10:37

By: Jacqueline Druga

Narrated by: Kyle Tait

Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

In a single moment of time, ninety percent of the world’s population drops dead. Throats closing, they choke, and unable to breathe, they die within seconds. It is just the beginning.

Judd Bryant, a survivor who does not succumb to the horrendous death, is a talented man with a zest for living. He faces his darkest hour until he finds a purpose in the form of Dawson, an eight-year-old boy with an unusual gift.The unlikely pair set out to find others, only to realize that each passing day is increasingly more dangerous than the one before. Their road becomes an obstacle course filled with unimaginable disasters.

Before long, they and a few other survivors come to the realization that the instant death of billions of people isn’t the end, it is the start of a massive natural event. A phenomenon that will change the face of the earth and in the process, push the boundaries of ‘survival of the fittest’.The extinction of mankind is at hand and not how they imagine.

©2017 Jacqueline Druga (P)2017 Jacqueline Druga

Best Apocalyptic Book in Years

There is no shortage of books where most of the population dies suddenly for some reason or other and only a few survive, and the reason for the death is far less important than the survivors and how their survival is handled. The first book I ever read of that nature was Stephen King's The Stand, a long time ago, and I have to say that as much as I love Stephen King, I like how this book handled the resolution of the survival better (though this book was not epic like The Stand, which is a good thing).

The survivors were a mixed bad - young, old, male, female, nice, not-so-nice -- and not everyone was into the idea of banding together for the greater good.

This book had a great take on the man against man, man against nature and man against himself set of conflicts which made for interesting reading and character growth. Narrator Kyle Tait did a great job with the voices and emotions which ranged from kids to seniors.

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. I would happily listen to another by both this author and narrator.

Great listen

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I enjoyed this book! I wasnt sure what to expect but this book a lot of good storylines and they were well thought out. I loved Judd and Dawson even though he had quote an advanced vocabulary for an 8 year old.

Great story

I came to really feel invested in the characters. The book flowed very fast so you felt like you had to hurry and read so as not to slow then down. I do wish the narrator had spoken the lyrics instead of singing, but the song was short and was not bad just not what I expected.

Decent post-apocalyptic story. Good Narrator

If post-apocalyptic stories are your favorite, you'll enjoy this one. The story doesn't do anything too original(although maybe surprising?) but it was good for what it was. The narrator did a great job of adding just enough emotion when it was needed without taking you outside of the characters. It's a short read and probably worth it but if you're looking for anything new, this probably isn't the best bet.

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."

started off good...

This book started off really good unlike any other end the world stuff I normally read. it was fast paced and moved along quickly. Then somewhere around mid book started to get weird, not in a good way. I like books that are weird, but this one, was kind of really out there. It didn't help that the main characters in one of the groups, seemed to truly hate each other and argued most of the time. It was just something I didn't want to put up with it. The book did move back on track, and was interesting.

The narrator for this, Kyle Tait, did good job. I loved all of his voices, except for the nuns.
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you need to make a sequel

there has to be a sequel please make a sequel just quick is amazing please make her number 2 there has to be a second book please please please make another book.this can't be the only one I'm addicted this is the greatest book of all time oh my goodness this book is a genius storyline that's never been done.come on please Jacqueline Druga please!! please!!! please!! please!! please!!! please!! please!! please!!! please!! write a sequel please let there be a second book I beg you

Promising concept.

The promising concept grabbed my attention straight away, yet sadly it never delivered. The story definitely borrowed heavily from Stephen King's The Stand (and the author even seems to acknowledge that) with an incident taking out a massive percentage of the world's population, also featuring another similarity of having a kid dream about where they are supposed to go and who they are supposed to see (think Mother Abagail), unfortunately the story isn't anywhere near fleshed out as the book it seeks to imitated (or emulated is perhaps a better way to say it). Even so it wasn't bad for the first half or so. But somewhere in the middle the story seemed to loose its way and never got back on track. Not horrible by any means, but definitely not what it could have been.

Kyle Tait has a clean delivery and his use of inflection helped bring the characters and story to life, and he definitely made for an enjoyable listening experience.

I received a copy of this audio title in exchange for an unbiased review.

MIssed Potential for a Great Story

I am a Huge Fan of the Authors other series and I really enjoy Post Apocalyptic Fiction. That is why the low rating I am giving this book is so hard for me. The first 1/3 of the book is well written and paced. It reminds me of the stand and even the characters in the books reference that book and the TV movie. That was one of the more funny things Jacqueline Druga did in this book was the small funny post-apocalyptic nods and winks to other movies and books in the dialogue. Fank Slague the author of a Survival Guide that one character downloaded while the internet was still up. If you are a fan of the Beginnings Series she writes you will get the joke. Or the one character calling himself Mr. Heston in his Facebook video and the young boy not getting it the Omega Man reference. But all that fun was overshadowed by the fact that the second and third acts were rushed. Characters were not developed and the world was not really grown. And the end came and bam epilogue wraps up. It just felt way rushed. That's my take on it.

The narration was awesome. I totally enjoy Kyle Tait. They man just rocks doing this really diverse cast.

This review copy audiobook was provided by the author/narrator/publisher free of charge via Audiobook Boom for an unbiased review

Amazing Writer and Narrator!

This was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The story was well written and you really got to know each of the characters. The narrator did a great job portraying each of the characters. It keeps you on edge and steals your heart and breaks it. Gives you hope and takes it way. Its a fantastic book and I'm very happy I was able to listen to it. The title though got me several times and my husband. Because we'd look at my phone to see the time and both thought it was "10:37" and when we checked again later it was still that time. I had forgotten that was the name of the book because I was so engrossed in listening to it, it never clicked! Until we realized it had been 10:37 for an hour!
Overall great book. Then ending was a little weak. Its like it kinda just dropped off. Just before the ending was great but its like that last part was just thrown in and just left so much hanging. Would be great for a 2nd book to pick up maybe and answer all the questions. But overall even with that ending I still recommend it.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review with my honest opinion.

Like The Stand but shorter with a GREAT narrator!

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

So, this one was a mixed bag for me... I REALLY enjoyed the narrator, and that is vitally important for an audio book. I love survival in a post apocalypse stories, especially when they are gritty and realistic. That being said, it was fantastic in the first 2/3 of the book. That last 3rd just kind of lost me... It had a VERY "The Stand" vibe to it. It's different enough (and MUCH shorter) so it's not a BIG deal, but I found myself comparing the two the entire time. The narrator really was the shining star for me on this one. I'll definitely be looking for more of his books in the genres I like.