SWEET DREAMS

Adult film and Bollywood actor Sunny Leone's collection of erotic stories with Indian characters is narrated by Simone Lewis and Vikas Adam. Both narrators provide nuanced performances with appropriate accents, Indian and American. They share the sensual nature of Leone's erotica, using delicate, twisting phrasing that sings with desire, longing, and love. Lewis is the stronger narrator. Her voice contains a tone of playful challenge that invites listeners into the fantasies Leone constructs. Adam sometimes sounds more eager than sensual. Together, the narrators provide a fascinating cultural window even if the love play, sensual as it is, lacks a bit of imagination. And, happily, Lewis and Adam have similar pitches, so there are no abrupt shifts between stories. C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2017 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2017]