AUDIO REVIEW: That One Moment by CS Autumn (Altered Paths #1)

THAT ONE MOMENT

Altered Paths - Book One

by CS Autumn

Release Date: March 14, 2025

Review

Two things to know:

One - This is phenomenal

Two - It requires pretty much every content warning there is, I do mean all of them. Lol

I would also note, probably not the best audiobook to listen to on the train heading home a month after your brother died! I have a habit of listening to audiobooks in the order that I bought them, so though I read the description when I buy it, I don’t always read it before I start listening. So I had forgotten that this dealt with the death of a brother and mental health issues.

But still, it was an amazing book and would be emotional regardless. It really is a heartwrenching story with a super interesting construction. It involves all three men, Caiden, Cooper and Jamie. Cooper and Jamie are madly, perfectly in love. Cooper and his twin Caiden have a complex, intertwined relationship, not just because they are twins but also because Caiden has some very difficult mental issues, and there is some tension over the differing opinions on their parents.

Then Cooper dies, tragically.

Which sets everyone a drift, until Caiden and Jamie are pulled back together. It’s not smooth sailing, but it is beautiful, and special, and entirely their own.

Narrators Tom North and Nathan Wolfe were both new to me, but hopefully won’t be my last. They both did a very good job.

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Synopsis

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲

In one moment, I found the man of my dreams. In another moment, I lost him.

Without Cooper, my world was fractured, and I made sure his twin brother knew it. I unleashed all my pain onto Caiden, ignoring the fact that he wasn't to blame. Afterwards, I spent three years pretending I’d moved on, pretending that I’d left the past behind me. I became so good at it. No one saw the heartbroken man behind the mask.

Until one phone call brings Caiden back into my life. Seeing him again opens old wounds, forcing us both to be painfully honest and making me question everything I believe about love.

𝗖𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻

Cooper isn't just my twin, he's my best friend and a better person than I could ever be.

I regret all the choices I made that hurt him, but none so much as the ones that led to the worst night of our lives. For three years, I punished myself until it all became too much, and I made a decision that I hoped would bring me closer to him. Instead, it only brought Jamie Durand back into my life.

I’ve tried to hate him - ever since he and Cooper fell hopelessly in love - but I never could. Because secretly, even though it made me a terrible brother, I wanted Jamie to look at me the way he did Cooper. Now he’s back in my life, and there’s something between us that neither of us can deny.

Only, it’s very possible we’ll both end up hurt again, and I’m not sure either of our hearts can take that.

About CS Autumn

C.S. Autumn is a South African/British author who lives in South East England. She's a mum of two, five if you count the pets!

She's been writing on and off for years - mostly poetry and her debut novel, Wishes for August, a M/M romance set in London, is due for release in early 2024.

She's a writer, reader, reviewer, bookstagrammer and paperback collector. When she's not busy with a book in some way she enjoys spending time outside, going for walks, strolling on the beach or walking through the forest.

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