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Ben's Beginning
- New Beginnings, Book 2
- Narrated by: Matt Standley
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Filled with guilt and self-recriminations over his identical twin Sol's kidnapping and abuse, Ben seeks counseling, which reveals he too has scars from his own suffering during the ordeal. He desperately tries to make amends with Sol, Seth, and his foster parents and to make himself a better man. Meeting sweet, funny, gorgeous Marty at the Crab Derby seems like fate is finally smiling on him; then he returns to college in Atlanta and spies Marty at his favorite local coffee shop. Marty causes him to have to face questions he never knew he'd have to ask about himself, as he discovers Marty is not a girl at all as he'd first supposed. Marty's not only a very gender fluid male but the one person who seems to complete Ben's heart, if Ben could only accept both Marty and himself as the people they truly are.
When events from his past return, Ben's left wondering if perhaps karma has returned to pay him in kind and whether Marty will end up as collateral damage. Desperate to hold on to what they might have together, Marty enlists the help of family and friends to help Ben find his self-worth. But is it enough? Marty hopes so. He simply can't imagine a happily ever after without Ben in it.
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- Donna Hirsch
- 08-07-19
What a beautiful ending
Ben meets Marty in Sol's book and turns up at his school and they become friends before falling in love. Poor Ben over a short span of time he has been kidnapped 3 times. The last ending in burns. This helps him and his partner Marty decide to change their lives and look at Rehabilitation work along with Sol and Seth. Hope it all works out.
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- jey cee
- 19-05-19
About Ben
I have not listen/ read the the first book in this series, but I was not lost listening this one, as it was very well told. Ben is bent on becoming a better person and atone for the way his actions hurt his twin Sol.
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- AliE
- 16-02-20
Strong storyline
I had already started to listen to Ben's Beginning when I wrote my review for Sol's Solstice, so I knew that Matt Standley's narration had improved. This time there was a wider range of voices, the pace was slower and I enjoyed Marty's soft Southern accent. My only complaint would be that there was very little/no difference in the "baddies" voices!
I felt the story got stronger as the book progressed. Leading on from the first book, Ben's growth is lovely to hear as is his confusion as he falls for Marty. As before, there is quite a bit of angst from Ben's further two (yes...three altogether!) kidnappings and his subsequent emotional struggles. The support for him is in place from the lovely Marty, Sol and Seth, and other well-written secondary characters. By the end, it is possible to envisage happy futures for both Ben and Seth.
My one gripe (apart from typos in my written copy) is that Ben didn't seem to learn from the previous kidnappings. I wanted to shake him for being so gullible during the third one.
There were just enough mentions of Andy to keep his memory alive and I will definitely be keeping an eye out for his book.
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