kat_94's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lizabethstucker's review
4.0
Read by Gareth David-Lloyd, Ianto Jones on Torchwood, this is a strange and very Torchwood style story. Reverend Hayward wants to revive his aged church's congregation, but his method of helping relieve their sins leads to death for the sinner. Jack, Ianto, Gwen, and Rhys must try and find out what is going on and how to stop the deaths.
Gareth is fantastic, so much so that I'm planning on getting some other audio books that he is the reader for. His Captain Jack Harkness voice actually sounds like John Barrowman. I can tell who is speaking with the subtle, and not so subtle, changes in tone, accent and speech patterns.
For those looking for lots of Ianto goodness, this is definitely the story for you. And there are some great Jack/Ianto moments as well. This was a keeper!
Gareth is fantastic, so much so that I'm planning on getting some other audio books that he is the reader for. His Captain Jack Harkness voice actually sounds like John Barrowman. I can tell who is speaking with the subtle, and not so subtle, changes in tone, accent and speech patterns.
For those looking for lots of Ianto goodness, this is definitely the story for you. And there are some great Jack/Ianto moments as well. This was a keeper!
raesnovels's review
2.0
It was okay. The story plot was decent, but it read as a bad fanfic of someone hopelessly in love with Ianto Jones. Everybody loved him and everybody wanted to be him. He was practically Mary Sued.
kristamccracken's review
4.0
Great audio book read by Gareth David-Lloyd. A typical Torchwood story with equal parts humor, adventure, and surprise. The constant focus on Ianto testing out new technology/playing with tech like an excited child became a little repetitive.
nwhyte's review
"http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1259234.html[return][return]You won't find this in dead tree format: it is an audiobook read by Gareth David Lloyd, who plays Ianto Jones in the series, and written by the show's script editor/assistant producer.[return][return]To get the obvious out of the way first: it's a monster-of-the-week story, with a resolution that effectively hits the reset button so that the world is not much changed after the events described. But I think it is a very good story of its kind. The Sin Eaters derive from Christian theology, and infiltrate their victims via a special form of baptism, with inevitably nasty consequences. It would be very easy to write a very stupid religion-and-Torchwood story; but Minchin confidently takes Gwen and Rhys through matters ecclesiastical, in what for me is the slightly foreign church environment of South Wales.[return][return]The brutal reduction in the core cast at the end of Torchwood's second series means that we have only Jack, Ianto, Gwen and Rhys left as central characters. There is a neat contrast in the relationships - Gwen/Rhys, married over a year now; Jack/Ianto, still at the frenetic fumbling stage; and also Rhys's friend Matt whose stag night provides the catalyst for the story as a whole. Given the extra space (2 CDs of audiobook is worth several Torchwood episodes) we get a lot of decent exploration of love and religion in the world of Torchwood, though I felt that the author would gladly have given us more if space had allowed.[return][return]Also, Gareth David Lloyd is an excellent reader, switching easily from strong to weak Welsh accent depending on character, and also doing a good job on Jack's American. He is recognisably Ianto from the start, but (of course) more so when in character, and also carries a conviction that lifts the various character moments and vivid descriptive passages tremendously. I was disappointed by the first Torchwood audiobook I tried, and probably wouldn't have bothered with this one if I weren't related to the author, but I will try some more in future."
dinosaurhorrorshow's review
4.0
Pretty good story. I like these because I can listen to them on my compute to and from work and they are short but still entertaining. And honestly being read to by Gareth David-Lloyd is pretty legit so I might be bias towards this one in particular. Actually would like to collect all of these.
anotsowickedwhich's review
3.0
The characterization in this one is all whack, but it still had its entertaining points.
writerlibrarian's review
4.0
4 stars because : It's pre Children of Earth, it's Garreth David-Lloyd reading, it's a very classic Torchwood tale of mayhem, invading aliens with a touch of Janto and as a bonus competent Gwen and her side-kick Rhys.
It's everything I like about Torchwood pre Children of Earth. A bit of zaniness, a bit of sci-fi technology (love the modified SUV) and at its heart the team.
It's everything I like about Torchwood pre Children of Earth. A bit of zaniness, a bit of sci-fi technology (love the modified SUV) and at its heart the team.
margo666's review
4.0
A quick, fun listen whilst doing a bit of painting. Very visual story so I'm surprised how well it translated to audio. Very enjoyable. Love Torchwoods black humour and convoluted relationships.