Outlook not good.

Will is an amusing paranormal horror written in the first person from the perspective of a middle aged advertising executive whose desk in the office looked at the lavatory door all day. He is bored, disillusioned, but delighted to find a bookshop he'd not seen befkre. Inside, he discovers a book that he wanted, and rediscovered a childhood memory in the form of a Magic 8 ball, a question and answer toy he had treasured in his you. 'Should I buy you?' he asked it. The ball answered yes! From that moment, his life begins to change.

The story is well constructed and enjoyable, with a similarity to the popular 1970's book, The Dice Man, by Luke Rhinehart. Are there such toys as the Magic 8 ball in the real world? Doesn't matter: they seem very plausible. The main character is well developed and is well portrayed by narrator, Tyler McGuire, whose rich, despite voice was pleasant to hear. His pacing was excellent, and he read with understanding and good intonation, also giving reasonably differentiated voicings to all of the protagonists. Some pronunciations were odd, though, with dingy read as dinggy, for example, but these were infrequent.

Overall, this was a most enjoyable book, a little predictable but still sinister, especially as it moves towards the conclusion. It is an haunting story, of the type which remains with the reader, just on the edges of possibility. My thanks to the rights holder of Will, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. A good read, and recommended.
And what a stunning cover in it's elegant simplicity.

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Full of twists and turns - wonderfully different

I knew nothing about the book or the author when I started to read/listen to the novel. This book is very different to anything I have read lately in a fantastic way. It kept me engaged throughout and my mind completely in overdrive. It kept me on my toes and made me question lots of things long after I had finished . The narrator did a perfect job and the book flowed . I dont want to hove much away but would like to encourage people to listen to this themselves as I think every reader will personally take away something different. I was given this book by the author/narrator in return for an honest and unbiased review

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WILL

I enjoyed the twist and turn of this audiobook. Lots of suspense and intrigue. It was so hard to find a good part to pause.

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great listen

great story about a magic ball the repercussions of following what it says, or not. A bit creepy and very moreish, absolutely loved this book.

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Mind twisting

This is about a magic 8 ball of such huge power I can’t even imagine!
I didn’t want to stop listening when I got to the end of my 1st work day & has to wait until the next day to finish it.
Absolute mind blowing story. How could he, why did he, but what would you do. Got me thinking and wondering.
Narrator was great, kept this going so well. Love when I get lost in a voice and story

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Entertaining and creepy - great narration!

I didn’t know much about the book when I picked it up but my brother had a Magic 8 Ball when I was a kid and it was an item of much envy on my side so I had to give it a try. And I really enjoyed this - the story is incredibly entertaining, starting out light hearted and harmless and then turning into something much more creepy and sinister. The characters are well drawn and the narration is spot on. Wonderful!

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I liked this book.What would you do if you found a magic 8 ball that could really tell you what to do?That happens to a man on a walk in the fog when he comes across a new book store.Tyler McGuire was a fine narrator.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

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