An entertaining mega shark book wrapped around a bunch of ex military misfits, fights said shark, and Somali pirates. The dialogue between most of the characters is macho cartoonish but the characters are likable. A fun quick beach read. ( )

Mega
Mega Series, Book 1
By: Jake Bible
Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
I read this before but forgot to write the review.( I often read/listen to a few then review them all at the same time.) I bought the audible thinking I hadn't read it yet. I enjoyed it again! 😁
I liked the twists, action, suspense, and characters. The characters weren't as personable as other of his books.
The narrator was not right for this book in my opinion. He was okay and I could hear him as a narrator for other books but just not this one. ( )

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Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will, at the most inconvinent time.

That seems to be the theme of “Mega: Deep Sea Thriller. From the first page to nearly the last that is what happens.

Ex-SEAL, Darren Chambers, hoped he had his financial problems in hand. OOPS, the bank repos his ship and leaves him and his crew high and dry.

Here comes Mr. Balentine, corporate money man with his own agenda, and his bodyguard Darby(female ex-Mosad).

Balentine hires Darren and his men to aid in the rescue of kidnapped sailors from Somali pirates. Then they would search for the monster whale that Darren has been looking for. He even makes Darren the captain of his new, larger, research ship named “Beowolf II”. Which BTW also has all the equipment and files from Darren’s old ship. (Don’t ask what happened to Beowolf I)

Balentine has also hired a team of ex-Seals, named them his Team Grendel, to run the rescue operation. Yup, Murphy’s Law.

At least none of them got killed, this time

This book is so filled with corporate intrigue, backstabbing, lies, and bickering you might think you were in a session of Congress.

The banter among the crew and Seals is quite funny at times. I liked the twins best.
There are so many people to try to keep track of it is almost a relief when some of them are taken out.

Oh yes, there is a really big shark too and don’t forget the really big whale that Darren is searching for, and when they find them, it’s action,adventure, blood, and terror.

This book has it all and it is also fun to read, in this case listen too. The narrator was fantastic. He really got into it bringing the characters to life. I like it so much I kept repeating parts. The production of the audio was flawless. I’m going to get Bible’s other books.

Audiobook purchased for review by ABR. ( )

An entertaining mega shark book wrapped around a bunch of ex military misfits, fights said shark, and Somali pirates. The dialogue between most of the characters is macho cartoonish but the characters are likable. A fun quick beach read. ( )

Let's be clear about this. This book is not just about the shark. Alten's books are about the shark and little else. Bible's book is about a lot more than that. In fact, I found all the other stuff in the book - the pirates, the Special Forces operators, the corporate intrigue, the characters - to be so much more important and interesting than the shark. The shark is in the book, and there is some sharky action, but this in no Alten clone. It's more than that. It's action and adventure and humor. It's Jake Bible kicking ass. ( )