Kinetics

In Search of Willow (Volume 1)

De: Arbor Winter Barrow

Narrado por: Benjamin Thao

Eugene was only five years old when he burned his house down and nearly killed his mother. Fearing his powers were too volatile, his parents had the memories of his powers and their secret society of super humans erased.

Ten years later, that secret is revealed when a classmate goes crazy and makes Eugene’s whole school see their own nightmares. His classmate is only the beginning. His best friend Willow can heal all wounds, his father can turn invisible, and his brother can make things explode. Before Eugene can come to terms with having unusual abilities, Willow is kidnapped.

For thousands of years, Earth has been under siege by an alien named Isiro bent on enslaving the planet. Now, in need of a new host to carry his disembodied essence, Isiro has taken Willow. With no help from the Anyan’s Alliance and with powers he barely understands, Eugene journeys across the States, following her trail into the enemy base itself. He is determined to find her and find the answer to her kidnapping before she is turned into an alien host.

©2014 Arbor Winter Barrow (P)2022 Arbor Winter Barrow

a whole new world!

Really enjoyed this book a lot!! Great characters, plot, etc. Couldn't wait to keep listening every time I had a chance - and now that I'm done, I can't wait for the next one!!!

Story and Performance are excellent!

I already read In Search of Willow and left a review on Amazon. Now, I got to enjoy it again in the form of an audiobook.

The audiobook is a valuable addition to this out-of-this-world book, especially since the narrator's voice fits the characters very well.

A job well done!

Just should have sent a message

After finishing this book, all I could think was “just send a letter”….. A lot of confusion and some of the pain and suffering that occurred on this adventure would have been avoided if the main characters had just sent a letter to each other. Or a message or something!

I enjoyed that one of the characters helped me to endure the stupidity, naivety, and weakness of Eugene. I also liked that this character’s sexuality was not his personality. He had a definitive character first. That is how you can relate to a person even with significant differences. And I liked the powers showcased and the secret societies.

I don’t think the quotes before every chapter, both real and made up, were necessary.
Honestly, an amateur writer with a great story concept. I enjoyed the overall story, but it isn’t enough to convince me to read the next book. The writer has more room to grow.

I listened to the audiobook version, so this next critic is about Benjamin Thao, the narrator. He has very limited range as a reader. All the female characters sound the same. Very few of the male characters had distinct voices. He pronounces certain sounds incorrectly. He can read aloud well though. The audio had issues. There were some chapters that just repeated certain phrases again like a scratched CD or corrupted audio.

The main character Eugene was a weak, dumb, irrational, immature, and bumbling idiot. I wanted to see if he could grow and redeem himself. Maybe he could change my mind. His growth has to start from somewhere. Well, his growth would have to start in the next book because he really doesn’t change in this one.