I tried, I truly did. I usually only give audiobooks about 15% to draw me in because of how fast I listen but this one I gave to 40% and just had to admit defeat. Not my cup of tea

Well I did not get a chance to listen to the audiobook but it won't let me avoid a review. This turned into a DNF for me because I just could not get into it.

I requested a copy of this book based solely on the fact that I found the title interesting, which in the future I will probably refrain from. The book was bad but it also was something I didn't really enjoy.

I did not get hooked by this audiobook. I am not sure whether it was the plot, characters and story line or whether the narration detracted from my experience. Mind you, I love a British accent, but found this performer hard to follow.

The audiobook version of this story was rather hard to get into due to the narrator. I enjoyed the story and found the beginning to be a bit slow to open.

Just could not get into this one. Not sure if it's just my mood or the melancholy tone...i have no idea. Maybe next time. Not my cup of tea.

DNF, I feel I gave it a good try, 15%, but it wasn't my cup of tea. The story did not draw me in at all and I was not a fan of the narrator.

Audiobook received for free through NetGalley

I liked this book and the narrator but I didn’t get fully into it. Not sure if I would’ve finished it if it was a regular book. That said it was written well just not my cup of tea.

It grieves me to say that I tried very hard to like this book but had trouble getting involved in the story. Let’s just say it was not a good match. I found it rambling with little plot sadly.

I should absolutely love this whatever reason I just couldn’t get into it. Maybe it was a pacing I don’t know. Maybe it was me.
The piercing feels off here and there.
On all just didn’t work for me

I listened to the audio version, and while I enjoyed the book and the story, I found the narrator's accent and pronunciations jarring for a book set in the US. It actually detracted from my enjoyment of the book.

Name of Book: Post Traumatic
Author: Ronald Simonar
Narrator: Dennis Heath
Publisher: Dreamscape
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Pub Date: May 30, 2022
My Rating: 2.5 rounded up Stars!

Story was intended to be a screenplay.
There is a lot going on in this thriller. Some things are very disturbing.

Dr. Caroline Glyn-Griffith and her now deceased husband Dr. Robert Kinngsley Griffin were very actively involved in cancer research. They have a young daughter Mary who is in kindergarten and attending an elite school. She has a new friend Krupskaya who is in her class. is their daughter.
Babushka is Mary’s rag doll. Krupskaya (5, Aleksei’s daughter) is her new friend.

The disturbing things made this difficult for me to read.
I love a good audiobook but sure am particular about narrators. There were times narrator Dennis Heath was great in performing the characters and other time not so much.

Want to thank NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this audio eGalley. This file has been made available to me for my honest professional review.
Audiobook was Published May 30, 2022.

This wasn't a great book. Aside from the absurdity of the "spark", the agent falling in love in a matter of hours was even more unrealistic, referring to the heroine as "his woman". Not a great narrator.

Posttraumatic by Ronald Simonar is a fast paced thriller involving a Washington, D.C. based scientist, Dr Caroline Glyn who unwittingly becomes involved in a sinister conspiracy. There are some exciting action sequences that kept me turning the pages, however the plot was entirely implausible to me. It went in several different directions, left some clues and never entirely answered all the questions to my satisfaction. The characters were flat, stereotypical and one dimensional. Some of the dialogue was downright offensive to me as a woman. I feel as though there could have been a more creative way to express some of interactions that I speak of. One of the most important plot devices is not really explained. I listened to the audiobook version and the narrator had a British accent. The setting is the United States of America. All the characters are either American or Russian. There were several words that were either pronounced the British way or wrong (Potomac). I found that annoying for a novel that is set in the US. Thanks your Netgalley for this audiobook edition.
1 star.

"Posttraumatic" by Ronald Simonar is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

A recent widdow, Dr. Carolyn Glyn specializes in the study of malignant cells. As she drops her daughter off at Kindergarten she sees a man sneaking around the bushes - so begins a violent and terror filled journey rooted deep within a mother's love.

This book kept me wanting to know more right from the start. The characters were well-laid out and compelling.

If you are looking for a book that will suck you in and keep you engaged right from the start then this is it. The only question is...are you brave enough?

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this novel.

ARC audiobook provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

“Posttraumatic” is the story of Dr. Caroline Glyn-Griffith, an expert scientist specializing in the study of malignant cells. Caroline is recently widowed, her husband having died of a mysterious brain tumor, and is living with her young daughter, Mary, in Washington, D.C. One day, while dropping Mary off at kindergarten, Caroline has a chance meeting with Mary’s new friend, Krupskaya, and her father, Aleksei Ivanovich. Little does she know that this meeting hasn’t really been by chance, and it will change everything.

Unknown to Caroline, Aleksei Ivanovich is veteran of the Cold War and a confidant of Stalin; a man who is reportedly the head of the Russian mob in Washington, D.C. The events that follow that morning turn Caroline’s life upside down and place her daughter in danger. Violence erupts and Caroline and Aleksei Ivanovich are brought together by a seemingly supernatural occurrence. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game reminiscent of a Cold War thriller: Caroline is hunted by Russians throughout the city. However, Caroline is not to be counted out. Utilizing her new gift, Caroline seeks to turn the tables and become the hunter.

I was drawn to the description of this book, which to me appeared to set it up as a mystery/thriller with a supernatural angle. While there is a supernatural element, the book mostly reads like a modern-day Cold War thriller. There’s the Russian mob with ties to the Cold War, government entities both in concert with the Russians and striking back against them. Then there’s the woman caught in the center and her daughter, who is used as a pawn against her. Add a slight supernatural twist to fortify the woman against the Russians who hunt her, spice it with some sex and unethical behavior, and you have the gist of this novel.

I must say the book does offer an original twist to a Cold War-esque thriller, which, given the present (2022) situation across the globe, seems quite on point. The book is a race against time, pulling the reader along for the ride as Caroline struggles with her new supernatural gift and the escalating situation around her. I do wish that the supernatural element was explored more, offering a more detailed explanation of how it originated and why Caroline was chosen to wield it. It was such an original premise and an important plot tool, but to me it wasn’t explored quite enough.

That being said, the book is a “page-turner,” a well-paced thriller that grabs your attention and doesn’t let go. Even when characters make eye-rolling, inane decisions, the tension builds as the book proceeds, and ends with a fitting bloody confrontation. I tore through this book quickly, wanting to see what would happen next and how it would resolve.

My ARC copy of this book was an audiobook, so I must also comment on the narrator. As a whole, I think this narrator did a good job with this book, including character voices and pacing. At times, the narrative parts did feel a bit over-dramatized, but it was not enough to fully throw me out of the story.

Overall, I thought this was an interesting take on a classic thriller. I would recommend it to adult readers (due to some content that may not be appropriate for young adults) who are fans of the thriller and mystery genres. However, if you’re a purely supernatural fan, this book may not be for you as the core of the novel seems to be more thriller than supernatural, even with the supernatural twist. All things considered, this is a four-star read for me, and I’m interested to see if a sequel will follow since the book appears to set itself up for one. If you’re looking for an original take on a thriller, and more specifically, a Cold War-esque thriller, this book is for you!

Our doctor Caroline is a very successful scientist in Washington DC she is a widow and has a daughter named Mary. When dropping her daughter off at the elite kindergarten she goes to. She meets a man whose daughter babushka looks just like a little Mary. It isn’t until she’s pulling out when she sees a man sneaking out of the trees that she was alerted to something being wrong. She quickly forgets and goes to work and then later that day picks up little Marie and all hell breaks loose. This book was so good if this is the kind of books in Ronald Simonar right they should invent a new word for thriller. When I say this book was all over the place I mean that in the most awesome of great ways. In the CIA, the KGB on and on there’s just so much usually I can figure out what’s happening, but I couldn’t with this book and I’m so glad I did and it was so worth getting to the end for. So if you like great twist and even greater plot get this book it was awesome. I listen to the audiobook and thought the narrator did a great job he was British and had such a good character reference but it almost sounds like other people are doing the voices. I highly recommend this book and gave it five stars and would give it five more if I could. I was given this book by net galley and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any grammar or punctuation errors as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own. #NetGalley, #RonaldSeminer

I have no idea what to say about Posttraumatic.

I was hooked from the start. The narrator was fabulous. He is the narrator I expect when it comes to audiobooks. Dennis Heath will draw you in.to Ronald Simonar's story.

Posttraumatic was scary but nothing too bad.

I enjoyed this story. :)

This was one scary book. Grabbed me early on and didn't let up. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook