AUDIO REVIEW: Out of Nowhere by Roan Parrish (Middle of Somewhere #2)

- February 11, 2023

OUT OF NOWHERE

Middle of Somewhere - Book Two

by Roan Parrish

Release Date: July 18, 2019

Audio Release Date: July 4, 2016

Review

I thought I loved In the Middle of Somewhere, Book 1, but after having read Out of Nowhere, I love it even more. Because these two books together make them both even more incredible.

Going into this book you assume it’s kind of a redemption story for Colin, and in some ways it is. But it’s more. It’s Colin’s story. Plan and simple. And it brings a different side of the story to this family of brothers. There is no one truth. There is only one’s perspective.

Colin has lived in the closet his entire life. Deep in the closet. Not just hiding it from others, but also trying to hide it from himself. He hurts people because of it, especially himself, but damn you want to love that boy and make it better for him. Make him hurt less.

But that’s exactly what Rafe does. Sometimes against his better judgment. He’s patient and kind. He has his own demons. A past that weighs on him. He never thought he’d find someone to accept him for everything that he is.

These two don’t have an easy go in the beginning. Secrets and shame will do that. But it just makes their happy ever after all the more satisfying.

Narrator Spencer Goss did a fantastic job at the depth of emotion. It’s both a fantastic story and audiobook.

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Synopsis

The only thing in Colin Mulligan’s life that makes sense is taking cars apart and putting them back together. In the auto shop where he works with his father and brothers, he tries to get through the day without having a panic attack or flying into a rage. Drinking helps. So do running and lifting weights until he can hardly stand. But none of it can change the fact that he’s gay, a secret he has kept from everyone.

Rafael Guerrera has found ways to live with the past he’s ashamed of. He’s dedicated his life to social justice work and to helping youth who, like him, had very little growing up. He has no time for love. Hell, he barely has time for himself. Somehow, everything about miserable, self-destructive Colin cries out to him. But down that path lie the troubles Rafe has worked so hard to leave behind. And as their relationship intensifies, Rafe and Colin are forced to dredge up secrets that both men would prefer stay buried.

About Roan Parrish

Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre.

When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her friends’ hair, meandering through whatever city she’s in while listening to torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown it out the window in a fit of pique.

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