AUDIO REVIEW: Raze by Roan Parrish (Riven #3)

- April 21, 2024

RAZE

Riven - Book Three

by Roan Parrish

Release Date: July 2, 2019

Audio Release Date: July 30, 2019

Narrator: Kirt Graves & Tor Thom

Review

“Rituals are kinda their own magic, aren’t they?” Felix said. “Maybe they don’t do anything, but they remind you what you want.”

Ah man, Huey was such a beautiful and emotional depiction of someone who’s in recovery from addiction but is stuck in the loop of it. Following his rituals and putting all his energy into helping others. Until Felix.

Felix who is younger and a carer. He’s spent his life caring for his family, being their rock. They have that in common. But Felix also helps Huey see that he can dream again.

This story is tender and warm, and you’ll want to wrap them both up in a blanket. The characters are honest and very real.

I also love that this was dual-narrated. It feels so natural to have two distinct people narrate the story. Helps they are both super talented. Definitely recommend the audiobook.

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Synopsis

Sometimes the walls we build to save ourselves have to come tumbling down.

For the last ten years, Huey has built his life around his sobriety. If that means he doesn't give a damn about finding love or companionship for himself, well, it's probably better that way. After all, the last thing he wants is to hurt anyone else. Until Felix Rainey walks into his bar, fresh-faced, unbearably sweet—and, for some reason Huey can't fathom, interested in him.

As the eldest of five kids, Felix Rainey spent his childhood cooking dinner, checking homework, and working after-school jobs. Now in his twenties, he's still scrambling to make ends meet and wondering what the hell he's doing with his life. When he meets Huey, he's intimidated . . . and enamored. Huey's strong and confident, he owns his own business—hell, he's friends with rock stars. What could he ever see in Felix?

As Huey and Felix get closer, the spark catches and soon they can't get enough of each other. But Huey's worked hard to avoid intimacy, and Felix threatens his carefully constructed defenses. Huey realizes he needs to change if he wants to truly put his past behind him—and build a future with Felix.

Roan Parrish's pitch-perfect Riven novels can be read together or separately:

RIVEN * REND * RAZE

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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