great story brilliantly narrated

Would you consider the audio edition of Out of Nowhere to be better than the print version?

yes

What was one of the most memorable moments of Out of Nowhere?

Colins realisation that it was possible for him to change

What does Spencer Goss bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

he totally brings the characters to life, perfectly defining their personalities and characteristics

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

with determination and courage anything is possible

Any additional comments?

The best narration i have ever experienced

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Preconceptions from Book 1 Blown!

Like many who came to Book 2 after reading Book 1, I had a lot of strong (mostly negative) feelings towards Colin. But his story is like a knife to heart! The pain, the suffering and self-loathing is almost too much. But this makes the romance with Raf that much more impactful!.

My only criticism is that unlike Book 1, where I felt that it ended perfectly with Daniel & Rex. With Book 2, I wanted soo much more! After a life time of darkness, it felt like we got we only got to see only the very beginning of Colin and Raf's happiness together.

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Spencer Goss, you're a star!!

The consummate performance. This just blew me away!! ALL the stars for this narration from Spencer Goss, absolutely magnificent and one of the best, if not THE best narration I've listened to so far...and that's saying something cos I've listened to a fair few amazing ones. EVERYTHING you could wish for in a reading of someone's story, full of emotional highs and lows, different voices for each character, and the feels, sighs...immense. I gushed about him in my review for the audio book Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford, and finished my review saying 'More Spencer Goss please!!'...well, someone at Dreamspinner Press must have heard my plea, and this is the result.

You know the phrase 'from the SUBLIME to the ridiculous' ...well, in this instance, it's most definitely the other way around. Robert Nieman's performance of the first story in the series was in all honesty a huge disappointment, I was distinctly underwhelmed. As this title wasn't my favourite in the series anyway, I had absolutely no intention of buying it UNTIL it popped up in my Audible feed and I noticed who the narrator was...I couldn't download it quickly enough then.

Now onto the story. No, I didn't like Colin anymore than I did reading the story. I still despise him and he was still a Dick with a capital D, so deeply closeted he wasn't anywhere near that darned Narnian wardrobe, so much self-hatred, self-denial and self-loathing that sometimes you just wanted to say 'f**k it, get on with it then', and so much envy and jealousy aimed at his younger brother Daniel for living the life that he, Colin, didn't have the guts to live, that all he seemed to do was spew vile, nasty, hateful things and sometimes even be violent towards Daniel. Of course, that worsened when their racist bigot of a father died, and Daniel appeared at the funeral with Rex in tow and caught Colin being hugged by Rafe...understandably Daniel lost it having discovered that Colin had been living a lie.

Did I feel more empathetic towards Colin after Spencer's reading?? Maybe....a teeny, tiny bit but I have to say that he's still one of my most detested characters [and I know I'm not alone in that opinion].

So, I gave 4 stars for the story in my initial review of the book cos, you know, I may think Colin's a complete douche, but I can still appreciate a good story when I read one. The story stays at 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars, but for Spencer's narration?? There aren't enough stars available....

MORE, MORE, MORE SPENCER GOSS!!!

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Heartbreakingly sad but yet sooo good

What made the experience of listening to Out of Nowhere the most enjoyable?

Spencer Goss' narration was so good, and I think he managed to convey Colin's anguish, pain and self-hatred perfectly, that perhaps doesn't come across quite so clearly in the written word only.

Rafe's patience and gentleness was instrumental in Colin's "healing", and Spencer's Rafe showed that.

What does Spencer Goss bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The gentleness of Rafe, yet he shows Rafe has a steel core which helped him overcome his own demons and is needed when Colin reached the bottom.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book made me cry (both when I read it and when I listened to it), yet when it was over I felt happy that Colin and Rafe were in a good place both individually and as a couple.


It's not an easy book to either read or listen to, but it's important as it shows how damaging (internalized) homophobia is or can be. Words can and do break people every day!

Any additional comments?

I really like Spencer Goss' voice, both his cadence, modulation and his ability to also do "normal" female voices {i.e. no falsetto. ;)}, and I look forward to listen to him again.

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Awesome story

The Narrator is perfect for this story and brought closure for those who read the first Book. Definitely worth a read

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Wow

Just amazing! I’ve loved this series as a whole but this book is just a must read/listen

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Really great story and fantastic narration.

Any additional comments?

I loved the first book and was disappointed the narrator was different but ended up preferring him to the first one (Robert Nieman) .

Roan Parrish creates a great story line that in some places actually bought a tear to my eye and Spencer Goss executes the characters perfectly.

5 Stars.

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Great addition to the series

From the previous book, Colin comes across as unlikable and entirely gross.
Roan Parrish shapes the story around Colin in a way where we can see him grow and see why he is the way he is. The character arc is heartwarming

A wonderful story with a crossover from the previous book.

highly recommend this book!

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Heartbreaking and soul mending all at once

After reading In the middle of somewhere book 1 (amazing) I went straight into Book 2 not expecting to fall in love with the characters and narration the way I had with the first. It was completely different but also just as beautiful and sexy. Roan Parish has just become my new favourite author. Thank You for your creation,

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omg loved it.

I loved this and the first book can't wait for the 3rd! absolutely fantastic stories.

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