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The World of the Gateway

The Gateway Trackers, Books 1-3

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The World of the Gateway

By: EE Holmes
Narrated by: Lyssa Browne
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Whispers of the Walker: After breaking the code of secrecy and facing the judgement of the High Council, Jess and Hannah have no choice but to become Trackers, working to take down those who would exploit the spirit world for profit or power. Their first assignment takes them into the deep South, where Jeremiah Campbell, a self-proclaimed spiritual guru, lures wealthy and desperate devotees with promises of a deeper connection with the dead. As the girls go undercover, it soon becomes clear that they, and the spirit world they are sworn to protect, are once again in unimaginable danger.

Plague of the Shattered: Something dangerous is stalking the halls of Fairhaven. It lies in wait, striking down victim after victim, undetectable and inescapable. No one knows what it is, or what it wants, but one thing is clear: no one is safe until it is captured.

Awakening of the Seer: She can already see the dead...but is she starting to see the future? Spurred by the injustices that nearly destroyed their family, Jess and Hannah Ballard are preparing to win back a seat on the powerful Durupinen Council. As Hannah faces the harsh realities of political intrigue, Jess must face a frightening new reality of her own. Will Jess be forced to stand helplessly by, or will she interpret the signs before it's too late?

©2016, 2017 E. E. Holmes (P)2022 Tantor
Fantasy Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Fiction

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Enjoyed the books very much, but the British accent needs a lot of work...

Great story, not so great accents

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I enjoyed this story and for the most part the narration was ok. Sadly the English, Irish, and Scottish accents were very hard to listen to, being English myself. But they did give me many laugh out loud moments and I chose not to let it detract from my enjoyment of the storyline

An easy to listen to story to escape in

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Good story and narrated well. Easy listening and good for relaxing holiday book story.

The World of the Gateway

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I listened to all of the Jess Ballard books, and Ii am reviewing them altogether.
Good: A great idea for a story. It could have been confusing but easy to follow and well written. Make sure you start with Spirit Legacy - I started The Gateway Tracker book one, which was the fourth book! The story kept me listening, and I liked the main character. The ending of the series was very good. The story references genuine groups and myths but is unique.
Bad: A couple of the books had a different narrator who had a beautiful southern U.S. accent, which didn't suit the character's background, but at least she could do a cockney accent and a Scottish one. Most of the books were nattated by somebody who is offensively bad.
The character of Finn is just awful. He has no personality, is a stereotype, and says "properly" on repeat in the first two books. His character is made much worse by the terrible narration, and his accent doesn't match his coloquialisms.
One character is referred to as " Cat Tree Owner" by every character - for the record, nobody in England, Scotland, or Ireland would pronounce Catriona that way! Nor would an English man call a route a "rowt."
Every Scottish character was mentally disturbed. Again, this may have been the narrator's fault, but possibly not.
The story is good, but a couple of things were never explained, such as why nobody outside the Duropinan world wondered where cremated bodies went, or whether scouted grooms knew the truth.
The story was dragged out too long, and would have been better as six or seven books.

Having said all of this, I still feel that the book series is excellent, but the narrator is appalling

The narrator hasn't improved.

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loved the story but why would they use a narrator who is incapable of doing an English or Scottish accent especially when most of the book is set in the UK.

British accents definitely need work

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Loved these, easy listening, great story lines. There's a massive BUT however the narrator's Scottish and English accents are laughable! Calm is pronounced 'Coolm' lol it must be extremely difficult switching from one accent to another so quickly but I do find it takes away from an otherwise fabulous stroy.

Addictive story, annoying accents.

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Please do not do a terrible cockney accent again. Sorry but as a “Brit” this was horrendous and grating. Enjoyed the story and everything else

Great story - poor accents

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I enjoyed the stories when the narrator read in her normal voice but the Irish, Scottish and Cockney accents are horrendous. The Cockney one is reminiscent of Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

Enjoyable

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I can’t believe I spent a credit on this book!! I couldn’t get past the first 20 minutes, the worst American attempt at an English accent I have ever heard. I’m not quite sure how to get a refund but definitely feel like I need one after this terrible auditory assault.

Terrible English accent

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This 3rd book felt like it was written just to have another book. The main character comes across as incredibly naive and ignorant. And the narrator should stick to books where no accents other than her own, natural one is required. It really put me off, so won't be listening to any more in this series.

Got a bit tedious and narrator can't do accents

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