The Registration

De: Madison Lawson

Narrado por: Kathleen McInerney

Duración: 10 h y 51 m

Resumen del Editor

You can’t outrun the Registration.

Imagine it’s legal to commit one murder in your lifetime—if you Register the victim and accomplish the kill within fourteen days. So when Lynell Mize stands in line to Register the man who abused her as a child, she’s shocked to hear a stranger Register her to be killed. Why would anyone who doesn't know her squander his one legal murder on her? Desperate to survive the next two weeks, she must find out who wants to kill her—and why.

Easier said than done, as Lynell soon discovers that multiple strangers have used their Registration on her. Along the way, she reunites with her estranged husband who is determined to dig up a past Lynell prefers to keep buried. With only days left to live, Lynell is determined to uncover the truth and survive a destiny not of her choosing. Everyone she knows could be her killer. Any day could be her last.

©2022 Madison Lawson (P)2022 CamCat Books

Fast Paced and Thrilling

The Registration is a great thriller. It immediately jumps into the story and keeps you hooked from chapter 1. The concept of the Registration is very original, which is hard to come by these days. The character development was great, and I’m very satisfied with the way the story went. The narrating was great as well, and made it a pleasure to listen to.

such a thrilling read

this caught my attention in the beginning and never let go. there were so many plot twists and it was so exciting. i listened to this on a long road trip and it was the perfect thing to fill the silence. the registration is such a unique concept too and i found it really refreshing.

Promising, but..

MC is so annoying, spent over half the story wishing they had completed the registration on the first day.

Good not Great

While I did think this story was good, I found the narration to be lacking.

Great story! First book like this for me.

I’m more of a self help and comedy kind of guy. This was my first book like this. Got me hooked from the beginning. This one will hit the big screens for sure.

Awesome book!!

Very engaging, original, and well written! Loved the story line and characters. Enjoyed the plot twists. Could not predict what was going to happen. Very entertaining. Looking forward to more books by this author.

COULD NOT STOP LISTENING; SO GOOD

This book keeps you on the edge of your seat! As you get to know all the characters and their life stories, you become so invested in the day to day as Lynell is trying to figure out who registered her and why. I COULD NOT STOP LISTENING. I highly Recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

Kept me engaged

I really enjoyed this book however it kinda took a weird turn at the end. I think I was hoping for something else but definitely worth the read.

A great dystopian thriller.

First off, amazing premise. You get one legal murder in your life. Lynell decides it's time to cash in her ticket. Only someone else registers her first.

I loved this book. It was fast, fun, and full of twists.

It has a "The Purge" vibe to it, which was awesome. It also reminded me a little of Stephen King’s The Long Walk—also awesome.

Seeing this world through Lynell’s eyes as she navigated the story was a ton of fun.

Kathleen McInerney narration is fantastic as always.

Highly recommended!

Great idea. Meh execution. Terrible narration.

I think the premise is a terrific idea. The promotional teaser drew me in. Unfortunately, that's the best part of the book.

The main problem with the book is the narrator. The main character is a female. All the other characters were male (except for two brief appearances by supporting characters at the end). The narrative text was fine in regard to tone. The female lead voice was a little pinched and higher, which sounded like a teenager to me. ALL the male voices were a struggle--pinched in the back of the throat like be spoken mid-swallow. Again, the adult men sounded like teenagers. But all of this is overshadowed by the narrator's halting style of speaking. Words come out in bursts of 1-7 words at a time with micro pauses in between. Very distracting and difficult on the ear. The narrator is supposedly a classically trained actress who has done many audiobooks. What the heck?

The story is a great idea that ended up being a long chase with multiple encounters between the protagonists and villains. It soon became unbelievable with confrontation and escape again and again. The story was told, not shown. Everything was told as if someone was watching a movie and described to you what they saw. Absent were the inner thoughts, self-narrative, transparency, and emotion that make the characters come alive. The characters were cliches of good and bad guys. No witty sayings, no cynical observations, no turns of a phrase, no play on words that liven up a story. No twist. Halfway through, I was impatient to finish it, which I did.

All that said, the story may have been better than it hit my ear. Again, that narrator.