VIOLET GHOSTS

Narrator Dani Martineck skillfully keeps listeners engrossed in this painful audiobook about a trans boy named Dani who can see ghosts. One of the ghosts is Sarah, who was murdered decades earlier. Ever since, Sarah has been distrustful of men, and she finds solidarity in Dani's experience with his abusive father. Determined to bring peace to other female murder victims around town, Sarah sets out to avenge their deaths, and Dani does his best to help with her mission while keeping his trans identity a secret. He doesn't want to risk losing her friendship. Sadly, the story has gaps and inconsistencies; the audiobook seems to have been poorly edited. Nonetheless, Martineck's vocal versatility shines as the pair discover ghosts from different times and places. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2021]