Zeus, Inc.

The Alex Grosjean Adventures, Book 1

By: Robin Burks

Narrated by: Sara K. Sheckells

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Fifty years ago, Zeus, Inc., and its CEO, the mysterious Joseph Brentwood, saved the world from a major energy crisis by discovering a new unlimited energy resource. Now, in 2069, Mr. Brentwood has gone missing, and private eye Alex Grosjean has been hired to find him by his daughter (and Alex's best friend), Aleisha.

Blackouts begin to occur all over the world, and somehow, Alex believes it's tied to Mr. Brentwood's disappearance. Her search leads her through her own murky past and into the fantastical depths of Hell itself, where she discovers that Mr. Brentwood is not who or what he seems to be.

With the help of an otherworldly man named Pip, Alex must save both Mr. Brentwood and the world. But will she be able to face her own guilty past in order to do it?

©2012 Robin Burks (P)2018 David N. Wilson

Zeus

It starts out as a crime drama, the main character haunted by her old demons as she helps a friend investigate her missing father. Suddenly, the story takes a twist into a completely different topic. Enjoyed the whole audio with great narration

What a ride!

If you like mythology with a unique twist, you may enjoy Zeus, Inc. as much as I did. The story is entertaining with a down on her luck PI who is brought in on the disappearance of her friend’s father. The story is fast paced and I was craving it every time I had to pause the audiobook. The characters are relatable, charming, funny, smart, and dynamic. The narrator did an awesome job! I received a free copy of this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great

I really enjoyed this book I liked the whole story I recommend this audiobook and the narrator did a great job also
Thank you for a great story

A fairly "meh" experience.

The book feel really underwhelming, from the story, to the plot twists, to the narator. It wasn't terrible, but I just didn't feel any connection to the charachters or any investment in the outcome. Maybe some will find it entertaining and original, but for me I just got bored. By about 2/3 of the way through I wanted to walk away. I can't really think of anything else to say about it.

I received this book for free in exchange for a fair review.

very enjoyable

I really liked this book. Alex seems like a relatable character. I love the Greek gods aspect of it. I can't wait for the next book, her ability to read minds will be fun I think.
the writing and narration were good.

By the Gods!!!

Burks pens a powerful tale the changes tonally as the story progresses. This is not a humor type book in the oughtright, but it does has hints of Adams and Pratchett in its flavoring. It ALSO has some cyberpunk, mythology, and noirish chunks to it as well. As crazy a combo those things are they work, which means Burks has done a great job writing this.

Sheckells is worth every penny as the narrator, She really clothes herself in an Alex suit, and then takes off running and dares you to catch up to her. She is pitch perfect in her role as the guide into Burks' world.

If the first book is any indication, then Burks has a hit series on her hands. I did receive a promo code to review this book, but did not, in any way, affect my opinion of this book.

Get it, read it, love it.

Zeus Inc

This story is an interesting mix of genres that worked on some levels, but not all meshed for me and it didn't catch me the way I thought it would.

First listen from the narrator, I enjoyed listening to her voice, varied enough to differentiate the many characters.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and this review is voluntary.

A very solid urban fantasy book

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This book was a pretty solid Urban Fantasy story with interesting characters and world building. The narration was pretty good as well. All in all, a very well executed and fun book. I will look out for more from this author/narrator.

great narration, good story

This was good story but it needs an editor. The narrator did a great job despite the editing issues, awkward language/clumsy phrasing and jarring word choices the author used. She made the completely unlikely hook up almost work. There were some fun elements, but apparently in the future, there's no csi teams, no one gathers evidence and cops just move bodies around so PIs can look at them. I guess the author had never read any crime fiction before writing one. Overall the story was good but it could have been really awesome.

Fun story, not a fan of the narrator

The story was fun, but it was kind of hard to listen to. I can't describe it but the narrator just sounded sarcastic the whole time to me. She did a good job with different voices for most of the characters, but I just couldn’t get over the feeling that she was rolling her eyes while reading.

Some other reviews mentioned that the editors did a poor job with this book and I tend to agree. I can’t count how many times I thought to myself that a sentence was redundant.

I enjoyed the interplay between the modern world and the fantastical, it was fun to hear it come together. I think the beginning was a little rushed to get in some back story but it worked itself out after a bit.

Overall I enjoyed the story, I think a little more editing and maybe a different narrator would have helped a lot.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.