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Title: The Rhythmancer

Author: Nathan Beck

Narrator: Alex Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-21-17

Publisher: NathanBeckBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the 2016 St. Louis Writer's Guild short story contest.

A washed-up musical composer has one last chance to be remembered as one of the greats. In his glory days, Malcolm's career was built on his ability to transfer his emotions into his songs, feeding them to his listeners and losing them forever. After years of not feeling, he now has enough of himself back to either live in peace or to perform his masterpiece. The Rhythmancer must choose to love or to sacrifice his humanity on the altar of fame.

Members Reviews:

Unique, gripping, and emotional.

The Rythamancer is unlike anything I have read (or listened to) before. Nathan Beck introduces us to a world of music and magic that is subtle and echoes a story much larger than this one tale. Not only is it compelling in its universal quest to find meaning and loose oneself in accomplishments, but it also gives the listener insight into the magic of creation and the beauty of composing music firsthand.

Alex Freedman delivers the work with skill and provides a perfect setting to experience this work. His skill with voices and flow made listening to this short quite possibly more enjoyable than simply reading.

If you haven't read it, I highly recommend. And if you haven't already started, please write more in this series!

Amazing short story... would love a series

I Love This Story... It's complete and yet I want more! It feels like a series could easily come from it. Can't wait to hear the next book.

The language after the opening built anticipation and felt so natural to the character. I could see the story play out in my mind's eye and when that happens both writer and voice character have created something special. Thank you.

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Title: Foy

Subtitle: On the Road to Lost

Author: Gordon Atkinson

Narrator: Karl Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-17

Publisher: Material Media LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Foy is a minister who can no longer make sense of the religious world into which he was born. A strange bus journey to the heart of New Orleans marks his exit from a familiar life and a rebirth into a new reality. But the secular world is a strange and lonely place for Foy. His identity as a clergyman is more deeply embedded in his soul than he thought.

The same impulse that guides Hester Prynne to shape her future in The Scarlet Letter guides Atkinson's Foy. Foy is determined to chart his own course rather than allowing others to define who he is. A series of flashbacks to his childhood and his time as an unorthodox minister give us clues to the forces that shaped this man and a glimpse at what may be in store for him.

This may contain language that is objectionable to some.

Members Reviews:

Makes you think...

I was given this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All in all this was a pretty good read. It jumps around a lot making it a little confusing but also really makes the reader think about things. I would recommend giving it a listen.

A book that leaves you scratching your head.

If you could sum up Foy in three words, what would they be?

I received a copy of this audiobook from the producer in exchange for an objective review. I started listening to it and was a bit perplexed as to the nature of the story, so I did a very quick perusal of some of the reviews already posted. While I didn't read them carefully, my overall impression was that many people weren't in love with it. I kept listening, and by about 1/2 - 2/3 of the way through, I was so very, very happy I had chosen to keep with it. I found the voice (i.e. the protagonist's voice) refreshing and honest, and I could relate on a personal level to many of the thoughts expressed in the text. But then I got to the end of the "book," and I was a little put off by the change of course, as the last chapter deviated drastically from what had come before. And then there were two additional pieces that followed, that were not part of the "book," but were part of what the author wanted to share with the reader/listener. These, too, were very different from the part of the book I had found so touching. The end of the production included a promise that a second volume of the book would be out soon, but I am a bit wary as to which part of the "book" that refers to. What I enjoyed and could relate to was the story of a minister at a turning point in his career. He was raised in the church and his path in life seemed preordained (pardon the pun). However, he comes to doubt and then refute so much of the pablum that had been fed to him since birth, and he leaves the ministry and attempts to build a life for himself in the real world. All of that part of the story came across as sincere, heartbreaking, and wise. Then there's a redemptive (?) chapter at the end that is out of the time sequence and left me confused and a bit miffed. The author apparently has had an active online following for years and (I believe, as I have not checked) is still a Christian minister. He was and is a stranger to me, though, and given my mixed reaction to the book, will probably stay that way.

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Title: Cloud

Author: Eric McCormack

Narrator: Robert Ian Mackenzie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-07-17

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

"Why, when we take such care to disguise our true selves from others, would we expect them to be an open book to us?"

Harry Steen, a businessman travelling in Mexico, ducks into an old bookstore to escape a frightening deluge. Inside, he makes a serendipitous discovery: a mid-19th-century account of a sinister storm cloud that plagued an isolated Scottish village and caused many gruesome and unexplainable deaths. Harry knows the village well; he travelled there as a young man to take up a teaching post following the death of his parents. It was there that he met the woman whose love and betrayal have haunted him every day since. Presented with this astonishing record, Harry resolves to seek out the ghosts of his past and return to the very place where he encountered the fathomless depths of his own heart.

With Cloud, critically acclaimed Canadian author Eric McCormack has written a masterpiece of literary Gothicism, a gripping, darkly imagined story about the nature of love in a world where menace hovers at every turn.

Members Reviews:

Unusual tale

What made the experience of listening to Cloud the most enjoyable?

I like the way the strands of the story are interwoven

Which character as performed by Robert Ian Mackenzie was your favourite?

Harry is an interesting character

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

A long story which I listened to over a few days because I wanted to follow what happened to the characters

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Title: Ginny Moon

Author: Benjamin Ludwig

Narrator: Em Eldridge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The story of a lost girl searching for her forever home.

Everyone tells Ginny that she should feel happy....

After years in foster care, 14-year-old Ginny is finally with parents who will love her. Yet despite finding her forever family, she knows she will never stop crafting her Big Secret Plan of Escape.

Because something heartbreaking happened a long time ago - something that only Ginny knows - and nothing will stop her going back to put it right....

A fiercely poignant, inspirational story of a lost girl making sense of a world that just doesn't seem to add up. Ginny Moon will change everyone who spends time with her.

Critic Reviews:

"Brilliant." (Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project)

"Complex, clever, original, charming and moving. I loved it." (Sarah Morgan)

"Benjamin Ludwig's novel is a genuine and touching debut; Ginny Moon is a wonderful and memorable heroine." (Dan Chaon, National Book Award finalist, author of Await Your Reply and Ill Will)

"Ludwig creates a startling, powerful voice in Ginny Moon, a character who lingers well beyond the pages. This is gripping work." (Erika Swyler, author of The Book of Speculation)

"Artfully rendered, heart-breaking, funny and suspenseful, Ginny Moon is a veritable smorgasbord of a read that will stay with you long after you've consumed the final page. Excellent!" (John Lescroart, New York Times best-selling author)

Members Reviews:

Mesmerising! Absolutely brilliant!

I was intrigued at first and not quite sure what to make of the book but as it went on I became more and more engrossed. I found it so interesting to see things from Jinny's point of view and to see how frustrating it was for her that people don't understand but then also it showed so well how difficult it was for her family and teachers. Absolutely brilliantly written and very moving. An excellent listen!

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Title: Code Redhead

Subtitle: A Serial Novel

Author: Angela Ford, Chris Karlsen, Tina Donahue, Jennifer Conner, J.R. Wirth, Carol Ann Kauffman, Sharon Kleve, Tammy Tate

Narrator: Don Colasurd Jr.

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-17

Publisher: Books To Go Now

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Twelve of your favorite best-selling authors have come together to be part of a project called Code Redhead: A Serial Novel.

Each writer has their own interpretation of the title Code Redhead. There's a story to satisfy and entertain most every listener here.

The full list of authors includes: Carol Ann Kauffman, J. R. Wirth, Ella Medler, Laura Strickland, ND Jones, Kim Knight, and Sibelle Stone.

Members Reviews:

Delightful Stories

An outstanding collection of stories with memorable characters and engaging story lines. Each author has put their personal stamp on their story and each one left a definite impression. I especially enjoyed this book because it had stories by authors I have come to know and enjoy, namely, Sharon Kleve, Jennifer Conner, Chris Karlsen and Angela Ford. It was also good to be introduced to authors I hadn't read in the past. I can honestly recommend this collection and am impressed that it has been published for such a good cause. I really wanted to enjoy the narrator, however with so many mispronunciations, no female voices and failed attempts at accents it was difficult to enjoy him. I did persist though since the stories were so good. All I can say is that he did have a pleasant voice and did an okay job and that this is just my personal opinion.

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Titre: Danser au bord de l'abîme : Que risque-t-on quand on risque tout ?

Auteur: Grégoire Delacourt

Narrateur: Colette Sodoyez

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 6 hrs and 54 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 05-17-17

Éditeur: Audiolib

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Emma, quarante ans, mariée, trois enfants, heureuse, croise le regard d'un homme dans une brasserie. Aussitôt, elle sait. Quand, sur un coup de tête et un coup de cœur, Emma décide de tout quitter pour retrouver un inconnu, elle fait le pari de sa vie.

Après On ne voyait que le bonheur, Grégoire Delacourt explore dans ce roman virtuose la puissance du désir et la fragilité de nos existences. Un roman tout à la fois sensible, émouvant, poignant, et également haletant, vertigineux, addictif.

Attention, roman sous tension, déroutant, virtuose et poétique sur la force du désir qui suscite à la fois le danger et la joie. Un vertige dont l'auditeur de sort pas indemne. À dévorer sans précaution !

©2017 Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès (P)2017 Audiolib

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Titre: Les enfants de Venise

Auteur: Luca Di Fulvio

Narrateur: Isabelle Miller

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 27 hrs and 44 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 05-12-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Résumé de l'éditeur:

"Quand Mercurio s'était jeté dans le canal, Giuditta avait eu la tentation de le retenir. Ou de s'y jeter avec lui. Elle ne voulait pas renoncer à la sensation de sa main dans la sienne. Elle ne voulait pas renoncer à lui. Déjà, les nuits précédentes, dans le chariot, elle avait senti une forte attraction pour les yeux de cet étrange garçon. Qui était-il ? Il n'était pas prêtre, il le lui avait avoué. Quels mots avait-il dits en sautant du bateau ? Elle se souvenait à peine. Sa tête se faisait légère. 'Je te retrouverai', voilà ce qu'il avait dit."

La misère radieuse d'une bande d'enfants perdus, la fille secrète d'un médecin sans diplômes, la découverte de l'amour, l'or, le sang, la boue, l'honneur... pour son nouveau roman, Luca Di Fulvio vous emporte à Venise. Une intrigue efficace, des dialogues authentiques et des personnages tous plus attachants les uns que les autres... Un roman historique unique.

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©2017 Slatkine & Cie. Traduit de l'italien par Françoise Brun (P)2017 Audible Studios

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Title: Flesh and Bone and Water

Author: Luiza Sauma

Narrator: Charlie Anson, Kristin Atherton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-17

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Brazilian-born doctor André Cabral is living in London when one day he receives a letter from his home country, which he left nearly 30 years ago. A letter he keeps in his pocket for weeks but tells no one about. The letter prompts André to remember the days of his youth - torrid afternoons on Ipanema beach with his listless teenage friends, parties in elegant Rio apartments, his after-school job at his father's plastic surgery practice and, above all, his secret infatuation with the daughter of his family's maid, the intoxicating Luana. Unable to resist the pull of the letter, André embarks on a journey back to Brazil to rediscover his past.

Critic Reviews:

''Luiza Sauma's debut novel is that rare thing: a completely absorbing, brilliantly-designed, literary work. Her ability to cut across time and continents and to inhabit the physical and inner life of both a young Brazilian and that same man in middle-age is as dazzling as the novel's plot. The reveal, when it comes, is astonishing-sensuous, shocking, and completely earned.'' (Anita Shreve, New York Times best-selling author of The Pilots Wife)

''Her writing is beautiful. I am sure I'll see her name on the spine of many a novel to come.'' (Rachel Seiffert, author of the Booker-short-listed The Dark Room)

''Sauma's writing is sensual and evocative. Flesh and Bone and Water is a powerful depiction of sexual attraction and long lost loves; a haunting weave of Rio, the Amazon and present-day London.'' (Ardashir Vakil, award-winning author of Beach Boy)

''Luiza Sauma's first novel, Flesh and Bone and Water, is lush and evocative. The secret at the center came as a shocking surprise, and the characters were as haunted as I was. Sip a caipirinha and enjoy.'' (Lisa See)

''I devoured this stunning debut by Luiza Sauma. An immersive, heart-breaking coming of age story. Beg, borrow or steal a copy.'' (Susie Steiner, author of Missing, Presumed)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

I am enjoying the book.

Reconciling the past and the present

Flesh and Bone and Water tells a big story in a small way. The novel is a family drama, focusing on one family member and the harm he inadvertently does to his family and future by falling in love.

André Cabral receives a letter from Luana in Brazil. Now living alone in a London flat after separating from his wife, André has not seen Luana in 30 years. He cannot remember her last name, but the letter prompts memories of his Brazilian childhood.

Luana was the daughter of his familyâs black maid/nanny. Most of the novel is told in memory: André and his brother Thiago growing up in Rio; their motherâs death; a family visit to Belém, accompanied by Luana; Andréâs introduction to Esther, his eventual wife, as he attends medical school in London; the deterioration of their marriage as âtime rubs away the shineâ of love.

Most of the backstory involves Andréâs forbidden infatuation. Luana is the daughter of a servant and not a fit mate for a boy who will one day become a doctor. But Luana is wrong for André for additional reasons that he does not understand at the time. Eventually, as more letters arrive, André learns a devastating truth about his past.

The story is told in quiet, straightforward prose.

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Title: The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes

Author: Adele Paula Royce

Narrator: Adele Paula Royce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-17

Publisher: Live Your Light Publishing, Inc

Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Suicide should never be taken lightly. According to the latest research, it is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and has caused immeasurable pain and suffering to families around the world.

But what about those who have contemplated suicide and lived to talk about it?

What can we learn from those who have looked so directly into the face of death that they discovered something about life?

In her debut novel, The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes, Adele Paula Royce presents a semi-fictional look inside the mind and heart of a tortured soul who is on the verge of ending her own life. Through this raw and authentic journey into the heart of darkness, Adele shines a unique light on the human experience that leaves you more inspired to live life to the fullest.

Even if you've never considered suicide yourself (though research suggests that most people have at some point in their life), you'll find resonance with her story.

Each note takes you deeper down the rabbit hole, and conveys a kind of philosophical bravery that comes from facing your own demise. By the end, you'll find yourself looking at life in a new, and surprisingly optimistic way.

Coming back to life in a new way

One part suicide journal and one part spiritual memoir, Adele's novel is really a tale of life, death, and rebirth. She draws upon her own rich history of spiritual practice and inquiry to look at suicide from the deepest possible level.

In doing so, she uses her character to show us how to live by showing us first how not to live. And by going into the deepest darkness, she finds a different kind of light at the end of the tunnel than she expected.

A unique listening experience

Read by the author herself, this audiobook weaves together the spoken word with classic rock and roll tunes and an originally composed soundtrack to create a powerful, immersive experience.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Read

The subject of suicide always seemed dark to me yet held a certain fascination as well. Someone suggested I read The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes to gain a new and interesting insight into a world that I shied away from. Well, this book rocked it out. It's taken the subject to an entirely new level of thought, It's part shocking, part humor, and most of all truth at it's core. I'm looking forward to continuing the journey, as it is book one of a proposed trilogy.

This is an amazing book written by a Adele Paula Royce

This is an amazing book written by a Adele Paula Royce . Her thoughts flow into an inspiring array of well thought out notes of her experience with the very real contemplation of Suicide. You go through her journey from the down and out to becoming spiritually lifted to to tell her story. The Little Black Book of Suicide notes is the outcome! Get your copy today and take this beatiful journey !! Xoxo

This was recommended by a friend

This was recommended by a friend, did not disappoint!! Didn't know what to expect but it was intelligently written with a brilliant humour. Look forward to more of her books

Great read

I was sad to see it end . It was an amazing adventure through someone's death bu suicide.

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Title: The Edge of Grace

Author: Christa Allan

Narrator: Angela Brazil

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-17

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In a matter of seconds her entire world shifted...an early morning call shatters Caryn Becker's world. Unable to cope with her brother's news that he is gay, Caryn rejects him and disappears into her own turbulent life as a young widow and single mom. But when David is attacked and nearly killed, Caryn is forced to make hard choices about family, faith, and her own future, choices that take her to the very edge of grace.

Members Reviews:

Brave effort!

I bought the first version of this that was poorly edited. I read it then. In spite of myself, I was pulled into the story quickly.

Bless her heart, I thought Caryn was so WHINY. I understood her feeling cheated because her husband died young. I understood her feeling of confusion when her brother David came out. But she made everything about her, and that was not cool.

"When you first told me, I was more worried about being the sister of a gay brother than your being gay.." I was struck by this statement, and it seemed quite true. Caryn makes a comment at some point that she was surprised that her brother seemed to have a closer relationship with God than she did. She said she didn't want to be the one who pulled the rug out from him by telling him he was not going to heaven.

Where was she in her relationship with God? In no place to judge. I'm glad she finally figured that out. Her brother was the same person he was 10 minutes before he told her he was gay. How did she come to her beliefs? Dad wanted to send David (a grown man) to a reformation camp. She was just believing what she had been taught. Those beliefs didn't seem to be part of her.

I like books that make me think. This one does just that...

Christa Allen does a great job at drawing a reader in to someone else's world. I couldn't tell you how many times I paused to think about the main character's internal thoughts while reading this book. I really felt bad for her being widowed so young, and being a single mom of a son, and then feeling like she'd lost her brother, when in reality she hadn't. She just lost her image of him and had to reframe everything she'd believed about him.

I loved how the character questioning her assumptions made me think about my own. Especially when it comes to stereotypes. That Lady Gaga reference even made me laugh out loud while I was reading. The weird thing is that this story hit a bit close to home for me because right after my kids went to college last year (like literally the first month they were there) some guys were beaten up pretty badly and two were put in the hospital just because they were gay. The attackers knew this because they caught them leaving a "coming out" type party. That was scary for me because it happened where my kids went to school, and in a pretty "liberal" college town. It can happen anywhere. Hate crimes still happen and they are always wrong. Just like rape is always wrong. Great points there.

Also good points about how knowing something about someone shouldn't make you love them any less. Granted, no one wants to think about what people do privately, but it's true that one of the first things people think about is sex. But we don't think that about other people when we first meet them, right? Good thoughts. Also good ones regarding judging. Only God knows the persons heart and where they really stand with him. It's not our job to decide who He accepts and who he doesn't.