Replaced

By: Lee Bacon

Narrated by: Michael Crouch, Sarah Beth Pfeifer

Ages 11+

Holly Ash is good actor. Just one downside: Most of the people she’s acting with have no idea they’re a part of her fiction. One that has been carefully constructed by the secretive company that Holly works for, known as D.O.P.L. Every assignment is a new role, a new name, a completely new self. Her newest role is “Margot” and her newest target: a boy her age named Will Aldrich.

Will Aldrich has it all. Money. Good looks. A powerful family name. He’s even met a beautiful girl named Margot. But his seemingly perfect life crumbles when he realizes that Margot isn’t who she says she is. She’s working for an organization that’s out to kidnap him. Black vans. Men with guns. But that’s just the beginning. Soon Will discovers something impossible: He has been replaced. Someone has taken over his life. Someone who looks and acts exactly like him.

The mysterious organization behind this plot is doing everything possible to wipe Will out of existence. And the only person who can help him is the same person who led him into this situation: Holly Ash.

Told in chapters that alternate between narrators - Holly and Will - Replaced explores the subjects of technology and identity through a fast-paced futuristic thriller.

©2022 Lee Bacon (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

Wonderful

Great book. Great story, good rhythm and development. After the first few chapters really catches you to the point you can't stop!

Original and enjoyable

I am quite willing to suspend belief at the science, and thoroughly enjoyed the story and action. The plot moved briskly, the characters were interesting, and it kept me interested from the start to the end.

Not Just for Young Adults/Teens

Holly works for a company called D.O.P.L. Clients hire DOPL to rehabilitate friends, family, employees, etc. that have behavior problems. Holly (and others) work to apprehend the target who is then taken to DOPL headquarters for their rehabilitation. Holly only has knowledge of what goes on during her task...she doesn't know what the rehabilitation involves.

Her target for this mission is Will. She befriends Will with the goal of luring him to DOPL. But things go sideways and Holly learns that DOPL is not entirely what she thought, and that people are not being rehabilitated...they are being replaced.

This book is targeted towards teen/young adult, but I absolutely enjoyed it. It is action packed from start to finish without a lot of drama, angst, expletive language or any inappropriate activities for teens. It was just a good read. This is the second book I've listened to by Lee Bacon. When my grand-daughter gets a few years older, I will whole-heartedly recommend both books to her. I plan on reading more of his works and will likely recommend those as well.

A little better than OK

Definitely for a younger audience, interesting premise and story but lacks … umph. Story is too casual and laughter and lightness is misplaced.

Great story!

From start to finish was a great concept. The twist was outstanding as well!

Keeps you guessing where it’s going.

This book was short but it had a lot of information in the story and they kept you wanting more. Enjoy

Entertaining

So i listen to lee bacon for pure entertainment. If your looking for characters full of substance and personality and a plot that makes some sense, then this is not your book. But if you bored or miserable and need a fun and gripping story thats kinda cheesy which i like sometimes then definitely listen. Also the narration had more to be desired. Also, it was really fun yelling at my ipad the whole time. That was half the fun.

Good Idea, Bad Execution

Part of the problem with this story, I think, was in forcing it onto the Young Adult genre. The lack of any 'on screen" death or intent to kill just didn't feel realistic. But even putting that aside, it was lackluster from the start. The beginning of the book felt rushed so I was never convinced of Holly's acting abilities because they were never adequately demonstrated. Her instant attraction to Will felt forced as well. Then began all sorts of plot holes and unrealistic scenarios. It just didn't work, which is a shame because the idea of the book is novel. I would recommend reading "An Interview with the Robot" by the same author instead. It has pretty much all of the same elements as this book but better executed.

As for the narration, I found it to be just fine. Some reviews complained about the female narrator but I'm really not sure why - she did well.

Riveting

I loved the narration. The suspense and the twists made for a top notch story. The only problem with it is that it is an audible original. Though FREE, I’d love to buy a copy of it for my three teenage granddaughters to enjoy, but audible originals aren’t available anywhere but on audible. It was perfection.

Great story

Likes- No foul language!! This book is fit for the younger listener but I found it extremely intriguing and hard to stop listening to! I thought it was great! I thought the voice actors were great too! I recommend it!!

Dislikes- Non that I can think of!