Terrible Things

Star Shadow Series, Book 1

De: Beth Bolden

Narrado por: Kirt Graves

When Caleb Chance walked out in Detroit five years ago, leaving his band, millions of his fans and his lover behind, Leo knew he could never forgive.

Some things, no matter what the cause, are unforgivable.

But Leo never expected Caleb to show up again, clean and sober and wanting to get their band, Star Shadow, back together. He definitely never expected to agree to Caleb's plan.

He never expected to confront the love of his life again - or the disaster of his past, the hopelessness of his future, and every terrible thing he's been carrying inside him.

But maybe some things aren't so terrible after all.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Beth Bolden (P)2019 Tantor

Amazing story

Story has all the emotions covered.
Kirt Graves is a fantastic narrator.
I will keep this in my Listen Again folder.

Amazing!

This was an amazing listen. Just so emotional and heartwarming. I love Caleb and Leo so much! Highly recommend the listen.

Slow burn but so worth it...

This book got me tangled up in all sorts of feels...

It’s written in such a way that you can’t help but feel for Caleb and Leo. Two best friends who are each other’s soulmate, torn apart by the demands of the music industry, of fame and of unfortunate circumstances beyond their control.

This story is about finding ones self, it’s about friendship and loyalty, undeniable chemistry, the struggles of being in a relationship behind closed doors, pressures and demands... drifting apart and healing... and finding love all over again and forgiveness in the truest sense of the word.

It’s a slow burn, so slow it drove me crazy, but also, you understand the process, why it took that long.. you get it.

It’s a beautiful love story of fighting for your forever love, of always choosing to love and be happy.

And of course, music, it’s the language that transcends all languages and boundaries. It aids healing.

This might be my favorite Beth Bolden book. The angst is so relatable. The emotions palpable.
Kirt Graves’ exceptional talent helped a lot in that aspect. He’s such an excellent narrator. It brought life to this emotionally charged book.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Five stars all the way!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved this story!

A great story about love and the struggle of addiction. Highly recommended! Do yourself a favor and read it!

This one is going to stay with me for a very long time.

This is a heartbreaking and achingly sweet love story filled mostly with sexual tension, but it is an important part of their journey. The music also plays an important role. The cover song that is featured because the lyrics fit their story so well, had me in literal tears. I will never listen to that song again without thinking of Leo and Caleb. I want this as a movie!

The only negative is that it’s only told from Leo’s POV. I would love to have heard Caleb’s as well.

I thought it was beautiful

I spent most of this book crying. It was a cathartic experience with so many emotional memories that I cried along with.

Very moving! ❤️

Beth Bolden is a new author for me. I really enjoyed this book and it will be going on my “relisten” list. I will be looking at the rest of her books and will definitely be checking for the rest of this series!

A Thumbs Up For Sure!

This was a read and listen for me. Kirt Grave's performance was awesomeness. The narration was perfect. However, what most people don't understand is that Kirt's performance can only be great if what he's reading is greatness! That being said I'd like to give a shout out to the author, Beth Bolden. Thank You for sharing with us readers your incredible imagination. I loved this romance. It is what I would call a slow burn. I usually hate slow burns, but this one was so delicious. It was romantic, sexy, seductive, interesting, morally sound and most importantly food for thought. I highly recommend this book to the mature reader and Listener. Thank You Beth for Sharing.

Oh the feels!

This is my first time with this author. Truthfully I bought it because Kirt Graves was the narrator and I’m a sucker for music stories. But man was I blown away by this one. Caleb’s story is heartbreaking. And the fact that Leo lives without him for 5 whole years did me in. He never got over Caleb’s addiction even though it would have sent most people running. Their love story is one of soulmates who can’t live without the other. But their journey back to each other is long...and so worth the wait. The other band members are great side characters that I can’t wait to listen to. Kirt’s narration knocked this one out of the park!!!

Love Kirt Graves

The book itself is a little bit cliche, specifically the too long paintball scene that was trying too hard to be symbolic but just came off as an eye roller. But, overall, I liked the low angst story, even if the burn was too slow. The 5 star review is really for Kirt Graves who has become one of my favorite narrators. He made the overly obvious parts of the storyline work, narrating in a way that makes the slight hyperbole seem like part of the character’s personality. A less skilled narrator probably couldn’t have managed that nuance.