Reviving Kendall (White Trash Trilogy, #1) in Reverse Harem Readers

Oct 29, 2019 Raven9308 rated it it was amazing

Ok so where do I even begin. So I will first talk about the narration, since to me, this is the most important thing in terms of reviews for audiobooks. A narrator can either wreck the whole thing or elevate the story. I will say I have never listened to Riley Raye before and if I remove one character from Reviving Kendall she portrays, she is is my top 10 favorite narrators! I thought she brought life to Kendall and most of the quad. I will tell you that this audiobook is the first and only aud Ok so where do I even begin. So I will first talk about the narration, since to me, this is the most important thing in terms of reviews for audiobooks. A narrator can either wreck the whole thing or elevate the story. I will say I have never listened to Riley Raye before and if I remove one character from Reviving Kendall she portrays, she is is my top 10 favorite narrators! I thought she brought life to Kendall and most of the quad. I will tell you that this audiobook is the first and only audiobook that has made me cry while listening. I am suuuper glad I wasn't listening to this on my ride into work, I was a blubbering mess haha. I don't want to give it away, but I almost experienced a loss like Kendall did and by sheer luck (my brother used all the hot water that morning), I was lucky enough to be home to help get my mom to the hospital in time. If I hadn't been there, she wouldn't have made it. So when that particular scene comes up and the emotion Riley gives in her performance, I couldn't help bawling. It was amazing how she sucked me into that moment. Bravo, Riley; thank you for helping to bring this story to life. MY ONLY GRIPE was her portrayal of Grant/Goose. Like when I read the book, I didn't imagine him having a higher voice and Riley makes him sound like a preteen who hasn't gone through puberty yet haha, but I was able to get past it and I loved her portrayals of the other guys, I thought they were spot on (especially Mav and Lucas).

For the story, I love this book by Brandy Slaven. The rawness she includes, makes it feel like I am there, like I am experiencing those things. I loved everything about this book and I am so happy to have listened to it on audio as well. I couldn't stop listening some days when I got home (I mostly listen while commuting) but there were some scenes I needed to get to the end of the chapter before I could do anything else haha. I think my favorite guys in the story were Lucas and Grant, but in the audio it was definitely Mav and Lucas haha. I loved that we got to see their first times with Kendall, some RH's kinda skip over some but each guy is a piece of the puzzle/harem and needs to have that time with her and Brandy executed it amazingly. There are so many amazing characters in this story, you will fall for some of the side ones as well as Kendall and her quad (some of the siblings for sure!). Kendall has to overcome a lot of tough things as a teenager, some that no teenager should have to face alone, and the quad is there for her when she needs it. I thought it was nice to see how much they needed her as well. I can't wait to see what happens on their next journey together post high school. Cannot wait for Book 2 to be on audio ❤️ ...more

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Mar 31, 2018 BooksForHope rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance-rh, reread, reverse-harem

Ahhh the feelings

To say that Kendall has had it rough would be an understatement. The amount of loss that this one poor girl has endured is heart breaking. Drug addicted parents in prison, loss of her grandmother, and the death of her boyfriends is just the beginning. Not only does she have to deal with more loss than most 18 year old girls, she is hounded daily by people that think that living in a trailer park makes her less than deserving of basic human compassion.

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Sep 01, 2018 Jocelyn LeDonne rated it it was amazing

This book is phenomenal! The emotions in this story , man it has been a long time since a book has made me ugly cry and this did it. It has all the feels. I really like that it shows some of the real things hurts, jealousy, tempers, depression all the way up to complete happiness, through all the ups and downs that life can throw at you. I can't wait to read the rest of this trilogy, I am also going to have to them in paperback form it is that good. Definitely a read over and over again book. ...more

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