This was an extremely enjoyable story – I was taken in by the general dry humor straight away and then completely sucked in once the adventure portion really got going. The world around me pretty much disappeared once Kit’s expedition began. It’s like Indiana Jones, but if Indy were gay, far more socially inept, a bit less physically fit, not exactly psyched about going on an adventure, and had epilepsy. Oh and not as intentionally suave about seducing the potential love interest, (or entirely sure about how much potential there might be), but that only added to the fun for the reader; (unlike Indy, Kit is not a womanizer – or the comparable gay version).
Kit is not perfect and he makes mistakes, but he is capable of recognizing mistakes and tries to do better. I found him very likeable – one might occasionally want to lightly slap him, but the feeling doesn’t last. Or at least it didn’t for me. The story is entirely from Kit’s point of view, but Ethan is pretty much an open book, at least to the reader, (or listener so far as the audiobook goes). For the reader/listener, the romance aspect of the story is kind of like those mysteries in which the reader knows more than the protagonist, because Kit is occasionally clueless.
The audio was good – if you’re a Joel Leslie fan, you won’t go wrong with this. For those who might be on the fence, it’s not as raspy as some of his narrations & the characters didn’t seem to sound too old for their age, which is something that sometimes seems to be the case with his narrations. There were a few times that when characters shouted or yelled, so did he and, while that’s totally appropriate for the direction, I did have to adjust the volume from time to time – but that was mostly because I was at work and I’m never confident of how much can be heard by others when I wear my headphones. I have no reservations about recommending this audiobook.