Variation

A Novel

By: Rebecca Yarros

Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Carly Robins

Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets and deep regrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.

As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.

When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.

©2024 Rebecca Yarros (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Yarros keeps the twists coming as her complex but lovable characters find their way back to each other in the face of impossible odds. Readers who like their romance on the soapy side will be more than satisfied.” —Publishers Weekly

“Rebecca Yarros writes words that are pure, sweet, sizzling poetry.” —Tessa Bailey, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

“A gifted storyteller.” —Kirkus Reviews

Great author

Always great plots with this author. Teddy Hammilton is a must for all romance novels

Infinity Stars!!!

From start to finish I loved this book! Allie and Hudson were bound together, not just by their past. Once they realize it and let go and give in to the what ifs that have been there for years, they can see that they really do need each other. Their love can get them through anything, and that they do belong in each other’s worlds! This book is like a big hug on my soul!

Loved!!!

This story.
My heart.
Hudson and Allie.

The first chapters pulled me into this world and the characters. The ballet dance elements were such a fun world to be in with the Rousseau sisters who were among the top ballerinas in the world. Hudson first met Allie when they were teenagers- he helped save her and her sister Eva. Since that day the two were connected. They became fast friends. 10 years go by and the two are brought back together.

“she was the entire ocean, as beautiful as she was impossible to fathom. But damn if I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life figuring her out.”

The audiobook is narrated by Teddy Hamilton and Carley Robins. They were such a good duo to bring out the angst and emotions of Hudson and Allie

Ok

I am not typically one to love stories that start off when the characters are teenagers. However; since I love RY I pushed through this one.

I thought this was just ok. As others mentioned, I feel the story was all over the place at times. There were almost too many side stories taking place. The places that could have been super emotional just moved way too fast and never went deep enough to be that emotional. I just wanted more.

Overall, this was just ok.