Operation Hail Storm
Classroom
Edition
By:
Brett Arquette
Narrated
by: Michael Ashcraft
Length:
14 hrs and 3 mins
Unabridged
Release
date: 07-24-17
Language:
English
There are so many wonderful things about this book from the
action, to being a clean read but still gives you what you crave in an action
adventure book at the same time giving you the just of what is going on such as
the spy slept with the enemy to set him up for the next stage of the mission
but you do not read all the in things in between. You have a nice steady pace
filled with action, thrills, excitement to keep you blood running. A few heart
stopping moments and some close calls.
So many reviews talk about spelling or grammar errors (I have not read
it so this I can’t say) but with the audio you get none of that. I enjoyed that
the characters were made up of teens and young adults making it like a game for
them but still knowing how serious what they are doing is. The common ground is
that they have been affected by the outcome of what they call the Five. It’s a seek
and destroy mission taking out those that took their love ones leaving some
homeless and others without their love ones. Marshall takes
them on giving their live meaning as well as teaching them the things a parent
would, making them well rounded teens. When all is said and done you get a high
tech action adventure story that the whole family can listen to together and
enjoy.
The narrator was outstanding from
showing emotions to the wonderful tones of each character. He really bought the
book to life giving a realistic feeling making you feel part of the story. As
the drones took off I found myself leaning with them as they curved to their
destination. He added the humor the author put in the story with a chuckle to a
sigh and all the ones in between. I had no
trouble feeling the pain, tears and sorrow. I loved the accents he gave to some
characters they fit them so well. His voice for Marshall
fits to a T from his sexy, serious to angry it comes across strong, smooth and
at times very sexy. The teens are so realistic from their young excitement to
the slang. There were a few times he repeated words I am guessing this is when
he took a break. It is noticeable but does not take away from the story. I
found no background noises or any place where the volume changes from chapter
to chapter or page to page. The many different character voices were just great
from the male to the female I always knew who was talking and what they were
feeling. He really bought this audio to
life for me it was easy to see the scenes as they unfold, knowing how it
affected each character. The narrator knows how to entertain and keep your
attention. This is the first time I have ever listened to this narrator and it
won’t be the last. I do hope he narrators the next one in this series.
The author had me hooked from the
danger, excitement to the true emotion he gives each character. I totally
enjoyed the names of each drone even laughed at a few. He adds just enough
humor to make it interesting but not too much that it takes away from the
seriousness of the story. Marshall had it all taking
dangerous waste and turning it in to something we all need, along with tons of
money, a wife and two girls. Losing them is the hardest thing he has ever done.
Now he wants revenge! There is a hard side to him but a must softer one as
well, you can tell those kids he has working for him mean the world to him as
well as his passion for clean energy. He lets the kids be kids while teaching
them normal reasonability making them well rounded in a world that has taken so
much away from them. The author does repeat a few things back to back in
different ways but it doesn’t take away from the story. It really is a fun read with humor but also
very serious. The author shows the serious side of loss and revenge as well as
building a relationship and teaching children what is important. He also shows
how important it is to save the planet taking something very dangerous and
making it very useful. I can see how a young teen would love this book and
maybe just maybe want someone to think outside the box trying to find solutions
to the world problems making this a more safe and kind world. Don’t get me
wrong it is a spy thriller taking out bad guys but it also has meaning. I really was hooked from the first page until
the very end. The book ends so it can lead into the next book in the series
which looks to be just as exciting as this one was. If you are looking for a
book you can listen with as a family this would be a good one. I am not so sure
it is for really young children but a great one for teens. You will find just about
everything here from thrills, chills, excitement, danger and so much more. I
can hardly wait for the next one to come out in audio.
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Summary
Marshall Hail was a husband, a father, a Physics Nobel Prize winner, and
industrial billionaire. But when Hail's family was killed in a terrorist
attack, he became a predator and redirected his vast industrial assets toward
one goal - removing every person on the FBI's top 10 terrorist list. With the help of his MIT colleagues, Hail designed and built a devastating arsenal of attack drones of all shapes and sizes that are flown by the nation's best young gamers. The world will come to realize that Marshall Hail possesses the capability of getting to anyone, anywhere, at any time - unleashing an operation so disturbing that the CIA has named it Operation Hail Storm.
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