The Replacement

By: Brenna Yovanoff

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Mackie is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess.

He is a Replacement — left in the crib of a human baby 16 years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world.

Mackie would give anything to live among us. He just wants to play bass guitar and find out more about an oddly intriguing girl named Tate. But when Tate’s baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the slag heaps and find his rightful place - in our world, or theirs.

©2010 Brenna Yovanoff (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Unsettling villains and intriguing moral ambivalence make this effort shockingly original and…breathtaking.” ( Booklist)

"A fast-paced, dark delicacy." ( Kirkus)

Very Dark but Interesting

Initially I thought it wasn't going to be that great but perhaps an hour in it started to get interesting and I couldn't stop. It does get a bit of a drag listening to the main character moan a lot about all the things that's wrong with him but the strange bond he has with the town and his weird people is intriguing. I like his assortment of friends as they're odd in their own ways too which fits his character quite well. The visual descriptions are great and I will be rereading it again just to enjoy those descriptions again.

Great!

The story is great, and I just couldn't stop listening until the end. The plot is interesting and so are the dark creatures from the underground of Gentry. The concept of changeling was pretty well explored by Brenna Yovanoff and I could almost feel the creepy atmosphere.

Kevin T. Collins is one of the best narrators out there and did a fantastic job.

Good but lacking

The story was interesting but the male protagonist was lacking. I felt underwhelmed and wished I could skip his tantrums. The "Sisters" were MUCH more interesting and their dialogue was dark, spooky, and edgy. I'm still going to read her next novel because she has a great understanding of the dark and edgy world.

Excellent !

Keeps you interested all the way through. The Narrator made you believe he was Malcolm. The story left me feeling good about the world.

Not a horror but good mystery

I enjoyed the story but it is not a horror.. More of a mystery. It seemed to change its characters drastically changed without having to. Although it was still enjoyable and a good listen