I didn't really like this story because there wasn't anything new about it. It was, to my mind, a fractured fairy tale from the POV of the mythical creature, and it didn't cover any new ground, especially when Jabey suddenly decided he wanted to save Caroline from Sloan. I totally understand his motivations, but the story just didn't do anything new and, overall, it was too long for me to overlook that.
The reader was AWESOME... but not for this story. I think this would've been better for someone a little more tenor, or someone with a non-US/Canada accent. Or maybe use this guy as the narrator and have someone else play Jabey -- his voice just didn't work as Jabey's voice for me.
So, y'know, a good enough story, but not one that I liked.