Last Days

Last Days Trilogy, Book 1

By: Jacqueline Druga

Narrated by: Rick Gregory

Last Days is the first book in the Last Days trilogy. It is where the story begins....

Led by his curiosity and fueled by intelligence, Dr. Marcus Leon embarks on what he believes is the greatest scientific experiment of all time. One that ignites a firestorm of controversy. Not only does Marcus intend to extract DNA from the blood trapped in the Shroud of Turin, but he will clone the image upon it.

The experiment is a success, and the masses embrace the clone as the embodiment of Christ, failing to recognize that science can replicate the body but cannot touch the soul.

Devoid of this essential spirit, the clone is nothing more than a directionless vessel in need of a captain. A position quickly filled. The arrival of the clone begins the end to all humanity.

©2019 Jacqueline Druga (P)2017 Jacqueline Druga

2nd Coming of Christ?

As a Christian, I found this depiction of the possible 2nd coming of Christ vs the anti Christ very thought provoking. From the idea of cloning from the Shroud of Turin to the super natural being he becomes...I was hooked. Rick Gregory has a way of 'lilting' his voice that makes it obvious he is reading rather than acting the characters. However, after listening for a few chapters, I was able to get to used to his way of narrating and enjoy the story. I really dislike cliffhanger type books, but, this is a trilogy, so I guess it should be expected.
I recommend this book for the story and I look forward to book 2.

Second Coming

Having read the publisher's summary I knew that I had to listen to this trilogy. Have to say I wasn't let down. This book isn't standalone by any means so there is only a slight climax and ends at the start of everything. This whole book is pretty much a buildup to the second book.

Not your typical end of the world story and so far it is definitely seeming like a cool story. The premise of the story is quite outrageous, but done quite well and approached the same way I would expect it to be in real life, or at least how Hollywood tells me real life is. Not sure that the science behind any of this is correct but that doesn’t impact the story itself.

I actually don't really care for either of the two main protagonists. The only person who actually seems to make any sense is Kyle. Devante is so far my favorite. I know you shouldn't root for the bad guy but his character is the most intriguing and the most fun. I know Reggie is supposed to be the fun one but she annoys me.

Rick Gregory does a great job narrating and I really enjoyed his Devante voice.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Last Days

The story is interesting, and could have been quite good. However, the main character, Reggie, is so irritating . She is a grown woman in her thirties, and a mother of a young son, who has the behavior and dialog of a teenager. So many times I wanted to give up on this book, but I pushed through.

Laughable science

Born in a very religious family, Dr. Marcus was always the one questioning everything and looking at the scientific side of things. He is busy now with the most important project of his career: trying to clone Jesus extracting DNA from the Shroud of Turin.

I am not a religious person but I thought the premises of this book really interesting. This could have gone so many good and maybe quirky ways, but I have to say that I found it disappointing. The science in this book is quite laughable, to say the least, and the reasoning behind just doesn’t make any sense. The fact that the result from cloning an adult you is another adult is completely absurd, and I think Dolly could have said one thing or two. I think I was expecting more science and less paranormal, and this is why I felt somehow cheated about this book.

The characters were interesting though, and I enjoyed their relationships and conversations. I think this is what kept me going.

Rick Gregory’s narration was quite good, with great character interpretations, but I missed some British accent for one of the characters (it was clearly mentioned in the text). Also, some of the voices sounded quite similar, but in general it was a good narration. There were a couple of noticeable audio edits but the rest of the audio production was correct.

This is my second book by Jackeline Druga and I feel a bit disappointed. I am not sure if it her or me, but it seems we are in completely different places.

Interesting Subject Matter

I can honestly say this book was a shock. I love this author and i have most of her books. This book was a total deviation from her other books. She threw a new spin on how the world ends that I honestly didn't see coming until it was in my face. The narrarator did a great job bringing the characters to life and getting the reader vested in the characters and the book. I have a feeling we will be thrown another loop in tge second book. Great addition to your library.