"When did the world turn into a ... comic book?"

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Whilst the introductory blurb about the book is, strictly, accurate it does not properly represent the full body of this book. Jason, an extremely talented Biblical scholar, linguist of ancient languages, mathematician and archaeologist, disappears without trace whilst in the Middle East, suddenly and dramatically reappearing some two years later, near death, very badly damaged and without memory of what had happened. Not until a terrorist destruction of a bridge and his miraculous rescue of his eleven years old niece from it, does he truly begin to realise both who and what he has become. Thereafter, most of the story follows Jessica, the rescued girl, as doctors try desperately to restore her to some semblance of a normal child, first saving her life then repairing the horrendous injuries she has sustained, and this includes an almost untried futuristic proceedure.and the aftermath of this intervention

Beautifully written, and with a biblical quotation prefacing each new chapter, For Every Action is a story about God and the power of prayer, of evil, love and hate, of quantum mechanics and what it is to be human, of comic book heroes and bioengineering - and never to underestimate an eleven years old girl. It is also a very visual book both in the comic heroes style fight scenes, superbly envisaged, and in the detailed, fascinating descriptions of the unseeable worlds of the subatomic and of computer code: in the hands of a talented director this would surely make an outstanding film it is a story of cosmic proportion.So why only four stars? Well, a rather petty personal preference. I was both intrigued and captivated by Jason's charismatic story and wanted more. Instead, there was mostly Jessica and, although hers was a fabulous tale, full of action and determination, stretching the imagination into cosmic dimensions, I still felt cheated. Plus, I became irritated by the frequent references to her bravery and selflessness by members of the team who watched. Petty? Yes, of course, but that's how it was.

This cannot have been an easy book to narrate and Judy Rounda had the unenviable task of bringing to life not just the protagonists of the story but making the unseeable tangible. Overall, she does a good job, with a very pleasant to hear voice reading at a steady, brisk pace. However, there are times especially in the latter part of the book when she seems to falter, tiny pauses where this listener thought inappropriate and without any tonal emotion to give greater understanding to the content of the text. Her rendering of the dialogue of the characters, also, shows little distinctive definition other than for Jessica, herself, and the AI who 'adopts' her, not that this matters as it is always clear who is speaking. But with only a small proportion being dialogue, a performance rather than a reading would have enhanced this lengthy, sometimes difficult book. Nevertheless, a good presentation by Ms.Rounda.

Despite my various complaints, above, I am very glad to have read this book and send my deep thanks to the rights holder who freely gifted me a copy of For Every Action, via Audiobook Boom. It is a book I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys having their imaginations stretched, especially if superhero comic book characters are also to their liking. The vision of the world for our possible future is a truly terrifying one and, if it should come to pass, I can only hope that there will, indeed, be not one but several Jessica's to assist us. I note that this is the first of a trilogy of books based in and around this time. The second, Rise of the Embodied, should make fascinating reading. I have already acquired a copy of the ebook although not yet read it and hope that the author will soon make this also available on audio.

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.Sheer, pure brilliance to nourish your mind

Cybernetics,religion,Unbelievable tech,Physics and so so much more this was like a concerto with the music unheard ut acted out by the characters in this book.I could liken a lot of aspects of this book for example Avatar and Battlestar Galactica and Dr Strange but none really sum it up and its hard to capture its essence but it was masterful,intricate,imaginative beyond belief.A complex piece of literature that knows no bounds and I am eagerly awaiting book two in this trilogy!Brilliance. Sheer, pure brilliance. This is what this book is. Everything I wanted and everything I didn't know I wanted. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.I received this title for free in exchange for an unbiased review.As always this is my honest opinion .Judy Rouda was excellent and breathed life i to this outstanding body of work.

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Wow. I loved it

What did you like most about For Every Action?

The story was great. Actually it was cool. Im not going to summaris it as the audible description is exactly what I would write. The concepts are great sci fi. Just past our level of technology in ways but then as an impact pulling it off would be world changing. As soon as I started listening I wanted to see where the story was going.

What was one of the most memorable moments of For Every Action?

That's hard to say without sort of ruining the overall story. One character sets us up for the next book which is great and there is an element of jumping around a timeline. It all makes for a great book.

Which character – as performed by Judy Rounda – was your favourite?

Jacob. Obviously it's easy to pick main characters because they get so much air time but he is interesting and likeable and he certainly had me listening for longer than I planned as I got so into the story and his character.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It sort of made me think. What if and when this happens wow or maybe if this happens. Also would I want to be like some of the more different characters.

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

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Groundbreaking Story

OK found an amazing new author for a gritty precise and compelling hard sci fi story.
In a world gone mad with runaway cybernetic and biotech monsters the human spirit has given up on old religion's with these new horrors present.
Faris creates such a masterful weave of realism i was frankly quite taken with the levels of detail. With so many authors out there with varying degrees of skill i was amazed i hadn't heard of him ,but was gratefully surprised with this story.
My biggest complaint is how long the story is and how the level of details creates a small amount of confusion which means a fair bit of concentration required with it being audio and hard to flick back for further enlightenment and clarification like you would with a book.
The narrator is female and I usually prefer a male narrator but Judy did a great job with the characters and again i was very pleased.
In stars 5/5 across the board but i would give easily 95/100.
As a owner of a vast library of books and an increasing audio collections it's hard for particular stories to stick out but i believe this one will always stick out.
Better yet there isn't a wait for more in the series, so im away to buy the series as this gushing of praise is very rare and making me self conscious lol.
This audio was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review and as such is my own honest opinion of which im glad i did as i struck gold.

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