The Boy in the Iron Box - The Complete Six-Part Serial by Guillermo del Toro; Chuck Hogan &
narrated by Ralph Ineson and Nina Yndis is in the first instance a stnning narration that had my attention from the get-go.

The narrative was dynamic and flowed beautifully, giving a strong edge to a strong storyline, the best part being the immersion into the back stories of the mercenaries and how they came to be in the position they find themselves in. Unique, original and intriguing, a very good listen

Thank you to Brilliance Publishing | Amazon Original Stories, the authors Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hoganand narrators Ralph Ineson and Nina Yndis for this ALC . My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

I am a fan of Guillermo del Toro with his movies and The Strain Trilogy that he co-authored with Chuck Hogan. So, I was intrigued to check out this series.

I got the audio version and let me tell you that is the way to experience this series. A lot of people said they could not listen to the audio book because of Ralph Ineson's voice sounded monotone or was hard to understand. I did not experience either of these things. In fact, I enjoyed listening to Ralph's voice that he was a main reason why I keep listening to the audiobook. The other narrator, Nina Yndis has a minor part in voicing this story.

Regarding the story, it did have good elements of horror. Example, in the beginning when the group arrived and found the box. What they located in the box and then the next time they checked on the box was the start of the buildup. I could see Guillermo turning this into a mini television series.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this audio!!

This was a good book and I enjoyed it. I liked the story line. It was fast paced. Great story and had me hooked the entire time.

“Take for yourself now what tomorrow might not give you.”

Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan in this six part series is the story about a plane carrying mercenaries crash-lands on a remote snowy summit. When they come across a stone fortress, it’s no refuge from the wolves and the freezing wind. It’s more like a trap. What they soon discover is worse than their nightmares.

The minute I seen these two had something new out I knew I wanted to get it asap. I am still impatiently waiting for the next book to “The Hollow Ones” so in the mean time I couldn’t wait to begin this series.

This is spilt into six parts that you can read on kindle and listen to on audible. From the beginning as the back stories of these mercenaries are explored and circumstances of how they find themselves in this place, it was building an unsettling atmosphere towards the big reveal.

Over the six parts I did become more invested in finding out the truth behind the unimaginable thing that is discovered.

Overall it was an interesting story, lots of vivid imagery and dark events take place however for me I wish there was a little more to the story.

I did enjoy listening to this one as it does remind me a bit of The Strain series which I loved reading and watching.

The narrators voice really turned me off to listening to this book. I only made it in a few chapters before calling it quits.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, its not very long and I don't usually listen to books that aren't longer but I l loved the strain so I thought I would give it a shot. It was pretty fast paced, with a really solid plot.

I wasn't a huge fan of the narration. I found I wasn't as drawn in as I normally would be. It was creepy AF and if you love to get your creep on... Give this one a go!

4 stars

CREEPYYYYYYY. The narration was spot on. Literally gave me the creeps. Highly recommend for someone who wants a good scare.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into this book. While I liked the narrator, his accent was somewhat hard to understand. So much so that I had to listen to the book on 1x speed (normally, I listen to all my audiobooks on 2x speed). That made it seem draggy and slow to me from the beginning.

However, the material itself just didn't hold my interest like I thought it would. I could hardly keep track of the different characters, and the horror and suspense elements weren't all that attention-grabbing.

There were also just some things that didn't make sense. Like the whole scene with the big bad telling the dude how he could defeat him. That's straight out of a cheesy spy flick. And then, I didn't really grasp the ending, to be honest.

Overall, this one was just an all-around fail for me. I do appreciate the author's journey in creating it, though. And thank you to the publisher for letting me review an ARC copy.

Small issue but there kept being references to the alpha of the wolf pack, which just always annoys me in modern depictions of wolves since that study has been retracted.

A roller coaster listen. The story itself will creep you out throughout, but at times I found it dragging. I understand it was a short story, but I was so invested in the creepiness of the Boy that I wanted more!

As for the narrator, I did find him a bit difficult to understand. He was monotonous at times and it made it difficult to listen for long periods of time. I did try adjusting the speed and found it made no difference. Thankfully, I was able to read along when I found the books on kindle.

All in all a quick creepy listen.

Thanks so much Brilliance Publishing and NetGalley for the ALC.

This was absolutely an amazing story, and the narrator's voice (Ralph Ineson) was liquid gold. I loved the idea of a boy who has been not only kept in an iron box, but a mazy of ancient remains. He is found by mercenaries whose plane crashed near the sinister maze where they take shelter. The boy is a monster unlike other monsters, and I absolutely loved hearing what he could do. Fast paced and from multiple POVs, this novel is amazingly horrifying!

The two narrators, Ralph Ineson and Nina Yndis did a fantastic job, of keeping the storyline intense and the creep factor high. I admit that the very deep baritone voice of Ineson threw me off at first, but I soon found myself more drawn in and focused while his eerie yet soothing tone carried the story. I enjoyed this series and absolutley recommend it to any and all fans of de Toro and Hogan.