Fade

Paxton Locke, Book 1

By: Daniel Humphreys

Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett

Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Son of a witch.

Family drama is bad enough without adding magic and human sacrifice. Ten years ago, Paxton Locke's mother killed his father in a mysterious ritual that - thankfully - went incomplete. Now, Paxton makes his living as a roving paranormal investigator, banishing spirits while Mother languishes in jail.

When a terrified ghost warns him of a dangerous, newly freed entity, Paxton faces a fight far beyond simple exorcism. In a battle for his very soul, will he be able to endure - or simply fade away?

©2017 Daniel Humphreys (P)2017 Daniel Humphreys

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The story will keep you interested from beginning to end. highly recommend this book! excellent writing.

narration was excellent

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What about J. Scott Bennett’s performance did you like?

He performed very good

Any additional comments?

This is a really a good book and a great way to start a new series. Paxton Locke is a young man with special skills . He thought that he was safe from that past, but a series of events brings them all crashing back at him. Good first book in the series

I really liked it

The narration is good, the phrasing, pacing and tone are all good. The characters voices are well done, but for me, some of the accents didn't quite come through.

I loved the premise of the story, so interesting. I haven't read anything else like this book. There was nothing predictable about it and there were often new elements being introduced that added a realistic complexity to the story.

The characters are really well developed. The story is quite serious in parts and deals with the corruption that can come with power and also elements of morality but this is balanced with humor.

I want book 2!

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Loved this witch story!

A superb cast of characters, and an interesting story. Paxton has some psychic abilities and the book starts out with him freeing a woman from a ghost inhabited house. A much more in-depth look at who Paxton is and the trauma he survived and then a new challenge arises.
Interesting, innovative, excellent narration, this book did it all for me.

Excellent Story!

I loved this story! The writing and narration are both top notch. I can hardly wait to start the 2nd book.

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I enjoyed this book.It was well written.Paxton is an paranormal PI. J. Scott Bennett was the perfect narrator for this.“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Entertaining PNR Ghost Hunter Listen

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I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review. I enjoyed this audiobook that reminded me of the current TV Shows my husband likes to watch like Ash vs Evil Dead. This audiobook was full of humor, suspense and mystery. I love J. Scott Bennett as a narrator because he is very excellent at bringing any story or characters to life. If you like or love paranormal stories, this is a good one for you.

Supernatural Mystery Thriller

This is not a book I would normally read but I'm trying to read outside my comfort zone. I ended up being surprised about how good this book was. I thought the author did a good job on character development and laying the scenes out so you could really envision it. The narrator did an excellent job and was very easy to listen. I hope to see a sequel. This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

House Call Making Ghost Whisperer

Fade Paxton is a ghost whisperer who travels around the country making house calls. He sets ghosts free to cross to the other side and deals with other paranormal stuff. At first, I thought the story was being a little trite when we initially meet Paxton checking out a spooky situation at Shirley Jackson’s house. Not the Shirley Jackson best known for her horror genre stories but rather a minor character of the same name. Later it’s revealed that this was an inside joke intended by one of the main characters.

The story moves along pretty quickly, the first ghost we meet giving Paxton a spooky warning. His investigations into the matter come up with dead ends so he’s forced to deal with a piece of his past: his witch of a mother. She’s in prison and he’s got her magic under wraps with his own special abilities, something he refers to as the Push. She taunts him even as she gives him a small clue.

While Paxton has this messed up family and past he also has several good people on his side that he met after the whole sordid affair of his father’s death at the hands of his mother. I really liked that Paxton wasn’t completely on his own nor was he a broken reluctant hero (two plot devices that are a little overused in the urban fantasy/paranormal fantasy genres). He’s been traumatized but he’s also recovered mostly and still believes in good people.

Our hero is very much human. He can be hurt, captured, or even killed. In fact, he gets his butt handed to him more than once. It’s great that he wasn’t the most powerful character in the story and could just stroll through the witchy ghosty mess. Later in the story, he ends up with a temporary sidekick – Cassie. They are both in the same boat (captured by evil witches) and form an alliance with the goal of escape first, kick witch butt second. Cassie was a great addition to the storyline. She’s a bit scared at first but she also has skills she brings to the table, like knowing how to handle guns from her years of hunting.

Things wrap up in a very satisfying way. The mystery played out, the witches’ intentions revealed the escape and then kicking evil in the teeth. That was all very good. And then we have a lengthy wind-down. If I recall correctly, it was about 1.5 hours long. I was surprised that so much had to be addressed and it felt like some of it could have been used to start Book 2. That’s my only complaint about this story.

The Narration: J. Scott Bennett was a great pick for this book. He has a voice that fits Paxton quite well. He also had distinct character voices for each one and his female voices were feminine. He carried off Paxton’s emotions with perfection. He had an excellent voice for Paxton’s evil mom. There were no recording errors.

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A fun spooky book but not for kids

First of all, this is NOT A KIDS BOOK. There are too many graphic descriptions of severed body parts and gore for that, but it is an engaging and fun read for an adult around Halloween time. It is well written but does get a bit gross at times so do not read if you get sick easily.