AUDIO REVIEW: Rend by Roan Parrish (Riven #2)

- April 05, 2024

REND

Riven - Book Two

by Roan Parrish

Release Date: November 27, 2018

Audio Release Date: January 29, 2019

Narrator: Greg Boudreaux

Review

Two men whose very different home lives shaped their outlook on life and relationships, and still impact them.

Rhys’ life was full of people who loved them and loved each other, whereas Matt only really knew people who left him.

But they found each other, and both are excited to have found someone to love and love them. Except love alone isn’t enough to combat a lifetime of hurt. So our boys need to figure out how to work through their trauma and fears while also allowing for dreams to be reached. Perhaps a little codependent, but it’s part of their journey too.

I enjoyed the deviation from the norm, a married couple who needs to work to keep their love strong.

As expected, Narrator Greg Boudreaux gave us a wonderful experience. His style and voice lent well to this story.

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Synopsis

After a whirlwind romance, a man with a painful past learns to trust the musician who makes him believe in happy endings.

Matt Argento knows what it feels like to be alone. After a childhood of abandonment, he never imagined someone might love him—much less someone like Rhys Nyland, who has the voice of an angel, the looks of a god, and the worship of his fans.

Matt and Rhys come from different worlds, but when they meet, their chemistry is incendiary. Their romance is unexpected, intense, and forever—at least, that’s what their vows promise. Suddenly, Matt finds himself living a life he never thought possible: safe and secure in the arms of a man who feels like home. But when Rhys leaves to go on tour for his new album, Matt finds himself haunted by the ghosts of his past.

When Rhys returns, he finds Matt twisted by doubt. But Rhys loves Matt fiercely, and he’ll go to hell and back to triumph over Matt’s fears. After secrets are revealed and desires are confessed, Rhys and Matt must learn to trust each other if they’re going to make it. That means they have to fall in love all over again—and this time, it really will be forever.

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

RIVEN | REND

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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