baba_yaga_librarian 's review for:

WARP Book 1: The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer

2.0

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This one drove me crazy. I loved the Artemis Fowl series, and have always thought well of Colfer because of it. And much of the "blame" here goes to the audiobook narrator. Because he did such a poor job, I was pulled out of the story constantly, which made me start picking apart plot holes. The narrator did a terrible American accent. At first, I thought he was making Chevie sound like she was from Brooklyn, but then realized he was going for some stilted Native American thing - which these days might be racist? Sometimes I couldn't tell the difference between the villain and the hero because they both sounded the same. Anyway. Awful narration. Story: why on earth would FBI agents be in England? Why would Scottish people be agents? Wouldn't this come under MI5 or 6? Or, with a big stretch, CIA? FBI aren't really the be all and end all of law enforcement around the world. It was so ludicrous. The author tried to explain the silliness of the kid in the FBI, but not the FBI'S presence in England. Blah, there was more but I am done complaining. Not recommended.