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A review by rellimreads
Collide by Riley Hart
2.0
Audible Escape. DNF @ 35%. I really tried to give this a shot, but I just couldn’t finish.
I’ll admit that GFY is probably one of my least favorite tropes, so I tried listening longer to see if it would get better but it didn’t. My biggest issues were:
1. The POV is constantly swinging back and forth between the MC’s as well as from present to past. A better narrator *might* have been able to help the listener navigate this, but Luke Itzvic didn’t. Honestly, I’m not even sure a second narrator could have rescued the lack of clarity.
2. While Itzvic has a great voice, he read this book, he didn’t narrate it. Cooper and Noah (and every male in the book) sounded exactly the same. Female characters were a bit higher/softer, but they all sounded the same as well. I want to enjoy the experience, not have to constantly try to figure out who is talking.
Additionally, I listened to “Him” & “Us” by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy about 6 weeks ago. It’s a very similar storyline and was executed & narrated almost perfectly. If I had found “Collide” first it might have been more impressive.
I’ll admit that GFY is probably one of my least favorite tropes, so I tried listening longer to see if it would get better but it didn’t. My biggest issues were:
1. The POV is constantly swinging back and forth between the MC’s as well as from present to past. A better narrator *might* have been able to help the listener navigate this, but Luke Itzvic didn’t. Honestly, I’m not even sure a second narrator could have rescued the lack of clarity.
2. While Itzvic has a great voice, he read this book, he didn’t narrate it. Cooper and Noah (and every male in the book) sounded exactly the same. Female characters were a bit higher/softer, but they all sounded the same as well. I want to enjoy the experience, not have to constantly try to figure out who is talking.
Additionally, I listened to “Him” & “Us” by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy about 6 weeks ago. It’s a very similar storyline and was executed & narrated almost perfectly. If I had found “Collide” first it might have been more impressive.