In an enthralling, captivating audio adventure comes the next smash hit from Lucinda Berry. With fascinating characters and a storyline that seemingly swerved all over the road, One Of Our Own is an audiobook that I blazed through in a single weekend.
At night, when Felicia isn’t working as a lawyer, she fields phone calls from the Suicide Prevention Hotline. One life-altering evening, a call comes through from a young woman who is contemplating ending her life. As Felicia tries to learn more about the girl, she comes across a startling discovery — that her son attends the same high school. Breaking all protocol, Felicia gives out her personal cell number for the girl to reach out. When she does, Felicia is determined to keep this girl alive and safe but at what cost to her own family?
One Of Our Own was impossible to “put down.” Told in a first person POV, I found myself enraptured by Felicia and the (very few) other characters in this story. I was so impressed with Berry’s ability to hold attention for the entirety of the story all the while just using a single POV. She ever so perfectly straddled the line between doing what’s right and taking care of your family - a tricky balance. She did it with such cunning and ease. I found myself so deeply pulled into this story in a way that no story has done for some time.
The narration is impeccable. AJ Cook and Tessa Albertson do a fantastic job. From the more contextual dialogue to crying and heavy emotions, they embodied the characters and truly brought them to life.
One Of Our Own is an instant classic, wrapping up the tell-tale 'stuck between a rock and a hard place' into prose and delivering a pulse-pounding thriller.
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