Bridgeworld, Volume 1

By: Travis McBee

Narrated by: KC Johnston

Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Will's life had always been normal. Normal school, normal friends, normal small town. But he had always thought that his parents might be a bit abnormal. Little does he know that they have been hiding a secret from him his entire life. Not only are they not normal, they're not even from Earth. And when Will is suddenly given a chance to attend the Bridgeworld Academy, his parents' alma mater in space, he finds out just how little he knew.

©2014 Travis McBee (P)2019 Travis McBee

Fun Adventure

I’m not typically a science-fiction reader, but I do like young adult novels. The premise of this book had me intrigued and I just had to check it out. I’m very lucky I did. Mr. McBee did a great job of providing interesting and witty characters, all while created a parallel world that we humans just refuse to admit exists. I was surprised to find myself chuckling throughout this book. I especially enjoyed the explanations of certain occurrences here on earth. Mr. McBee easily drafted away their explanation as a normal part of the parallel world.

Mr. Johnson did an amazing job narrating as teenage boy. I felt the emotion expressed was appropriate and the angst, anger, confusion and wonder of child suddenly thrown into an unknown world was great. I also loved the nuance he offered to the character. For example, there is a point that the narrator lists all the television shows his mother watches. As he goes down the list Mr. Johnson sped up the listing of the shows, just as a teenager would who was becoming annoyed with such information. It was wonderful to hear these tidbits of detail.

The book I read states that it is “Volume 1” and I can only hope that there will be more to this fictional world as Will continues to explore his new home and school and that Mr. McBee will continue the great connections of Earth to the great beyond in his humorous style to keep the readers chuckling.

I was provided with a free copy of this audio book for my honest review. The views expressed here are entirely my own.

An enjoyable tale

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook. The tale was interesting and I enjoyed KC Johnston's narration. I believe Will handled the whole situation a lot better than I would have at his age! And he definitely finds girlfriends faster than I did at that age too!

Overall, an enjoyable book.

Small town, small world, great listen!

What a great way to spend 11 hrs! I started following the narrator on FB after listening to his first book, and picked this up as soon as I saw it was out. Really cant go wrong! A really well written and narrated book! It was a clean and fun story too and I was able to listen with my kids easily. Hope book 2 expands on the world a bit and fills some of the gaps.. but that's to be expected in a series... Can't wait for book 2, would really recommend this book.

Excellent Story!

This was a fun story to listen to. The author and narrator both did a wonderful job. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Awesome for all ages!

Listened to this one straight through with my daughter in 2 halves. This is listed as a children’s title but I could see it in contemporary sci-fi as well. Clean fun and an excellent story for all age ranges. Im playing follow the narrator at this point and wish this guy had more. Now I guess I’ll play follow the author with mr. Mcbee.

Really enjoyable

I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the narrator bring the characters to life. I will be watching for volume 2.

A Great Sci Fi Listen for All Ages

I was not sure what age category to put this sci-fi story into. However, I feel it can really be enjoyed by any age. It is heavy with teenage themes, but it is clean enough that a parent could listen to it with their kid. I am almost 30 and found this story enjoyable and I liked the characters. There was adventure and humour worked throughout the entire book. The world was unique and McBee did a great job of making sure all of the customs, foods, etc were well explained and understood. My only "complaint" was I found the ending wrapped up a little quicker then I would have liked.

KC Johnston did a great job with the narration as well. Voices were clear and had a voice that was easy to listen to.

I received a copy of this book at my request, and I have voluntarily left this review.

Excellent YA Sci-Fi Series Intro

An excellent foray into the YA market for a first-time author. Despite at times trying a bit too hard to turn a phrase, the author deftly conveys the attitudes and mentalities of your typical middle school-high school-age student and manages to build an interesting and believable society and universe beyond our own. As with early Jim Butcher, it can be a bit rougher than ideal at times, but the talent and ideas are there and I look forward to more by this author in both this series and others. Despite my comment about trying too hard, Travis does also have delightful gems of evocative phrases and images as well (my favorite referring to something shattering like a jar of glitter left in the hands of a toddler). The narrator does a good job conveying the seriousness or lightheartedness of situations.

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

Good Young Adult Story

A high school quarterback in a small southern town suddenly gets the chance to go to school at Bridgeworld Academy.
This is the story of his freshman year and how he got the chance to go to a school he has never heard of.

Well written high school drama in a Sci fi setting. Good narration.

I can easily recommend this book as I enjoyed it myself. And I am not in high school.

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

Bridgeworld

The audio book is really fast paced so you don't have time to stop and think until the end. The ending was a bit rushed in my opinion