The Unraveling

By: Charley Hogwood

Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's Summary

"On day 16, the symptoms either begin to subside, or the patient suffers a massive seizure and expires." (CDC Outbreak Update)

When Cal Bohannon went to work on Friday morning, he felt the world was teetering on a knife’s edge, but what he didn’t expect was a microscopic enemy rapidly spreading south of the border.

New to preparing for disasters, Cal’s family, along with a small band of friends, will have their survival plans tested as the fragile threads of society quickly unravel around them.

Can the fledgling group come together in time as the authorities scramble to gain control over the sudden contagion and hysteria?

What if the virus isn’t their biggest problem, but just the beginning of something much worse?

©2018- Charley Hogwood (P)2019 Charley Hogwood

Great start to the series

A group of friends devise a survival plan when a flu virus starts turning deadly
The survival tactics are well researched giving you some knowledge with your entertainment
One of my favorite narrators andrews work is always high Quality
If you like your apocalypse scenarios more realistic check this out
I received a free review audiobook and voluntarily left this review

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I Survived This Audiobook

This book was a chore to finish. I just wanted it to end after a few hours in. The writing reads like a survival guide, the situation wasn't realistic, the characters weren't memorable and the writing was stoic and bland. Nothing about the story was interesting aside from the flu strand that was making people drop dead. I noticed that this is Charley's first work of fiction and it shows. His writing doesn't have any character and rings like a love song to a prepper and no one else. There was definitely some good tips on how to survive something like this in the book, but other than that, the book was pretty much a boring slog through a FEMA seminar thinly veiled as a book.

The narrator did a decent enough job at getting through the material and differentiating between different characters, but that wasn't enough to save the awful writing and dialogue between the characters. I wouldn't read or listen to book 2 of this series even if it was given to me for free, like this one.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Maybe I should start prepping

This book makes me think about being a prepper. I like that it starts at the beginning of the outbreak showing how quickly everything falls apart. The scenes showing how quickly the hospital is overrun with patients is the most interesting. Makes you wonder how many medical and emergency personnel would finally abandoned their jobs to be with family. The narrator did a great job. He added a lot to the story. I’ll be adding the next book to my wish list.

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

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

great

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

Finally a post apoc prepper book that has the characters ease into that lifestyle! A realistic storyline and character development. Heading over to look for the next book!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Prepper's Primer?

The story started out slowly. It seemed more of a prepper’s primer than a chronicle of the apocalypse. We were educated with food, supplies, and terms relative to surviving a disaster. There was also background and introduction to characters which of course is helpful. A virus similar to the flu spread into the United States from Mexico becoming a deadly pandemic. Our family of focus is in central Florida. We follow the Bohannan’s; Cal, Charlotte, and Amber along with several friends as they bond together to form a self-supporting community. The virus takes its toll. As the country loses workers it sets off a devastating domino effect on the nation. City services, utilities, transportation, and food shelves all become scarce. Survivors wonder how long this situation will last. Maybe it’s time for the Bohannan Clan to move on; to look for more secluded and safer surroundings? Unashamed hook to the next volume. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great start to a new series. .

The Unraveling book 1.. Great start to a new series .
Back to the basics of the apocalypse. The Unraveling of society and civilized behavior.
A story that relays how quickly it can go south.
Andrew. B Wehrein narrates in his unique upbeat style, brings light to the darker scenes.
I think this is a must read book for anyone who likes post apoc.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The Unraveling

Enjoyed the book. I believe the author was very timely or prescient in some of the events that take place in the story line. I enjoyed the narrator so much that I have started another series he narrated called Roark.
His cadence is good and voice inflection isn’t a burden for the story line. He doesn’t out read the story he just takes the take.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The suspense is gonna kill me!

Great book! Can't believe I have to wait for the sequel! Cruel and unusual punishment! Great characters, great narration. Cant ask for anything better! You will enjoy this book!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

More Zombies, ugh!

Please let me know before I buy that there are more ZOMBIES!~!!!! not enough words. I hate zombies. I don't want stories about zombies. Is that enough?

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Good Start to a Post Apocalyptic Survival Series

The Unraveling was an enjoyable PA survival story. There are a lot of characters and have to say I enjoyed most of them and their interactions with each other. The story begins during the early stages of a new Flu pandemic that is very deadly. At first nobody really knows what is going on and it is taken very seriously by most. It follows Cal and his family as he starts hearing some troubling news reports about the flu and other things and thinks he should get him and his family more prepared. He gets together with friends and other like minded people and they begin to make plans and prepare to help each other out in the event of a disaster. Of course the disaster still catches them somewhat unprepared and the surviving and fighting for their life begins.

I found the story pretty good and was entertained throughout but I did have some issues with it. For people that were very interested in being prepared they really dropped the ball on some things and in my mind were a bit slow to react to certain situations but I guess hindsight is 20/20. There may also be some right leaning opinions at play but it could just to fit with some of the characters and situations and is not that bad anyway.

The narration by Andrew Wehrlen was great, I have heard some other books by him and have always enjoyed everything he has done.

Overall I would recommend this story for anybody that likes PA survival stories and this was a solid start to the series and left off at a point where you really want to see where things are going.

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

Meh

The typical apocolipse book that seems to be everywhere, starts before the event people become preppers or have some sort of forethought about what's going on but not taking it seriously. Boring one dimensional characters who do basically nothing