Primordial

By: David Wood, Alan Baxter

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Sometimes, the legends are true.

When eccentric billionaire Ellis Holloway hires renegade marine biologist Sam Aston to investigate the legend of a monster in a remote Finnish lake, Aston envisions an easy paycheck and a chance to clear his gambling debts. But he gets much more. There is something terrible living beneath the dark waters of Lake Kaarme and it is hungry.

As the death toll mounts, Aston faces superstitious locals, a power-hungry police chief, and a benefactor's descent into madness as he races to find the legendary beast of the lake.

©2017 David Wood and Alan Baxter (P)2017 Adrenaline Press

It was just ok...

I had higher expectations for a good thriller. The character development and storyline was pretty basic with not alot of depth.

The narrator did an average job on the accents but would have been better off not trying.

Monster, Mayhem and Murder

A "fun" monster/mystery book that doesn't let you get bored. The characters are well enough developed to make you care- and the monster is revealed craftily throughout the story. The author does a good job bringing in different cultures and interesting scenes. The narrator is more than adequate at pulling off a not-so-easy cast of characters.
I received this audiobook at no charge in exchange for an honest review.

Short and Fun Adventure!

I go through this book in a weekend, but that doesn't make it any less fun to listen to. The narrator did a great job with most of the voices and accents, and while the story was a little cliche and something right out of a movie, it was still an exciting ride.

Don't expect too much from this short listen and you might just find yourself wondering what comes next!

Typical Monster Book

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book was good, but not great. Since I was driving while I listened, I would not say it was a waste of time.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Been there done that

What three words best describe Jeffrey Kafer’s voice?

good and interesting

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

no

Any additional comments?

I was given this book in exchange for a review.

Best book involving a dinosaur since Jurassic Park

My review of David Wood's and Alan Baxter's "Primordial" has been long overdue. However, that's what no Wi-Fi and no data usage in Spain will do to you. The beginning of the book had me worried that Ashton was too chauvinistic to like, but his doucheness quickly faded as the story progressed. Speaking of story progression, Wood and Baxter did a wonderful job of setting the pace. An extra kudos to whichever one of them thought of the motion sensor camera and flash. It added an extra bit of tension that kept my wife and I at the edge of our seat as we entered the final stages of the book. So on a scale of "so bad I never want to listen to a book again" to "the greatest story ever," this one ranks as "the greatest story involving a prehistoric creature since Jurassic Park."

Have you read/listened to this book? If so, then what did you think?

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