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Waking Nightmare

Written by: Kylie Brant
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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With a serial rapist loose on the streets of Savannah, hotshot detective Ryne Robel needs answers, not the psychobabble head games of forensic profiler Abbie Phillips. Abbie must convince him that head games are exactly what this elusive suspect is all about.

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If sex sells, THIS book is flying off the shelves!!
If I wanted a steamy sex story I would look in the harlequin romance section NOT thrillers/murder/mysteries section.
Apart from too much sex, I do like the story. There is quite a surprise ending-whodathunk!!!😳
The narration is ok but I did not like the portrayal of the crazy sister-too comic book stereotypical.

Sex sells

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Story itself interesting. Certainly a twist at the end. Sex stuff definitely could do without. I can't say it added anything to the story. Narrator... now that was tough. Too monotone, reminded me of the teachers I sometimes had. They would read straight from the text book , with no inflection.

Narration was a slog

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The book was good, the narration was good but the depth and explanation of the intimate parts was a bit over the top and not necessary. For that reason, I only gave it 4 stars.

Enjoyed Most of the Book

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Nice paced, dual story lines, good unexpected twist in the plot, good character development. Maybe more follow through with plot to carry intrigue

Enjoyable Book

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This book is not for the feint of heart. Kylie Brant paints an uncomfortably atmospheric picture - the "UnSub" is brutally psychopathic, the crimes are gory & traumatic, the setting is perpetually dismal (dank, rainy/oppressively humid), and relationships between investigators are invariably strained, distrustful, or outright hostile. Almost incongruously, the out-of-the-headlines familiarity of the atrocities make this horrible scenario disturbingly plausible. The tale is undeniably depressing.
Punctuating that mood, Brant finds a combative but nice balance between old-school instinctive gumshoeing (in the guise of Savannah Detective Ryne Robel) and modern crimefighting theory - victimology, exhaustive forensics, profiling (as personified by trained 'Mindhunter' Abbie Phillips). The end result is a strikingly authentic-sounding investigation that keeps readers/listeners guessing.

And then.. the story is spoiled with ill-fitting erotica. I wish Brant had abandoned the "Romantic" elements to the plot, because they feel tacked on.. and get incredibly explicit (e.g. "She started stroking his throbbing cock"). They actually detract from what is otherwise an" acceptable" modern Crime Thriller (Oh yeah, the climactic encounter is pretty stupid, too).

As to the presentation: the reading from Bronson Pinchot is typically professional. He reads a little too slowly (set playback at 1.15X for this one), but Pinchot's diction, timbre, and cadence are genuinely commendable. Less fortunately, his voice-acting is distinctly "average" and he reads with a notable monotone (impressively injecting emotion despite robotic delivery). Taken altogether, this is a quality (if unspectacular) performance.

When taking into consideration "capable" writing (passable vocabulary/prose, for example), I rate 'Waking Nightmare' worthy of a pedestrian 5 stars out of 10. If you can get it as a 'Plus' option (included with membership), it's worth a download - but if they ask for a Credit, seriously consider if the odd combination of glorifying love/lust/sex and challenging your faith in humanity is worth it.

Dark Procedural. Incomprehensibly X-rated.

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