A review by tiffanypreads
Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles

5.0

Absolutely LOVED THIS AUDIOBOOK! 5 Stars/2 Peppers

Audio was performed in dual style by Erin Mallon and Jason Clarke. They really outdid themselves on this one. I felt all the angst and emotion of Nash and Maddie. Perfection.

Echoes took it up a notch from Whispers of You with the childhood best friends to lovers and protector tropes. I appreciate a story where an abused woman gets justice and comes out so much stronger in the end. I also felt like the author did a great job of showing how it's not always a black and white solution and the woman should just leave. It's a much more complicated and sometimes even more dangerous thing to do.

When Maddie and Nash finally talk about their feelings for each other, I SWOONED. Not wanted to hurt their friendship kept them silent about it for many years. And when we finally realize why Maddie slowly stopped contacted Nash- my heart broke.

And Catherine got me with that surprise twist near the end! Didn't see that coming.

Tropes:
*Small Town
*Protector
*Childhood friends to lovers
*Domestic violence
*Abusive parents
*Found Family