Forsaken: Book One of a Series by J.D.Barker – Audiobook Review

Ten hours of listening read by Christina Delaine. Forsaken is the story of an author, Thad. He finally creates a novel that is destined to make him a literary star. The problem? He, his wife, and his daughter, are thrown into the bizarre circumstances of his latest characters becoming real, coming to life. Add to the problem, he has created a horror story … in addition to an old lady with fangs (who is also a beautiful witch that seduces Thad) creepy little gnomes are part of the package. Hello Stephen King, Dean Koontz, etc., this story is in the same hide-behind-the-sofa genre/vein.

Biggest problem for me is the narrator. She’s good, and she is really into the story/characters/genre. But she is also horribly over-the-top with sincere attempts to be ‘scary’ … whispering many passages; emoting way too much. Sections that the author did not intend to be scary are whispered and breathy … ergo, a strange production. Personally, I found this a bit distracting. The narrating isn’t what is supposed to be ‘chilling’ … rather the writing itself.