Enjoyable

I have listened to all the books in the series and enjoyed them all.
Book is finished nicely, and narration is good.
Looking forward to hearing more from the author

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Awsome

absolutely fabulous story I am a big fan of the jumper series. can not recommend this strongly enough

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Confused writing damages a reasonable story

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I have very mixed feelings about this, there are parts that I've reviewed a second or third time, but there were sooooo many parts that if I was reading this I would have skimmed whole chapters, and skipped pages. There were many parts that left me numb with boredom and there were parts that were well written.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

After some reflection the most interesting part of this story was that it was primarily from the point of view of a 2nd generation jumper. David and Millie grew up knowing that teleporting was impossible, while Cent grew up knowing that it was possible. David and Millie did the same sorts of things they might have done if they couldn't teleport, while Cent came up with the things she could do because she could teleport.

The least interesting was the amount of technical detail and what felt like multiple references to the same previous event in an earlier book, perhaps with one small extra piece of detail. These two makes me wonder if Gould had enough story for the demanded word count.

Finally like book three this is Cent's story, and each time the chapter was about Cent it was first person perspective, while when ever it was from David or Millie it was third person perspective. I would have found it easier to read if it was either just first person Cent or everybody was third person.

Oh one other thing, because this was Cent's story it was filled with soooo much - I'm going to say guessed - teenage girl emotion about boyfriend and girlfriends, that it clashed horribly with the technical detail. So much so that I was confused about the target audience.

Have you listened to any of Emily Rankin’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have only listed to the Impulse (book 3) and this one. She's not the best performer, nor is she the worst. It was possible to tell who was speaking based on her change of tone.

Could you see Exo being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Ignoring the disconnect from the Jumper film, and the question about how to cover previous story elements - when space based films for teenagers are in vogue, possibly.

Any additional comments?

Of the Jumper series book two was, IMO, the best, while book three was the worst. This book has some way to go to catch up to the quality of story and story telling of the first two books. The limited appearance of the 'bad' guys in the third book was terrible while this book handled them much better, but not as good as the 2nd book. No spoilers.

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Excellent true sci-fi geeks dream

What did you like most about Exo?

In-depth scientific mumbo-jumbo that sounds interesting enough to make you think it's all real, all possible.

What other book might you compare Exo to, and why?

Fourth in series of Steven Gould's 'Jumper' series, so any before.

What about Emily Rankin’s performance did you like?

Good. She has a clear voice definition for each character, nicely played. Interesting tone to match storyline. Enjoyed listen.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Overwhelmed to begin with as this goes straight into scientific jargon, but really got into it when the plotline became clear towards the first third of the book.

Any additional comments?

If you are not sure to begin with, give it a go as it really gets going from the second half and by the end you don't want the story to stop. Excellent read.

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Great story

I have enjoyed this series but did feel like this installment more than the others was overly technical in explaining the science without moving the plot along. It did make the final plot crescendo feel somewhat rushed but overall 4 stars. Hopefully the first book appears oj audible at some point.

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We need more

Loved the story line, saw the film, as a launch point but only 3 books are available on uk audible and would love more of them, and a BIG hell yes to a sequel to EXO

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Finishing this series has gave me emotional crisis

I can't. I just can't. I need more from this author. Immediately after finishing this I couldn't fall asleep. I need more. I need more. I restarted again from Jumper immediately after, and got some emotional peace after finishing entire 4-book series again.

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