When You Least Expect It

While Those Who Wait, Haley Cass's debut novel, will always hold a special place in my heart, When You Least Expect It is just as good. I loved the book when I read it (this is how I concluded my review at the time: “When a debut novel is as good as Those Who Wait is, there’s always this pressure on the author and this worry in me that it could be a one-hit-wonder. With When You Least Expect It, Haley Cass puts this fear to bed with panache.”), I loved the audiobook even more. Each narrator has their own strengths. I’m not sure exactly how to explain what makes Lori Prince the perfect choice for Haley Cass’s books, but there’s no doubt in my mind that she is. Her voices are not the most distinctive (especially men’s voices or, as in this book, children’s) but her tone, her intonations, her acting couldn’t fit better. It’s especially true when it comes to highlighting the chemistry between the two main characters, you can hear all that longing in both Caroline’s and Hannah’s voices. And if you thought that scene during the weekend away with Caroline’s friends was hot when you read it, wait until you hear Lori Prince’s take on it! I loved this audiobook so much that it left me in a (mercifully short) funk, I was sad it was over. I have infinite respect for authors who can make me feel so much.

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This book is one of my all time favourite. And Lori's narration is absolute perfection.

This is such a beautiful story, listened to it in one go... couldn't stop till it was finished! amazing work!!