Merging Amazonian folklore with a dab of fantasy, Jeremy Robinson has created an engaging story whose characters may not be completely relatable, yet compelling just the same. I found similarities to Tarzan hard to avoid, though the South American indigenous folklore is unique. Well researched, nicely paced and filled with surprises, the title is appropriate since the protagonist does indeed 'Alter'. Towards the end of the story, it shifts POV without notice which caused confusion. Regardless, its a thrilling story that's well crafted and one worth adding to your list. ( )

A man stranded in the Amazon rainforest. Sounds like a pretty straightforward read, predictable, right?

WRONG.

I did not predict ninety percent of the events in this book, and I usually always can tell what’s coming. There are moments in this book that had me in tears, and I’m sure that a lot of other people will feel the same way.

The emotions the MC goes through in this book are all so vividly described that’s it’s easy to feel everything that he feels, especially the despair and hopelessness. When his humanity starts to go, it becomes all the easier to sympathize with him.

Narration was wonderfully done and perfect for this audiobook.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
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This was a really nice change of pace. I decided to listen to this book largely because it sounded really exciting. I am not going to lie though, the fact that Luke Daniels did the narration was a huge part of the decision. It was a good choice. This book was a little different than the books that I normally read and I had a lot of fun with it. I am really glad that I took a chance on this one.

Dr. Gregory Zekser is the only survivor when the plan he is on crashes in the rainforest. He quickly learns that he is not prepared to survive on his own in that environment. His supplies are very limited and he is not ready to deal with some of the dangers in the rainforest. There were a few points in the story where things looked really bad for Dr. Zekser and I wasn't sure if he would make it out of this ordeal.

I liked Greg's character. He is put in a really desperate situation and somehow finds his strength. He is put in terrible situations many times over the course of the story and each time we get to see his internal struggle as he makes difficult choices. It was interesting to see how much his character changed over the course of the story.

This was a rather exciting story with a lot of action. It was probably a bit far fetched at times but it was entertaining so I had no problem with that. I am still not sure that I liked the direction the story took towards the end but I understood why the author made that choice. I liked the fact that this was really a story where anything could happen.

Luke Daniels did an amazing job with the narration. He is easily one of my favorite narrators and this book is a perfect example of the quality of his work. He handled a variety of voices very well and added a lot of excitement to the story. I believe that I enjoyed this one more because I made the decision to go with the audiobook.

I would recommend this book to others. This was an exciting story about a man who is put in a difficult situation and is forced to learn exactly what he is capable of. I wouldn't hesitate to read more of Jeremy Robinson's work.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. ( )