The Spirit Key

De: Parker Williams

Narrado por: Colin Darcy

When he was eight years old, Scott Fogel died. Paramedics revived him, but he came back changed. Ghosts and spirits tormented Scott for over a decade until, thinking he was going mad, he did the only thing he could.

He ran - leaving behind his best friend, Tim Jennesee.

Scott’s had five normal, ghost-free years in Chicago, when the spirit of Tim’s mother comes to him and begs him to go home because Tim’s in trouble and needs him.

He isn’t prepared for what he finds when he goes home - a taller and sexier Tim, but a Tim who hasn’t forgiven Scott for abandoning him…a Tim whose body is no longer his own. The ghost of a serial murderer has attached itself to Tim, and it’s whispering dark and evil things. It wants Tim to kill, and it’s becoming harder for Tim to resist. To free the man who has always meant so much to him, Scott must unravel the mystery of the destiny he shares with Tim.

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The worst narration I've ever heard. DNF.

This is the first time I've ever left a review for a book I couldn't finish but I felt obligated to warn everyone against the narration of this book. It was horrible. Mid sentence pauses, no pauses after sentences, monotone droll. I got the impression narrator was simply doing a job, not enjoying the job he did. I lasted an hour into the book before I couldn't stand it any more. I gave the story 4 stars based on what little I heard, the book description and the author. I am a fan of Parker Williams and fan of psychic genre. I'm really disappointed I can't tolerate this one.

very disappointed

the story was awesome but the narration was horrible. at some points it felt like he was reading for a nursery school class. perhaps he'd be better in a different genre.

Ok Story, but a Terrible Narration.

I could have listened to this entire story except for the Terrible Narration. Finally I gave up and stopped listening to this book.

Not the Best Writing, Decent Narration

I was excited to read this book after I stumbled across the book blurb. The book sounded like a fun paranormal thriller with romance and sexual tension. However, it turned out to be a letdown. I normally have no problem with first person narrative, but this book made the first person point-of-view painful. It just didn’t work. Too many times Scotty was telling and explaining the story to the reader, instead of having the reader experience the story with him. These long-winded explanations left the story bogged down and ruined the momentum and pacing of the plot. I also had a hard time believing Tim and Scotty were in love or were even best friends. The only way I knew they had such a deep relationship was because Scotty (and everyone) kept telling me that they did. But their actions towards each other were confusing and inconsistent. I also thought the forced explanation for what a Lock and Key were, and how they are trained was just plain silly and weak. This book has a lot of potential, but it needs to be revamped.

The audiobook was fine, but the choice of voice for Tim was not to my liking. Collin Darcey does a good job with keeping all the character voices consistent, and he narrates the story well.

I couldn't listen to this narration

I have no idea if I would have liked this book. I couldn't listen to this narration. I have to return it. I've been spoiled by narrators like, Greg Boudreaux, Chris Chambers, Liam Dicosimo, Michael Leslie, Kirt Graves, John Solo and Aiden Snow.