Who We Truly Are

Enhanced, Book 2

By: Victoria Sue

Narrated by: Nick J. Russo

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Talon’s deadly abilities are spiraling out of control. Desperate to keep Finn safe, Talon struggles to protect the man he loves with all his heart and not become the greatest risk to Finn’s life.

Finn has no choice but to offer himself as bait for the evil forces kidnapping enhanced children, facing danger he is untrained and unprepared for, and he will have to do it alone.

Does Talon have one last fight in him? Will he slay everyone who wants to destroy Finn and the team, or will he finally discover that to defeat their enemy and the ultimate threat, the biggest battle he has to face is one with himself?

©2017 Victoria Sue (P)2018 Dreamspinner Press

AWESOME BOOK

THIS BOOK IS SO AWESOME, THE STORYLINE IS THRILLING AND THE NARRATION IS SIMPLY PERFECT.

NICK RUSSO BROUGHT THIS AMAZING BOOK TO LIFE - LOVED IT

Missed the mark Mutants and Men

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If I had a Freind that liked MM romances as much as me absolutely! Mutants and Men what’s not to love. If they read the first in the series, this is a good bridge to learn more of the other characters and open up the world of the enhanced.

Which scene was your favorite?

Elijah carrying off Beau ( the imprisoned blind child) after talon and sawyer rescue the child from his father. This child is blind and has the ability to burn things with electric current. He can’t touch anything living with out burning it. His father locked him up in a closet, starved him and told him he was possessed. The only person who can touch him is Elijah who burns with fire. Elijah doubts the good of the HERO team, and yet you see him not hesitate to take the child.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

X rated x-Men.....

Any additional comments?

First is better plot wise. The character development is much better in this one. It still gives you all the feels.

A gripping story

Our actions will always define who we truly are...
The second book in the Enhanced series follows up where the first one finished. Talon and Finn are still trying to figure their relationship while working to make their team a success. When the turn of events makes it necessary for Finn to go undercover, it does not go well with Talon, who wants to keep Finn out of danger, which of course makes Finn angry because he feels demeaned. This summarizes Finn and Talon relationship. Talon needs to keep Finn safe, who in turn feels the need to prove himself. Likewise, Talon feels Finn would be safer without him, and that makes Finn question if Talon really cares about him. It seems so difficult to reach an agreement between these two stubborn characters!
As for the mystery, it is interesting and gripping, The pace is fast, and the intrigue gains momentum with every page. Nick J. Russo manages the narration perfectly, being able to masterfully balance feelings and actions. With a wide range of emotions on display, his voice becomes the ideal means to navigate a roller-coaster of events that move from grief-shaken teenagers to cold-blooded murderers with a surprising ease. It is an excellent performance, which makes this audio a fully enjoyable experience

Keeps getting better and Better

This is book 2 in the enhanced series and you do have to read in order. This one picks up after Talon and Finn have met, partnered and become lovers. This is being sent on their second mission where Finn will be going undercover in a foster home for enhanced kids to find out where the missing kids are going.
The story is intriguing, suspenseful and it also furthers the hotter than heck romance between Talon and Finn. we learn more about some of the characters, Talon himself included. We meet some cute adolescent boys with talents too. I already loved Finn but this story made me fall even more in love with him.
I listened to the audio and love the narration by Nick J Russo. He really kicks it up a notch giving as many different voices as he can. I did think a couple of the boy voices sounded more adult than a couple of the adult but it didn't hinder the performance. If you can get these in audio I highly recommend!

Awesome

Nick J Russo was great (as usual) S narrator. Love his work! Victoria Sue was on point, as usual, awesome story, now onto the next one. It's been so hard waiting on all these to be made audible!

Going Strong!

I enjoyed this book more that the first. We’re seeing the growing pains of Talon & Finn’s relationship. How one wants to protect the other, and the other wants to prove his own strength & his own worth. It’s a realistic struggle for a new relationship. And I love how their conflict got resolved.

I love the other characters in this series too & I’m looking forward to getting to know them, but at the same time, I wanna keep reading about Talon & Finn. ♥️

Nick J Russo did a fantastic job with his performance. He managed to give all different characters come life in various ways and accents. Amazing!

I love Finn and Talon.

I read this book when it first came out and loved listening to the audio of the story. Nick Russo does a nice job narrating Who We Truly Are. He does a good job voicing the different characters. Below is my original review from the when the book was first published.

Talon and Finn had a nice HFN (happy for now) at the end of book one, Five Minutes Longer. In book 2, Who We Truly Are, we learn more about their relationship. While I think you might be able to read book 2 without reading book 1 first, you would be missing a lot of background information about the entire Enhanced team/world that would definitely enhance your pleasure of book 2.

Finn is once again put through the wringer, going undercover to try and find out where missing Enhanced children are being taken. Talon has to deal with his wanting to protect Finn and still let him do his job. It's not an easy thing and continues to cause difficulty in their relationship.

In Who We Truly Are we also get more in-depth knowledge of the Human Enhanced Rescue Organization and the other members of the team. While the pace is a bit more sedate than book 1, I think it was just right for this story and there are still plenty of heart pounding things going on.

I love epilogues and the one for this book is perfect. We get a nice ending to a great story and it also sets things up for book 3. I wouldn't say there is any kind of a cliffhanger – Talon and Finn's relationship is resolved – but I was definitely left wanting to read book 3 as soon as possible.

I think the Enhanced series proves Victoria Sue's ability to write wonderful stories in a wide variety of romance genres. I've loved her historical series - Innocent, her shifter series - Sirius Wolves and now Enhanced - which has more of a sci-fi feel to me. She remains firmly on my list of favorite authors and I don't plan on missing any of her books from here on out.

I don't want this to end

Great follow up to the first book. I love Nick J Russo, his distinction of characters makes anything he reads come alive. He not only creates unique voices but uses the emotions to show the depth of feelings. He doesn't read the book but acts the characters. Its like a one man Broadway show.
I wasn't so sure I would like this genre when I read/listen to the first book but I'm glad I did. I fell in love with the characters and was sad when it end. I bought this book last night and listened in one sitting. I'm about to start it again cause I kept dozing off. I highly recommend this book because it's so GOOD. Please let there be more. There are so many secondary characters that deserve their own follow up stories.

Victoria Sue is a great story teller and she is one of the authors I check at the least weekly to see if her other books have come out on audible. So buy the first one if you havent and immediately move on to this one. You should not read this one without reading the first one. You would lose the understanding of the depth of love, loyalty and plot line.

It just gets better and better!!

What can I say but that I love this book and the audio just makes an already great story even better! I just love Nick J Russo narration! This is a continuation of Finn and Talon story. I just love how through the audiobook Nick brings the emotions to each of the characters. I love that when I hear certain voices I know exactly who it is. Nick does amazing job yet again!

wanted to punch Talon so bad!

Independent reviewer for Divine Magazine, I was gifted the AUDIO copy of this book.

This is book two in the Enhanced Series, and you really SHOULD read or listen to book one, Five Minutes Longer, before you start this one. It's a continuation of Talon and Finn's tale, and not all is repeated here.

Talon and Finn are partners in all ways, it's just not common knowledge. When Finn is sent undercover to try to locate the missing Enhanced children, Talon has to dig deep within himself to let Finn do his job, and then for Talon to do his, when Finn turns up missing too.

For most of this book, I wanted to punch Talon in the face so bloody hard!! He's such an idiot when it comes to Finn doing his job, he really is! I get he cares for Finn, very much so, but Finn came into Talon's world as his WORK partner, and that has to be front and centre. But no, Talon's reaction to Finn going undercover is to bury his head in the sand, and ignore Finn. So much so, Finn thinks to leave Florida and find himself some who really appreciates him.

But in Talon's defense, he is dealing with his ever increasing powers, taking on the powers of the other team members, and it does take its toll on him.

I found this one a little more explicit than book one, as Talon and Finn's physical relationship seems to be the outlet for their work situations frustration, for BOTH of them. No complaining, min, no ma'am not at all! Even though I wanted to punch Talon, he does somewhat redeem himself when they get home!

The missing children has *some* conclusion, but there are still some unanswered questions. We meet some new people, both Enhanced and regular.

When Talon finally gets his head out his ass, and *literally* explodes, it's Finn that brings him back from the brink. Finn's words said to him, that words Talon longed to hear, and indeed say, manage to clear his mind and focus in time to save them both.

Nick J Russo again narrates. I love his narration again. His voices are clear, and consistent across both books, and I have no trouble following multi person conversations. His reading voice is deep and even, making it such an easy listen!

Russo gets all of Finn's emotions when Talon almost blanks him, and I felt for Finn, I really did. Listening to a book is such a different experience to reading, and the narrator makes listening to this book such a pleasure.

Of course, a narrator can ONLY reads the words he's given and if Victoria Sue continues to write about these guys, I'm gonna be listening! (I don't like to flip between listening and reading in a series, I find I lose something if I do!)

Off to listen to book three, Beneath The Mask. I've a feeling Gael is in a world of hurt and the guys don't really know how deep it goes!

5 stars for the book
5 stars for the narration
5 stars overall

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