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The Borrowed Souls, A Novel

By: Paul B Kohler
Narrated by: Tom Zainea
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The afterlife is not at all what Jack Duffy had expected. A failed suicide attempt launches him into a world that continually tests his ability to forgive and forget. With each new soul that he's entrusted to collect, he learns more about himself and his horrific decisions in life.

Through the tutelage of his befriended trainer, Jack will be compelled to make decision after decision about who gets to live and who will lose their soul.

The Borrowed Souls concludes when Jack comes to a crossroads: continue on with his eternal commitment, or forfeit the tremendous power that has been bestowed upon him. Forever.

©2015 Paul B Kohler (P)2018 Paul B Kohler Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Paranormal

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When the main character dies, he is offered a job as a soul collector. The plot follows him as he comes to terms with his own death and learns the tricks of the trade of his new career. I found the plot and writing to be fine, and the world-building was good. The narration and production worked well. Well worth a listen if you like modern day fantasy.

Entertaining fantasy

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I enjoyed this so much even though at times it made me sad, it has also made me think more about my life.

Good but sad

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A terrible day with a string of bad luck and betrayal, triggers Jack Duffy's depression, leading him to end his life. Jack is then, launched into a world beyond death where he is charged with the collection of souls. Continuously, he is forced to bear witness to events with certain similarities to his life. Thus, having to evaluate his decision for electing to commit suicide. Moreover, he is challenged by the morality of taking innocent souls. As he learns more about his purpose and abilities, he tests the boundaries of his role and the choice between life and death.

I thoroughly enjoyed the premises of the afterlife in the Borrowed Souls. Paul B Kohler is an exceptional storyteller, with ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances. Kohler's captivating writing, enthralls his audience and takes them on a compelling and emotional journey, comprised of, love, hate, fear, despair, loss and forgiveness.

I wholly enjoyed every minute of this audiobook. Tom Zainea is a talented narrator, well-paced and precise. His inflections fully suited the situations and characters — especially Jack, he sounded exactly how imagined him.

Overall, the Borrowed Souls was an engaging story with a captivating plot, characters and an exceptional narrator. I highly recommend this audiobook.

I had the pleasure of receiving a free copy of this audiobook and have voluntarily left this unbiased review.

A different kind of Reaper!

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There have been a number of takes on the Grim Reaper in books and other media with this one being a contemporary one somewhat along the lines of the tv show 'Dead like Me' where the role of grim reaper is basically treated like a job that some people get assigned at the point of their death.

This book differs from that series primarily in the way that the reaper of this book, Jack Duffy, could only interact with those people who had died or were near death, which obviously complicated some situations in the overall arc of this book as he struggled to combat a renegade former reaper who has his own nefarious purposes for reaped souls.

The narrator gave a strong performance, giving distinctive voices to Jack along with the main supporting cast to nicely enhance the story.

Overall, this was an interesting book and I will look out for further ones in the series.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

A twist on your typical Grim Reaper

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. The plot moves along at a wonderful pace that never feels too fast or too slow, it unwinds allowing you to learn as the characters develop.

The story has so many parts to it, I enjoyed the outlook contrasts of the characters in relation to the sanctity of life and the necessity of doing the job assigned.
The idea of a group of soul collectors is also another refreshing alternative to the traditional grim reaper figure we have seen before.

The narration is on point with all of the characters feeling unique and across a range of accents and both male and female felt organic.

I recommend this book if you enjoy a little fantasy or science fiction, it appeals to those who love a good adventure thriller story.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily provided this impartial review.

Wonderfully imaginative and poignant story!

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Wonderful book enjoyed listening to it
Can’t wait for next book if there is one

Great story

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