A different spin on Post-Apocalyptic Books
3.25 out of 5 stars
The narration for this is interesting. I won’t say bad because I’ve heard bad narration before. But the performance was great at times and left something to be wanted at others. Henry McNulty has a deep and harrowing voice which works for parts of this, but for others, it just felt too deep and dark. The production quality was great, though. I didn’t notice any issues.
When I first saw this book, I had my doubts. I’m not a huge fantasy fan. Honestly, I usually dislike it (other than player Elder Scrolls, and even then I barely use magic). When I was reading the description of the book, I had one thought. This is different. Different can be good, and different can be really bad. But, Banshee was kind of in the middle.
Sure, this is a post-apocalyptic book. But it’s also a fantasy book with dragons in it. And not “these things were mutated from x-and-y” dragons. But real, “I must believe in you” dragons. My inner voice had a really hard time with this. But, if you enjoy that sort of thing then this review is not for you, but I’d bet this book is.
As a post-apocalyptic book, it was pretty good. I would give it a 4 out of 5 just based solely on that. As a fantasy book, I don’t even know how to rate it. It’s just not my genre.
Maggert’s style of writing is real… proper. It made this book feel a little long winded at times. But overall, the dark and ominous tone mixed with the language used left me wanting a little more. Readers who are looking for “real” post-apocalyptic descriptions and reactions will be a little disappointed.
I’m not usually one to point out the shortcomings of novels, but I just had to warn people that are looking at this from a purely P-A standpoint, you might want to move on. If you enjoy dragons and post-apocalyptic novels, then this book is definitely for you.
Book Description:
Banshee by Terry MaggertNarrator: Henry McNulty
Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
Published by Self Published on June 23rd 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic
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