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The Darkest Sunrise
Written by Aly Martinez
Narrated by Kasha Kensington and Nelson Hobbs
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Whoever coined that phrase is a bald-faced liar. Words are often the sharpest weapon of all, triggering some of the most powerful emotions a human can experience.
“You're pregnant.”
“It's a boy.”
“Your son needs a heart transplant.”
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Lies. Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun. Two words-that was all it took to extinguish the sun from my sky.
“He's gone.”
For ten years, the darkness consumed me. In the end, it was four deep, gravelly words that gave me hope of another sunrise.
“Hi. I'm Porter Reese.”
“You're pregnant.”
“It's a boy.”
“Your son needs a heart transplant.”
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me. Lies. Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun. Two words-that was all it took to extinguish the sun from my sky.
“He's gone.”
For ten years, the darkness consumed me. In the end, it was four deep, gravelly words that gave me hope of another sunrise.
“Hi. I'm Porter Reese.”
Author
Aly Martinez
Aly Martinez is a USA Today bestselling author originally from Savannah, Georgia. Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. She passes what little free time she has by reading anything and everything she can get her hands on. She currently resides in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.
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Reviews for The Darkest Sunrise
Rating: 4.241071428571429 out of 5 stars
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56 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Aly Martinez has done it again. Absolutely stunning rollar coaster ride of sadness, hope, fear, and love. This is one you definitely need to read. The twists will keep coming. Highly recommended. Loved the narrator's both are awesome
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I’m this was an ok read. A little slow to build, but then it’s all go in the last couple of chapters.
I was a little frustrated with the cliff hanger. I hadn’t noticed in the review that it was a series.