Wednesday, March 21, 2012

[AudioBook Review] - Infamous by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Title: Infamous
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Narrator: Holter Graham
Series: Chronicles of Nick
Genre: Young Adult
Release Date: March 13, 2012

I received this audio book from Macmillan Audio, in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:  Go to school. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. That’s the mandate for most kids. But Nick Gautier isn’t the average teenager. He’s a boy with a destiny not even he fully understands. And his first mandate is to stay alive while everyone, even his own father, tries to kill him.

He’s learned to annihilate zombies and raise the dead, divination and clairvoyance, so why is learning to drive such a difficulty? But that isn’t the primary skill he has to master. Survival is.

And in order to survive, his next lesson makes all the others pale in comparison. He is on the brink of becoming either the greatest hero mankind has ever known. Or he’ll be the one who ends the world. With enemies new and old gathering forces, he will have to call on every part of himself to fight or he’ll lose everyone he cares about. Even himself.

Thoughts: Nick Gautier is trying to stay out of trouble, keep his head above the water. He's trying hard, majoring in survival. But when you live in his world that's kind hard, especially when you have a father for a demon who wants you dead.

I loved this story.  Infamous is a great read. It is wonderfully fast-paced. Nick keeps finding trouble, but really none of it's his fault. He can't help that he attracts it due to his nature. A plus with this installment is that quite a few questions were answered. I also loved seeing Thorn and Bane make an appearance. Chronicles of Nick is very much a prequel as it is an extension of The Dark-Hunter series. A world that is always changing and ever expanding. Kenyon does a fantastic job of keeping things fresh and leaving the reader wanting more.

Infamous is narrated by Holter Graham. When I first listened to him read a Dark-Hunter book I didn't care for the voice too much, but he as grown on me.  One of my favorite characters, Simi makes another appearance and Mr. Graham, surprisingly does a perfect Simi. This audio also includes an interview with Holter Graham.

Score: 4 Stars

Author Website: http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/

Upcoming Releases:
Born of Silence (The League #5)- April 15, 2012
Time Untime (Dark-Hunter (#22)- August 2, 2012
The Curse (Belador #3)- September 18, 2012
Dark Bites (short stories)- November 5, 2012
Inferno (Chronicles of Nick #4)- March 4, 2013
Born of Fury (The League #6)- April 2013
Alpha (Nevermore #1)- October 1, 2013

1 comment:

  1. I love audiobooks and wouldn't mind trying this one...

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