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Clint Grayson
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By:
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James Bubela
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A homestead on the border of the Wilds should've been a safe, quiet place to raise a family.
It should’ve been.
Lorin Rhodes is left alone after a brutal attack on him and his family. He failed to protect his land, failed to protect his children, and then, in a near-final act of desperation even failed to kill himself.
Some say that a man with nothing to lose is the most dangerous. And Lorin has lost it all.
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Great read
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Overall it is a solid start to a new series and I am interested to see what comes next.
"Please note I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
Venator - Good start to a dark fantasy series
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The story starts out with a man, Lorin, hitting rock bottom. His family was killed and he had nothing left to live for. He tries to take his own life so he can end it all and go be with his family again. He fails. And the next series of events take him on a mission to avenge his murdered family. The elements of fantasy are woven into the story so subtly that you barely aware to suspend disbelief. Of course it goes without saying that there are banshees in the wilds. DUH.
Lorin is convinced the responsible party to his family's murder, is the likeable son of the local Baron, Varin. He must end Varin's life at any cost. But is everything as it seems on the surface?
The characters are rich and well developed and the appropriate ones likeable and the villains hold question marks over their heads. Who done it?! You think you know there must be a misunderstanding but Lorin is so convinced. Who will it be, will he finally get revenge?
While the main story unfolds you're starting to get integrated into the back story on Venators and his prison mate Ash helps him train and feeds him knowledge on all topics.
While some might think the end was predictable, I certainly didn't see the actual twist coming. I definitely think the author left the door open for there to be a sequel OR NOT. It could go either way. And that's a brilliant strategy as a new author. Don't burn any bridges or close any doors unnecessarily. I hope we revisit these characters and the story continues. I dabble in a lot of fantasy and much of it gets a little predictable or played out. This story felt fresh, and original and was just really well written. I want more.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Surprised by how much I loved this one!
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The best book I've heard all year.
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The narrator is equally as talented. He’s very well spoken and was obviously very familiar with the story and it shown in his reading.
Thanks for the opportunity to review this book that I received free at my request.
Great start! Can’t wait for more
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But Venator also had a few flaws. Most of the supporting cast of characters were either superfluously detailed and quirky or completely flat and uninteresting. A lot of the interactions and dialog felt odd or awkward and some of the characters didn’t behave in believable ways -- even for a fantasy novel. The psychology present wasn’t deep and Loren frequently flipped from seeming perfectly normal to deeply traumatized and psychotic (but maybe that was intentional). The plot did have some twists and turns along the way, but I honestly thought the foreshadowing was a bit overdone and because of that, most twists seemed fairly predictable.
All-in-all, Venator was a good book but due to a few flaws, not a great book. I was torn on the rating between three and four stars, but I’m going to settle on rounding it up. From what I understand, Venator is James Bubela’s first book and its pretty outstanding work for a first novel. Bubela showed great promise with Venator and I really think he’s going to be an author to watch.
For the audiobook, Clint Grayson did a decent job. His performance wasn’t my favorite, but neither did it turn me off from the book. Some characters, such as Loren and a few of the ‘extras’ were great and really made the book come alive. But then some other supporting characters were performed with voices that were odd, annoying, or flat and indistinguishable from others. But I think this is also one of Grayson’s first narrations and I think he has some potential as well. At this point, I wouldn’t pick up a new book just because I see his name as the narrator, but I certainly wouldn’t avoid getting an interesting sounding book just because he’s narrating.
Special thanks to James Bubela, who provided me with this book at my request.
Great start for a new author!
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Extraordinary!
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I would recommend this book to others. Heavy trigger warning for suicide.
Spoilers:
I really liked the way that the author opens the book and deals with suicidal thoughts throughout the book. He has one of the best mentor deaths I have seen in a long while, and while the twist is a bit predictable, I still enjoyed it.
The negative. The start of the book is rather slow. We learn the characters back story in conversations with three different people before we get to the mentor in jail, where I think the book should have started all along.
Overall I gave the book 4/5 stars because I enjoyed it, and would listen to the sequel or another work by the same author. James has lots of story potential and is one to watch.
Excellent Potential
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Promising!
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