Unearthed

By: Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

Narrated by: Steve West, Alex McKenna

Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's Summary

When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution humanity has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and their message leads to the planet Gaia, a treasure trove waiting to be explored.

For Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an ancient alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study...as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first. Despite their opposing reasons for smuggling themselves onto the alien planet's surface, they're both desperate to uncover the riches hidden in the Undying temples. Beset by rival scavenger gangs, Jules and Mia form a fragile alliance...but both are keeping secrets that make trust nearly impossible.

As they race to decode the ancient messages, Jules and Mia must navigate the traps and trials within the Undying temples and stay one step ahead of the scavvers on their heels. They came to Gaia certain that they had far more to fear from their fellow humans than the ancient beings whose mysteries they're trying to unravel. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more Jules and Mia start to feel like their presence in the temple is part of a grand design - one that could spell the end of the human race....

©2018 Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (P)2018 Listening Library

Blown!!!!

I'm completely speechless! The Ending. .just no words!😲😱 I want more NOW!!!

Loved the 2 main leads, chemistry was amazing. Ending is a complete killer. Suffice to say I loved Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's previous series collab and am still (already) obsessed with this series.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Very good book with one minor catch

Any additional comments?

A couple of plot elements didn't seem 100% logical to me, but overall I thought this a good book with a very interesting story that captured my interest. Narration was great. My only complaint was the rather sophomoric romance between the two main characters; I think that element could have been handled/written better. I overlooked this because I really did enjoy the story, but the reason for 4 stars instead of 5. Looking forward to book 2 in the series.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Entertaining

I really liked the story, even if it was a little predictable at times. I wasn't a fan of Alex McKenna's performance though and found myself disliking Mia's character at first because of it. I definitely plan on continuing the series, but I'll probably skip the audio for the next one.

Indiana Jones in space with vocal fry

The first thing that jumps out is the female narrator sounds like she either has a horrific cold, or has been smoking since she was 8 years old. This was a tad distracting throughout. It's not so bad when she's been talking for a while, but especially when she is starting to speak, that vocal fry is very predominant. Steve West of course has a gorgeous accent and voice, making his chapters especially enjoyable. I liked that both narrators did a decent job imitating each others' accents so the voices were still fairly consistent across both of their narrations. This wasn't my favorite Amie Kaufman book, but it was still entertaining and I loved the relationship between Jules and Mia. There were definitely parts that felt like they might have been better in a video game where you get to figure out the puzzles yourself rather than hear about it *cough* like Uncharted *cough* but I was entertained throughout which is my main criteria for a book. I liked that there was a larger, overarching mystery on top of the temple puzzles, and that part was what kept me interested (beyond the relationship between Jules and Mia). I see how some people complain it starts off slow - I would argue it doesn't start slow, it merely gets better further into the book. I will admit to having predicted the twist at the end from fairly early on, but i was still happy to see my suspicions confirmed - and by the end they haven't been 100% proven correct, which I like because it keeps me wanting more for the next book to see how much of my prediction was correct. I'm very much looking forward to the next book.

Amateurish

More of a disjointed adolescent girls day dream than a thought out sci-fi work. I’m sorry I wasted a credit and 8 hours on this poorly conceived fantasy.

Can't wait for the next one!

Great narrators, fun story. A good YA read. I hope the author is a fast writer, because I want to find out what happens next.

Fun read

I liked the main characters and the story held my interest to the end. The people doing the narration were excellent.

great start to a series

I'm so glad that this is going to be a serious because that Cliffhanger though. Now to impatiently wait until next year. loved the narrator's.

eh was ok ... thought it was a little drawn out

performance was pretty good ...story seemed drawn out ... was left with lots of questions ant the feeling I missed something. I probably will not be interested in reading the next book

A Fun Story for sure!

Right away I knew I had to read this book. I loved These Broken Stars Series! The banter and personalities of Jules and Mia were the best part of the book! Despite not being the most shocking, complex, and amazing book, it was a definite fun read! I definitely want to know what the heck just happened!