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The story was interesting enough to hold my attention but the characters were shallow and the plot fairly obvious. The lead character is more annoying than charming and hard to like. This was at best a mediocre book and the performance was also mediocre. Not a bad narrator but not great either.

You’d think that after so many books this story would be getting old. In fact, I thought the last book was a good place to stop, but somehow the plot is just so dang complicated and convoluted in just the right proportions and Phil Thron is such a masterful narrator that I can’t stop listening.

If you are looking for a little comic relief from all the serious dramas and historical books you’ve been listening to, The Sidekicks Initiatives is it!

This book had so many laugh out loud parts. I really love my commute lately.

it had me in stitches!! The deadpan humor was great, don’t get me started on the Irish character.

This book had a little bit of everything (action, drama, suspense). Anna is my favorite! She was the perfect comedy relief. Randy reminded me of Dale from King of the Hill, from back in the day. And Sam…Sam was unique. He’s the one you wish had grown a pair sooner! But WTF..Capitan Nazi?! Seriously?? I..

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don’t expect hard sci-fi, deep characters, or existential symbolism. Just some good, light-hearted humor. Easy to digest and very entertaining.I’ll be listening to the next one for sure.

Loved it as always. Great continuation from the previous books and a nice surprise or two. Best space characters 🙂

Overall, if you are a fan of this series then you will love this book. It’s one of the better entries of the series, and the combination of Barry J. Hutchison’s writing and Phil Thron’s performance had me laughing out loud as I listened. This is book 10 in the long-running series, and while it’s..

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Just funny, no other way around it, just funny. Poor Phil having to try and read some of this with a straight face. Can’t wait for more!