The Selection

By: Jason J. Nugent

Narrated by: Paul Jenkins

One teen, thrust into the impossible, battles to survive.

A violent ritual terrorizes the young men of the planet Anastasia. It’s known as...the selection.

It’s brutal. Possibly fatal. And now...it’s Eron’s turn.

He has 30 days to fight his way through deadly animals, mysterious creatures, and bloodthirsty competitors on his quest to Victory Point. Survival depends on forming alliances, but the more time he spends with a boy named Phelan, the more he questions if he is to be trusted.

As Eron maneuvers his way through dangers and pitfalls, he learns there are risks greater than death along the route to Victory Point. He could become...Forgotten.

Fans of The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and Divergent will love this fast-paced, action-filled adventure with exciting twists and turns from USA Today best-selling author Jason J. Nugent.

©2017 Jason J. Nugent (P)2017 Jason J. Nugent

Great start, a lot of unanswered questions

This is a nice short listen with a lot of interesting story elements teased throughout. I feel like this is a great primer to a larger series and I look forward to hearing the next! I can see great potential in how this story could evolve based on what we learn.

My only real complaint is that a lot of the interesting elements you learn through the book feel like glimpses of a larger world/story (which is great) but the ending felt a bit abrupt and unsatisfying because you want to hear more but you are left with even more questions. I think this is great to get you into the next book but also frustrating (immediate gratification!). Regardless, I enjoyed the listen and will be watching for the next book.

Narration was great and I don't really have any complaints. Delivery was pleasant and a reasonable about of variation between characters (a couple 'low' volume dialogues to keep an ear out for but otherwise great). I would have no issues picking up other works narrated by Paul Jenkins.

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

nice listen

the story was cute and nice enough a very cool listen to have I had some little issues with but the story was cool and very nice

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

A good first book

While it might not have been the most mentally stimulating read it was satisfying and never slow. You get the story without too much extra. Brutal, traitorous, heart wrenching.
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A good start

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

All in all, this was a good book. I thought it was interesting in its premise and nicely paced. My only mild complaint is that it left me with a few unanswered questions and had a somewhat abrupt ending. That being said, it was well narrated, and I would say it is worth checking out.

Overall, it was a good story.

I feel like this story was inspired by a few things.
I explained it to my friend as being a basic premise similar to the Hunger Games meets Harry and the Hendersons (but not campy) trapped in the movie Lost Boys.
It was interesting. I was kept entertained and the story had some interesting twists.
It was narrated well and written decently. There were a couple moments in the writing that threw me off momentarily, but it quickly righted itself.

all in all a good listen. If I get a chance I will probably listen to the second book in the series.

I was given a copy of this book in audiobook form in exchange for an honest review.