Deception

Dark Road, Book Seven

By: Bruno Miller

Narrated by: Andrew Tell

Are there any decent people left?

Having reached his kids in Maryland, Ben is faced with the challenge of crossing the country once more and getting everyone safely home to Colorado.

The struggle to survive is the only constant in their otherwise unpredictable lives. With each passing day, Ben becomes increasingly cynical about the state of mankind and worries that the children will grow up to feel the same.

Remaining vigilant is no guarantee that they will avoid problems on the journey back. Even when things seem safe, danger and evil lurk in the shadows. Letting their guard down means inviting trouble.

Ben knows that the protection he provides for his children has limits and in the end, they must learn to fight for themselves if they are to make it home. But the hardest lesson comes when Ben’s two youngest, Bradley and Emma, discover that things are not always what they seem on the road.

©2020 Bruno Miller (P)2020 Bruno Miller

Murphy's law

This book series is family friendly and good overall. I appreciate how the father changes his perspective and parenting mindset. He wants to protect his family and keep them safe, but keeping them safe means allowing them, mostly his oldest son, to learn and participate in scenarios his paternal instinct says they shouldn't do. His son actually saves his father's life on more than one occasion. That being said, I think this book series was too long. It seemed like the group got into some sort of trouble every time they stopped to siphon gas or refill water containers.

Too slow-both the story and the narrator

I am interested in the outcome, but simply couldn't handle the pacing any longer. Need to strike a better balance between the introspective nature of this tale and the story itself.
The narrator was talented, but also so very slow and deliberate in his speech. I sped it up and it sounded more natural.

Pretty good

Pretty good story line. Main character is supposed to be a Ranger but the type of mistakes made by him wouldn’t be made by any Ranger I ever knew. He walks into a few “traps” that are pretty apparent. A few of the gun references are not well researched, i.e selector switches in AR style weapons do not have “Automatic.” Also, Desert Eagle .50s are the least practical handgun that has ever been invented. I’m not sure why every writer in every book has to have a Desert Eagle. The author uses a lot pejorative terms when referencing people from Appalachia which comprise a majority of the antagonists. Otherwise, good book series. Good story line. Pretty well done.

Filler

This book was slower but ended abruptly. Leaving this an okay story. I move the speed to 1.5

Good story

This is an interesting story… not too dramatic or overly unrealistic. It keeps you engaged and wanting to hear what’s next.