Bleak Devotion

By: Gemma Drazin

Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski

Jessica doesn't know how long it's been, only that it seems like forever since she's allowed her feelings to show. Ever since they attacked her city. Monsters which appear human but are void of any expression, and seem bent on destroying all signs of sentiment in others. Their lethal blades shred anyone who shows even the slightest emotion. After her only remaining friend is killed, Jessica flees the city hoping to find a place where emotions aren't fatal. A place to grieve those she lost and live out her meager existence. When she discovers the world of the emotionless creatures isn't what she believes, the love it leads her to may also be the path to her own death.

©2014 Gemma Drazin (P)2014 Gemma Drazin

Unique Plot & Sweet Love

This unexpected find on audible escape is a great Young Adult Post-Apocalyptic Romance. At first glance one could mistake it for a horror story, but it quickly morphs into something different. The characters are authentic [down to teenage angst as it is within the young adult genre] and the world building is unique. The narration is great too.

What a strange but good story

This was a different kind of story. The concept of trying to have a relationship with a monster that could kill you is scary. I enjoyed the story & characters. Well written and the narrator did a great job.

Dystopian Teen Romance

Sometimes there is no controlling your heart. But what if that control is the only thing keeping you alive?

Aliens invade earth and kill almost all of the humans. The aliens look like us, but they don't act like us. The few humans that are left have learned that showing emotion will get you instantaneously killed. How will a teenage girl stay alive while she deals with coming of age, new feelings, and falling in love?

This is an endearing story of young love. Jessica is a strong female character stumbling her way into the first real love of her life - an alien! She makes mistakes, tries to repair them, and then makes bigger mistakes. Will she ever figure this out?

I enjoyed listening to Jessica reminisce about her little brother and watching her unlikely romance develop. The story was interesting, and kept my attention. I finished it in less than 24 hours :) I would definitely read more books by this author.

I didn't notice the narrator at all. I only heard the story. To me, that is a sign of a great narrator. There were no production or narration mistakes in the book. It was easy to distinguish one character from the other when they spoke.

Pretty awesome

Sweet and suspenseful, I'm personally hoping there's a sequel and I generally don't like sequels

Unique and interesting

For fans of The Fifth Wave. It was an interesting and unique story of love and hope in a scary world. I enjoyed the world building and the characters and that it is a stand alone novel. I received a free copy in exchange for revew

Interesting idea

Aliens have invaded Earth, aliens who attack and kill anything that shows emotion. This is a very interesting idea because most humans show emotion all the time, this is reflected in the face that most humans have been killed in the first 9 months.

Jessica is just trying to survive, but that's far from easy. She shows her youth by making some bad decisions but overall she's doing a pretty good job. I was enjoying the story until Jessica met Blade an Alien who's trying to overcome his nature and not react to emotion. After that it became a stereotypical boy and girl wanting to be together despite the odds story.

I was expecting a dystopian survivalist story, but it turned into a tortured love romance story, which was a bit disappointing.

That said, it's well written and the characters are well crafted, the story moves at a good pace and the narration is top notch so there's lots of positives.

Speaking of the narrations, the character voices were excellent and the tone of the narration was a great match for the moods of the book.

I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.

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Good

it was actually pretty good. Better than what I expected it was not steamy which I appreciate it and also it was not violent

Bleak Devotion

Bleak Devotion by Gemma Drazin first attracted my attention due to the narrator, Stacey Glemboski. Stacey is outstanding in my opinion. She adds the right emotions to the situations and brings the characters to life, hence the 5 star performance rating. The story is more futuristic than I typically am drawn to, so I'd rate it 3.5 stars and round up to 4 stars. I had requested this requested this review audiobook and have voluntarily written this review. There were many elements of the book that I did enjoy.