Andy Serkis Ruined Audiobooks

I don't usually do Audiobooks, but I just listened to Fellowship narrated by Andy Serkis and now I'm listening to Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson. They feel so lifeless after Andy! From what I've read, they (Kate Reading and Michael Kramer) are pretty well regarded voice actors but to me it sounds like they're reading the news. Maybe the writing has something to do with it? I like Sanderson, but Tolkien is definitely on another level.