EVERY BREATH

Sean Cameron Michael and Vanessa Johansson narrate Sparks's latest tearjerker with dazzling compatibility, weaving a story of passionate love between two strangers. Tru Walls leaves his life in Zimbabwe, where he is a tour guide, and goes to North Carolina to meet his dying biological father for the first time. There he meets Hope Anderson, who is about to sell her family's cottage. Michael uses a calm, masculine voice that is compelling and romantic to express Tru's feelings. When he describes the couple's most intimate moments together, he is gentle and seductive, intensifying the magical moments between them. Johansson's voice adds to the relatability of Hope and her perceptions, making every heartbreaking circumstance affect listeners as if it were their own. D.Z. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2018]