The Tattler

By: Chad Descoteaux

Narrated by: Matt Weisgerber

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Celebrity-chasing paparazzo Barry Young was abducted by aliens when he was six, an experience he does not remember. He can only piece together what happened that night by what his best friend Scott (who was also abducted) tells him. One night, Barry uncovers evidence of an alien invasion that his ex-girlfriend, journalist Nikki Graves, has been assigned to cover. Together, these two estranged exes are hot on the trail of an alien invasion plot 20 Earth years in the making. Will they stop the invasion? Will being thrown together in this assignment (and switching memories) help them understand each other in way they couldn't before? And what about conspiracy theorist Eddie Schultz, who has been on the trail of these aliens the entire time, publishing his findings in a tabloid "rag" called...The Tattler?

©2016 Chad Descoteaux (P)2021 Chad Descoteaux

Hilarious story, average performance

I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what was going to happen. A very plot driven story, I had a hard time connecting to some of the human characters. Almost all of the non human characters were amazing!!

The story was laugh out loud hilarious and definitely worth a listen. Can't wait to dig into the next one.

My biggest complaint was that I usually either don't notice or really enjoy the voice actor. This one wasn't my cup of tea.

Time Travel Alien Fiction

When Barry was a young boy he was abducted by aliens...too bad he doesn't remember it. If he did then he may have had some insight into what is going on now. Instead when the young photographer happens upon a charred corpse in the same field he was discovered in as a child after his abduction he is at a loss. After-all The Tattler magazine only prints fake, outlandish, stories. This one of theirs couldn't possibly be real.

I was given this book as an audiobook by the author in exchange for an honest review. I will start by saying the book itself is fun, interesting, and unique. I don't have a lot of negative to say about it, in all honesty. I don't like the narrator. Not that he did anything innately wrong, he just didn't pronounce the "c" in the word picture. It made me cringe every time and as the main character is a photographer it happened a lot. I wouldn't let this deter you from reading the book, or in this case listen to it, however. Barry and Nikki are characters that will cause you to go through a wide array of emotions with them.

Such as, at one point due to Barry's actions (which I shall not mention) towards Nikki I was disgusted by him. But, one instance makes neither man nor character and as long as you learn from your mistakes, as the saying goes. Now then. There are aliens in this story. I can safely say this as they are on the cover of the book. The name of these aliens will forever make me roll my eyes and I am sure, once you get to that point in the story you will understand why. I will never understand daytime television and their stars. I will take a book any day.

My favorite character in this book is actually someone who was featured in many of The Tattler's stories, Squatch. As his name suggests he is a Sasquatch. I don't know if I like him because he is someone who cares deeply for his family and stands up for his morals or if I simply like him because my husband's nickname is high-school was Sasquatch and was his contact in my phone from the time we were 16 until 18.

All in all this is an interesting read and one that conspiracy theorists and normal folk alike can enjoy.

Strange, But Good

This story is very unusual, at least for me it is. But then I don’t usually read sci-fi. Anyway, I really liked it, and the narrator does an exceptional job. One disappointment is that it ends in a cliffhanger, but I do look forward to the next installment. Enjoy!