The Minder Project, Seasons 1-4

By: Julie C. Gilbert

Narrated by: Madeline Harsh

The Minder Project could change the world, but at what cost?

As the first Minder, Naidine would like nothing more than to quietly help people, but the government has different plans.

Season 1: Deciding to work within the broken system, Naidine establishes an uneasy truce with her captors.

Season 2: A rescue mission to save Calista turns into a test of Naidine’s wits and will.

Season 3: Naidine stops to hide out with a friend, but someone else got there first. She escapes only to learn a new threat faces her sister, Jillian.

Season 4: Calista’s back, and she’s both in trouble and major trouble for Naidine.

The peace never lasts, and the danger is rising. Every misstep has the potential to destroy those she holds dear.

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This story was originally published on Vella. Some of the characters are also featured in the Devya’s Children series, a YA scifi collection featuring teens with special powers struggling with the balance between safety and security and using one’s Gifts to help the world.

©2025 Julie C. Gilbert (P)2025 Julie C. Gilbert

4 Technological Thrillers

I was entertained by the series of stories included in this box set, and I liked how one book followed the next seamlessly. I was glad that I was familiar with the series from which this box set was developed as Naidine's abilities, and how they came to be, were dropped like pearls of information throughout the four stories included in this box set. I liked that these stories featured Naidine as she was recognized as the first Minder. In the first two books, I noticed that there were several individual missions which Naidine undertook trying to meet her own agenda while the third and fourth books had many exciting moments which kept me on-the-edge of my seat as they were more about Naidine's working to save her family members. I thought Madeline Harsh's narration was entertaining as she performed the reading of the stories. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.