BY BRANDON SANDERSON & MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL
NARRATED BY JULIA WHELAN
❐ Overall Rating 3½ | Narration 4¼❐ Novella/Short Story❐ Futuristic-Techy❐ Science Fiction/Murder Mystery❐ Single POV❐ Received ALC for free in exchange for an honest review
The Original drops you in this futuristic world full of nano-tech...in fact, nano-tech or nanites are everyday words. Nanites are capable of so many things, including provisional replica's of actual people, theming your world view by just thinking it into existence, and keeping yourself from aging...or at least looking like you've aged to name a few.
It was a little mind-blowing to think about...and ultimately for me, the story itself lacked depth. I felt unfulfilled by the shortness of the story and the super abrupt ending. The mystery at work in this was basically left hanging. Overall an interesting concept that felt like it was only scratched at...and left me with an itch for something more.
I have really liked Tavia Gilbert's narration (Partials Sequence Trilogy) and I have loathed her narration (most everything else), more so the latter. In this though, I have to say...she felt...not bad, slightly improved even, and definitely okay.
❐ Netgalley ALC Listen (the app still needs improvement)❐ Length ➯ 3H 30M❐ Plot ➯ 3.5/5
❐ Characters ➯ 3.7/5
❐ The Feels ➯ 3/5
❐ World-Building ➯ 4.3/5
❐ Ending ➯ 2.5/5
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