Song of the Quarkbeast (Chronicles of Kazam #2) by Jasper Fforde

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I really enjoyed listening to this second book in the car. A creative, witty, and fun series. Can't wait to listen to or read the third book.

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