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Title: April Skies
Subtitle: John Sissons, Book 2
Author: Ian Ayris
Narrator: Karl Jenkinson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-31-17
Publisher: Caffeine Nights Ltd
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Sometimes, you don't know what sort of man you are until you are called upon to protect your family.
Bethnal Green, East London, 1991.
John Sissons is out of work, out of friends, and out of luck. Fortune soon smiles upon him, though, and he gets a job in a door factory.
It's not much, but it's something.
But as the days go by in the factory, and the layers are peeled away, John realizes he didn't get this job by accident.
His past is exploding in front of his eyes. And when you have a past like the one John has, he knows he'll be lucky if he makes it out alive.
Every fiber in his body is telling him to run. But John's had a lifetime of running. Running is no longer an option.
When his sister goes missing, John knows it's only a matter of time before they come for him.
But he won't be going down without a fight.
Not this time.
Members Reviews:
Sentimental -- but never mushy
This sequel keeps up the high storytelling standards that Ian Ayris established with "Abide with Me". The authentic East London voice of John Sissons shines through, as do those of his family, friends, and enemies. Yes, the f-bombs and other choice epithets carpet the story thickly, but they're not gratuitous; they're an integral part of the voice.
There are a lot of themes here to enjoy. The hard life of the common man and the meaning of loyalty are the two most prominent. (The latter includes not just family and friends but also one's favorite sporting club!) At its core, "April Skies" is a very sentimental story, but its hard milieu and characters won't ever let it become mushy.
Brilliant follow-up
I was worried as I started reading April Skies, the follow-up to Abide With Me, because I loved the latter so much. And I know from experience how hard it is to write a sequel. But it only took a few pages for my worries to melt away. The second installment contained the exact same aspects that I loved about the first: an endearing protagonist with a heart of gold and a heart-breaking style of writing that is raw and full of emotion. Which is how I envision Ayris, an author who wears his heart on his sleeves, giving of himself on every page. He had me shedding tears towards the end of my reading.
Pure gold.
'Ronnie Swordfish getting killed has got me radar bangin through the roof, like all them eyes I see in the shadows, everywhere I go, they're all opened up at once - all at the same time.'
Abide With Me is a special book by a special writer. That was released way back in 2012. It excited the hell out of me when I read it, so when I sat down with the sequel I was a little nervous.
April Skies continues the story of John Sissons. Thereâs a big jump in time from when he was last on the page and thereâs been a lot of water under the bridge. The still waters, mind, are ever-present and they run about as deep as is possible within a human being.
John remains loyal in all the right places. His family and friends are his moons and heâs happiest when theyâre orbiting close by. His dead father is still the brightest star in his sky.
Johnâs working the markets with his stepdad. Adapting to life out of jail. Keen to live a normal life, yet desperate to avoid being ground down by the routines and obligations he sees everywhere. Unfortunately, heâs haunted by ghosts from his colourful past.
