Decent story

This was pretty decent. Felt more like a film than a book since the jump scares don't really work as well on paper. The plot is a bit simplistic and the characters aren't very deep but luckily the book is short so these problems aren't prolonged.

The narration is iffy. A few words missed or duplicated. The narrator reads this like one might read to a small child with unnecessary exaggeration and emphasis.

Overall this was enjoyable and easy listening. If it matters I received this book for free in return for a review.

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Highly Entertaining

The story is… not great. I mean it’s easy to follow, a little goofy and in a way kind of irreverent.

The narration is… NEXT LEVEL!! Currently scouting for the TJ Clark back cat because this guy is gifted. Delivered in character as the love child of a TV Salesman & the Crypt Keeper, the narration of BFPITS will have you hooked, it’s a solid 10.

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Awkward

Bloody Footprints in the Snow suffers from a lack of depth and also a narrator who sounds like he’s either constantly trying too hard to sound interesting, or sounds as though he hates what he’s reading and emphasises the way he talks in a way that entertains himself. Sadly it does nothing to entertain the listener.

The book isn’t all that bad, but it’s a hard listen with this narrator, who I think makes it worse overall. The author struggles to write intriguing sexual tension between male and female characters without making it seem like a cheesy 70s porn flick. The dialogue is forced and awkward. The story drives home details that take you out of the scene and somehow make a plane crash or a yeti encounter dull and almost laughable.

The authors female voices are rather well done, but his reading and the male character voices all sound so…exaggerated. If only he found a natural tone in the narrative parts, I think it would have been easier on the ears. Don’t get me wrong, his voice is unique but sounds very forced.

The story is… it’s not horrible but it’s not great. It’s quite middle of the road. It’s not the worst story I’ve listened to or read. I’d probably be more willing to listen again with a different narrator but neither the story nor the narrator leave me keen to give it another go.

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Cliffhanger ... with Yeti

As the title of this review suggests, the author seems to have taken the basic plot of the Sylvester Stallone movie Cliffhanger and added in some bloodthirsty Yeti to turn it into a horror.

The writing is very 70s pulp horror; this is the sort of book I could have seen Guy N. Smith writing 40 years ago. Sadly the author is not up to Mr Smith's standard. There's a lot of "he said", "she said", which the narrator, seemingly bored with the book, accentuates every damn time. While that does get a little wearisome, at other times his slightly over the top narration adds to the book's silliness.

This isn't a good book, but it's nowhere near the worst I've ever come across either. At less than four hours duration, it's an acceptable book to listen to while you do the gardening or some other chore. That said, there's better book's to spend your credits on than this.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book, but I tried not to let that affect my review.

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Audible equivalent of a B Movie Horror

This is ideal for anyone who loves B Horror Movie. A heist goes wrong, and the recovery team to survive the onslaught of a hungry Yeti family. Queue gore, characters that deserve it (and a few just in the wrong place at the wrong time).
Narration is brilliant and lends itself to the genre.
Whilst quite short, stretching out the story with unnecessary padding would just ruin the pace and I'd definitely recommend you give it a shot.

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