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Hench

Auteur(s): Natalie Zina Walschots
Narrateur(s): Alex McKenna
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“This book is fast, furious, compelling, and angry as hell." (Seanan McGuire, New York Times best-selling author) 

The Boys meets My Year of Rest and Relaxation in this smart, imaginative, and evocative novel of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption, told with razor-sharp wit and affection, in which a young woman discovers the greatest superpower - for good or ill - is a properly executed spreadsheet.

Anna does boring things for terrible people because even criminals need office help and she needs a job. Working for a monster lurking beneath the surface of the world isn’t glamorous. But is it really worse than working for an oil conglomerate or an insurance company? In this economy? 

As a temp, she’s just a cog in the machine. But when she finally gets a promising assignment, everything goes very wrong, and an encounter with the so-called “hero” leaves her badly injured. And, to her horror, compared to the other bodies strewn about, she’s the lucky one. So, of course, then she gets laid off. 

With no money and no mobility, with only her anger and internet research acumen, she discovers her suffering at the hands of a hero is far from unique. When people start listening to the story that her data tells, she realizes she might not be as powerless as she thinks. 

Because the key to everything is data: knowing how to collate it, how to manipulate it, and how to weaponize it. By tallying up the human cost these caped forces of nature wreak upon the world, she discovers that the line between good and evil is mostly marketing. And with social media and viral videos, she can control that appearance. 

It’s not too long before she’s employed once more, this time by one of the worst villains on earth. As she becomes an increasingly valuable lieutenant, she might just save the world. 

A sharp, witty, modern debut, Hench explores the individual cost of justice through a fascinating mix of millennial office politics, heroism measured through data science, body horror, and a profound misunderstanding of quantum mechanics. 

©2019 Natalie Zina Walschots (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

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Wanted to like this, but....

I really wanted to enjoy this book - the reviews were great so I thought I would give it a try. Unfortunately, this book was definitely not for me. Many of the narrator's voices were supremely grading and I couldn't get past them. I found myself cringing when certain characters would make an appearance. I got about 3 hours in and had to stop. Maybe I should have given it a little longer, but I simply could not. Oh well.

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Not your average super hero story

This day and age every variation and scenario of hero and villain story has been done… but yet this book still manages to find a new spine on it and manages to steer clear of predictable plots and has you completely enthralled and rooting for the villain

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Worst Narrator Ever

This book did get nominations for awards but the narrator killed any enjoyment I had for the book. Could not finish it.

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Surprisingly I actually enjoyed this…

I don’t really know why I like this. The logic was questionable and the world building was lacking. However, I still found the story compelling. There were moments that had me groaning because of “horror movie levels of stupidity and then there were moments that were just fun and enjoyable. I’ve got so many unanswered questions that I’d probably check out the next book just in the hopes of getting answers to my “How’s and Why’s”. So many questions. It’s kind of annoying me now.LOL

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What a Ride!

Such a good novel! Had a blast and it is a GREAT revenge story.

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Fun and refreshing perspective but sadly uneven

This was a fun, quick listen, but it did almost lose me in places. I felt that narrator Alex McKenna was a perfect voice for Anna, but her range is rather limited and her male voices were a tad frustrating to listen to at times. Furthermore, that was NOT a kiwi accent.

The ideas of the story were wonderful and there were some extremely strong, complex female characters, but I did find some of the character development felt forced or unearned. The pacing was the hardest part for me - the book sagged a bit in the middle and rushed at the end.

The book is obviously set up for a sequel, which I think could redeem some of the shortcomings of this first story. A solid B grade. I still say give it a try!

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Like The Boys but just different enough

This story is so good - a little creepy but mostly just very smart and often amusing. Great characters who are intelligently conceived with clever dialogue. The narrator does a great job with the voices. My teen daughter and I both loved it!

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Nasally Voice

I was really looking forward to this story since it was recommended by a few friends who read the hard copy. I had a hard time getting through the audiobook since the narrator had differing levels of a very nasally, nerving voice when speaking for the various characters. I couldn’t handle it and ended up switching to reading the hard copy about 2 hours into the audiobook. The writing and story are very entertaining though.

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A pretty amateur attempt

This story had a few enjoyable plot lines, but overall felt pretty amateur. I wouldn’t recommend.

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Amazing

Who are the heroes and who are the villains told in a unique. Must Read.

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