Forest

The Afterlife Investigations, Book 2

De: Ambrose Ibsen

Narrado por: Joe Hempel

"You should not have answered its call...."

Professor Stephen Barlow is no longer a skeptic. Having faced the horrors of Chaythe Asylum, he turns his attention to the man responsible for the Third Ward Incident - the enigmatic Dr. Corvine - in the hopes of finding answers to his many questions.

But some things, he soon learns, are better left lost to history.

Traveling to a remote cabin in Michigan in search of the doctor and his research, Stephen finds himself descending deeper into a world of terror and madness. He and his students uncover the frightful truth about Corvine's experiments and realize that they may have unleashed something terrible in their meddling.

Forest is the second novel in the Afterlife Investigations trilogy.

The Afterlife Investigations

• Asylum
• Forest
• The Occupant

©2017 Ambrose Ibsen (P)2017 Ambrose Ibsen

Can you hear them?

Forest is another wonderful Ambrose Ibsen book narrated by Joe Hempel. This one is the second book in The Afterlife Investigations and is part of a trilogy. I would definitely recommend reading the first book in the series, Asylum, before reading this one, as there is a really good backstory to the trilogy and, well, I think it just really completes the story for the reader more. This time around, Prof. Barlow and Jake are on the hunt to find/save Elizabeth and learn more about what really happened to Dr. Corvine and the whole story behind Chaythe Asylum.

I have become a HUGE fan of Ambrose Ibsen's work as well as Joe Hempel's narration. I know that they are a consistent duo that will be worth the price or credit every time. Mr. Ibsen continues to create, fun, creepy, totally unique stories that I listen to pretty much nonstop until I finish them. Pairing Joe Hempel's narration, well, it pretty much makes listening such an easy thing to do that I can almost see the movie playing as Joe narrates. Only thing that drive me nuts in this book was the hand full of times that Mackinac was pronounced completely wrong. It was pronounced 'Mack-eh-knack,' when it should be pronounced 'Mack-eh-naw.' But hey, if that is the only negative, then they still rate 5 stars for this audiobook.

I cannot wait for the third book in the series to come out on Audible, The Occupant. Ambrose, if I can make one suggestion?? Please make your books longer. You're such a creative writer in a genre where there are so few truly new ideas, and, well, I wish they lasted longer!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.

Forest

he second in the series is very good.I enjoy all of Ambrose Ibsens books.He sets a mood and Joe Hempel is perfect at bringing the characters to life.Our teacher friend ,who survived the Asylum follows the story to where the Doctor had his first subject.He runs in to all sorts of surprises!I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”

Riveting horror story

this story was scarier than the first book in the series. Fast passes and intense all the way through.

Short Book

This is Second book in series. While the first book Asylum can be read as a stand alone story this book is a direct continuation of the first book. The storyline is not as compelling as the first book’s and it ends unresolved. That means you have to get the Third Book in the series to find out what happens. It really feels like the 2nd and 3rd book were really just One book broken into 2 parts. When a book is 30 hours breaking it up into 2 separate books might be justified. This book is Just 5 hours and Book 3 is 6 hours. Since each book cost 10$ or 1 credit that’s pretty pricey especially when it seems like the entire series of three books could have been easily been released as one book or two at the most. The series is good but it artificially overpriced.

The investigation continues.

Forest is the second volume in The Afterlife Investigation series by Ambrose Ibsen, picking up where the excellent Asylum left off. Having survived the events at the asylum, Stephen just couldn't leave well enough alone. Whatever they encountered at the asylum is now out and free and Stephen feels compelled to look further into the incident. And his investigation leads down quite the rabbit hole. I enjoyed the story quite a bit, though perhaps not as much as the first volume, mainly because of how the book ends, leaving you right after a major incident. (No spoilers) So while it does really leave you wanting to know what happens next, it just didn't feel like as a complete of a story arc as the first. (Does that make sense?) 

Joe Hempel continues the excellent narration he began in the first volume, bringing this creepy tale to life.

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