Exceeded Expectations

Just because of the authors' YouTube friendly content and humour they are known to produce, don't write off this book! The book is full of humour and suspense, twists and turns. The narration is spectacular as well, very clear and with voices associated to each character. Expectations have been surpassed and I personally look forward to any further fiction works from the writers!

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Not expecting this cool of a book!

I like GMM a lot and I have already read the book of mythicality so I thought this book expecting maybe a silly laugh? But what I got was something which different it was somewhat comical in its own way but mostly it was mysterious which is not what I was expecting and it was slightly paranormal which is also much more in line with what I usually read.

a pleasant surprise that took me closer to my favourite Morning Show

pretty good

he one with the reform school, cursed pond and "scooter leg."

I listened to this one. It was cute. It also made me laugh out loud at least once. Which was a little awkward, since I was at work. But the Ninja Turtle scene was just so funny I couldn't help it.
An entertaining entry into the children in peril/supernatural bildungsroman genre. The authors note that they took inspiration from the Hardy Boys (but in the south, in 1992, with inexplicable stuff/horror). Can't say I see it, at all, but hey, they came up with a fun (and very funny) story which I feel is probably suitable for the Hardy Boys age bracket. Yeah, the references and stuff were aimed at readers my age (those of a similar age to the protagonists in the early 90s), but it was written in a very juvenile-friendly way.
I wasn't sold on the mwah hah hah twist at the end, but otherwise, yeah, it was a fun little read that made me nostalgic for my own childhood.
I've read some scathing comments about the narration, but I listened at 3x speed and thought it was ok.

The narration was a lost cause

The narration is absolutely awful; I cringed every few minutes. The audiobook should be avoided because of the corny, uncomfortable, unlistenable delivery of the narrative.

The writing was passable; some parts were better than others, but there was nothing really special overall. The plot could, at times, be both too realistic or too absurd, and the narrative pacing was poor; the first third of the book is almost irrelevant to the main plot, and while the middle is more interesting, the ending is lacklustre. The characters also don't really do much heavy lifting to drive the plot. There were some interesting attempts at character development in a few cases, but there was also a fantastic opportunity to explore competent and likable female characters, and these characters are all but ignored. The damesel in distress trope is so lame and tired. I expected better.

It feels like the book has a major identity crisis. The target audience could range from preteens to teenagers to younger adults to middle-aged adults, and the "moral of the story" is EXTREMELY heavy-handed. Rhett says in the introduction to never stop questioning authority, and the entire book seems to exist solely to beat the reader over the head with this idea. Don't waste your time listening to the horrible narration of the entire book—just stop after Rhett and Link's introduction and you'll get the message.

I do support the message, and I wholeheartedly support R&L or else I wouldn't have listened the entire novel when it felt like every minute was a struggle. I might have even enjoyed this had I not listened to it (although it does seem like a rather amateurish first novel), but the insufferable narration means a rating of 2 stars when the book itself might have been 3 or 4 stars.

The narration was abominable, so I cannot recommend this audiobook.

Well that was fun

I found this to be a very charming and fun story. I wouldn't have minded if it went darker ;)

Recommending to my husband now to read. ❤️

I could not get into this one...

I listened for a few chapters, but I found this story to be extremely juvenile and just not something that I was interested in or able to get into at all. I also found the narrators character voices to be extremely annoying making this not an enjoyable listen for me.

Loved it

I loved the book and story line, the narrator was awesome. Must listen

Happy Listening

Fabulous!

Just a wonderful book and fantastic narration. We were mesmerized and completely forgot that all the characters were played by the same person! We can't wait for the next one. :) Get busy boys!

EPIC

This needs to be a movie. I LOVE IT I WANT MORE BOOKS. the horror aspect was the ultimate experience for me.

Beyond any expectations

This book was captivating from start to finish. Knowing the authors from their YouTube channel I was expecting something much less phenomenal, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is one of my favourite books now. The audible performances were just great as well.