This was a really interesting story. Quite unique in both the story line and the way the author tells the story. It took me a bit to get used to it and get a good understanding of what was going on, but once I did it became a really neat story that I couldn’t stop listening to. The one thing that I’m on the fence about recommending, is whether or not you should listen to the author’s notes first. It definitely provided further explanation of characters and motives, but also helped to explain the story a bit that I almost felt would have been better upfront versus at the end. Your choice.
Hands down the best aspect of this is the mythic creatures that the story revolves around. Some may sound familiar, but as we learn in the author’s notes, aren’t exactly what everyone thinks they are. They are quite dynamic characters that don’t always fit the typical role we place them into. You can tell that the author has done a lot of research into Mythic Judaism and that allows him to write such a complex story using that research. I don’t believe the point of the story was the plot at all, but more to tell a story about the characters and their interactions with both humans and other demons and angels. My only complaint about the story is that I would have liked it to be a bit longer with further explanation about the characters in the story itself. Think I will listen again after hearing the author’s notes.
Sean Duregger did, as always, an excellent job with the narration. I really enjoyed his character voices and felt that his tone and energy set the mood for the story as a whole and provided the depth needed. I think he read this book exactly as it should have been read and could have led the listener down the wrong path if he had a different tone and cadence.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.