splinter

By: Michael Bussa

Narrated by: JK Carpenter

Some family secrets should go to the grave. In the tiny town of Milnor, North Dakota, Adam struggles to bring some measure of normalcy to his life, after a tragic event left him confined to a wheelchair, 21 years earlier.

His sister, Ada, fills his days with psychological torment and disappears for days at a time. Is it sibling rivalry, or something more sinister? A psychiatrist, in his relentless search for the truth, gets caught up in the unexpected. Splinter will keep you guessing right to the end!

©2017 Michael Bussa (P)2018 Michael Bussa

Enjoyable mystery with messy performance

Splinter is an interesting mystery, although somewhat predictable for anyone familiar with the genre tropes. It tells the story of two orphans, Adam and Ada, and the relationship between them. The story itself is enjoyable, but nothing brilliant. The character Van (whom is actually the main character) is good, but the brother and sister (whom the mystery revolves around) is actually not that interesting.

Narration by JK Carpenter is a mixed bag.The main narration is generally good, but when Carpenter moved to doing voices there are issues. The narration becomes stilted due to trying to do individual voices, with the emotion and flow lost. The characters then come off as robotic or talking like William Shatner. There is also music and sound effects used sporadically through the book. There is no consistency to the use and I found it to be a major distraction from the story.

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

Madness

I good thriller......but too short! Narration was good. I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good read

Splinter was a good quick read by Michael Bussa. Adam was confined to a wheelchair after a tragic accident. His sister Ada torments his every day but isn't always around. Adam's psychiatrist tries to help Adam but it may cost him everything. I enjoyed this book and all of it's twists and turns.

Twilight Zone

Michael Bussa wrote a story that pulled me in like an episode of the Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock. I loved the surprise ending this book had and the twists were well done. JK Carpenter fit the performance very well and added to the enjoyment with his various voices for different characters. I was not a fan of the wind chime sounds between chapters and found them to grate on me. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

PSYCHO TWISTED FAMILY MYSTERY!

Really intense twisty crazy story! The characters will capture you, and the story will consume you. So twisted! Really enjoyed the writing, story, and narration. Great stuff, would definitely recommend it to others! :)
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.