Fun-Filled Hollywood-Like Sci-Fi

4 out of 5 stars

I’ve been sitting on this book for a bit.  I honestly do not know why – I was excited about it when I first saw the synopsis – it probably just got lost in the shuffle.  Rothman was pretty unknown to me – but everything I saw about him and this book had me going into it with high hopes.

I didn’t read any reviews before picking this up (or after finishing it) – so I’m unsure how it was received – but overall – I liked it.  It was an interesting and different story.  Sure, there are parts that felt like “well that could never happen” but it is a science fiction story – so who knows what we could come up with in the future.

I thought that Rothman did a good job of writing characters that were believable and likable. They were easy to root for and honestly, I didn’t know how this story was going to end.  I was listening to the final chapters on a rainy drive home and I had to pull over to let the book finish because I was getting too into it!

The pacing was pretty good but could have used a kick-starter every once in a while.  It wasn’t perfect by any means – but I’ve also read books that I’ve said aloud “come on, get to the point!” This was sort of in the middle.  At times I thought “why is this in here” but then later it was shown to be an important part.

I need to take a second here to applaud Tim Campbell’s narration.  He did an absolutely stellar job with this book and I will be looking for more books from him soon.  He was able to give each character their own voice without over-acting or dramatizing the performance.

Overall, I enjoyed this science fiction story.  It had a sort of Hollywood apocalyptic/sci-fi vibe to it.  You know the one where Dwayne Johnson would be a main character in it. And there’s nothing wrong with a fun-filled action book like that.

Book Description:

Primordial Threat by M.A. Rothman
Narrator: Tim Campbell
Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
Published by Tantor Audio on May 28th 2019
Genres: Science Fiction

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