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Sweet Thing

De: Isobel Starling
Narrado por: Gary Furlong
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French male model Simeon Duchamp has a lot of explaining to do.

Two years after a breakdown Simeon is off drugs and booze and wants to stay that way.

On his road to reclaiming his life and modeling career, Sim first needs to apologize to the man he hurt the most—his ex-best friend and object of his unrequited affection Pieter Bayer. Pieter now has a long-term partner, artist Emily Raven, with whom he shares a baby son. Sim is amazed when Pieter accepts his apology, and invites him into his family.

Closeness to Pieter sees Simeon's longing for his friend is rekindled. But then, when Simeon meets an attractive older man, Bastian Roth at an Art Exhibition, he realizes that there is a soul more broken than his, and Simeon feels compelled to help. Simeon's connection with the troubled Bastian Roth turns his world upside down. He has to decide whether to allow himself to fall for the man who wants him or pine for the man he can never have.

©2017, 2025 Isobel Starling (P)2025 Isobel Starling/ Decent Fellows Press Literatura y Ficción Romance
Emotional Rollercoaster • Beautiful Love Story • Exceptional Narration • Captivating Plot • Diverse Accents

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Gary Furlong is a new to me narrator, but I will surely listen to more books narrated by him.
Loved the German and French accents, and the foreign sentences, and he's capable of portraying both Bast and Sim in a lovely way!
The book is fascinating, although I would have liked to smack Bast a time or two, or three.

Great narration!

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First book I've listened to by this author and I am very impressed. The story telling pulled me right in and kept my interest until the end. The characters were well fleshed out, the chemistry and intimate scenes were sexy, and I loved all the supporting cast. The narrator Gary Furlong was perfect for this book and I will look for more books performed by him. This author is now on my must read and I will look for her other publications.

excellent!

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As far as love stories go, this is on of the best I've listened to. Through tragedy and heartbreak. Real lasting love wins Everytime.

I love the narrators accent,. it adds passion to this story.

I received this audible free at my request. I'm thrill to be able to leave my review

Love it!

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*TRIGGER WARNING*
Dub/con/sexual assault

I put the warning there because I feel that this should have been a part of the blurb for the book.

I thought this was a beautiful story. One broken man, trying to get his life back together after mistakes from the past; one broken because of a broken heart.

After Simeon goes through treatment for his problems, he reunites with his one "true love" who is completely devoted to his new family. In comes Bastian, the beautiful stranger. After a night gone terrifyingly wrong, one thinks all hope is lost. However, due to circumstances and changing thought processes, our two MCs find their way back into each other's lives.

I absolutely loved the way Starling chose to have Simeon help Bastian find his way back from his self shame. The dynamics between the MCs are a mix of volatile and sizzling. The slow burn build up made the romance seem more legitimate, although it speeds up rather quickly after a short time.

When the past comes haunting, we see both characters relapse, which is shattering. But after they both hit, not rock bottom, but dangerous lows, they find a way to get back to themselves.

I do have to say that I adored Emily. Her sensuality and personality added to the story for me. I thought she was a wonderful secondary character; I actually enjoyed her more than Peter, which I found amusing.

I absolutely adore Gary Furlong's performance. He really brings the characters to life. He is wonderful to listen to when foreign languages are involved. Just beautiful.

Happy listening!

*I received a copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*

A surprising new book

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This is my fifth Isobel Starling book and I had high hopes for it because I adored her books Silken, As You Wish and Illuminate The Shadows. This is also another audio performance by the talented Gary Furlong, a narrator I have adored pretty much ever since I started listening to audio books. as I wrote below, I did have some issues with the story, parts I felt could work better, and I have read it when it came out a while back. I was sure that the re-read on audio will give me the same feeling regarding the story. HOWEVER, the narration by Furlong added another dimension to the story, a layer of emotions so subtle and yet complex I can honestly say I hardly noticed the issues I had while reading on ebook. This is a complex book character wise. with many accents to nail, three languages AND a baby. Furlong took it all with the ease of a true voice actor and really emphasized the differences between each unique person. He flows seamlessly from French to German, effeminate to ,masculine, young to old and made this book that much more enjoyable the second time around.

Now about the story:
WHAT I DID LIKE is the way the story unfolded, with twists and surprises along the way, like Isobel does best. Their relationship was sweet and touching, even with its rocky violent start. I loved how they both had something the other needed, they complimented each other almost Yin and Yang like. This book revolves around healing and understanding past mistakes, and I felt it was incorporated into the story very well most of the time. I like that they talked about things and did not just rush in and deal with the fallout. I feel like she managed to create a wide range of relationships between many different characters and it made the book rich and beautifully layered.
This was a good book to me mostly because of its potential, and I wish it was more consistent. while reading it (before I listened to the audio) I had some issues with the book and at times it confused me. Some parts were delicately handled and the characters rich with depth and uniqueness and others were almost soap opera shallow. I have to say I did not like the beginning, where some parts were overly detailed and repetitive and others flew by and appeared under developed. I am glad I pushed through and finished it but there were still parts I felt did not balance well. I was surprised by that because as I said I loved her books, and her writing style is usually more cohesive and consistent.

Surprising sweetness and unexpected turns

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The characters were well realized, the performance was good. The secondary characters were also well fleshed out. The plot dealt with Sim's recovery from addiction with compassion and understanding. It felt like a redemption story for both he and Bastion as Bast was also recovering from his grief. There were some POV shifts that were a little confusing in audio, but for the most part that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story. Overall and enjoyable experience and I grew to like Sim quite a lot as he grew in a believable way through the narrative.

Interesting Story

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I loved this audiobook. Simeon was so sweet and cute (and hot!), but also funny. I loved the way Pieter and Emily were so forgiving and wanted to help Simeon’s recovery, and I loved the way that also inspired Simeon to forgive and want to help Bastian. Bastian’s tragedy, and the betrayal when it came out, broke my heart, but I was so glad to see him and Simeon come together. All around, a fantastic story of love, redemption, and forgiveness that I will definitely revisit in the future.

The narration by Gary Furlong was exceptional. He is one of my favorite narrators. He does such a great job giving distinct voices to each character and he is always spot on with expressing the characters’ emotions.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Wonderful, sweet story

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So there are books that are meant to be read and there are those that are meant to be heard. And this definitely is the kind of book that you need to listen to enjoy its story to the fullest. 😌 Man oh man! 😱 Gary Furlong did such a sublime job narrating the hell out of this book, he instantly became my new favorite obsession. 😁 And although unplanned, my audio soulmate Trio and I ended up BR-listening this book together and we are both enchanted by this little gem. 😉 Now, let’s talk about the story.



Simeon was a spoilt, selfish and self-destructive supermodel who was on the verge of ending his own life. But that was a past life for him now. As a fledgling recovering alcoholic, Sim is now trying to salvage whatever friendship is left between he and his once best friend/his unrequited love Pieter. And surprisingly, Pieter forgave him for what he did in the past and embraced him as his best friend again. Now on the road to recovery, Sim met an interesting and mysterious handsome man while attending the opening gallery of Pieter’s partner Emily. Now Sim has to decide whether to still pine for a man who would never love him that way or to start a new life with a man who’s meant to be with him in every way.


After the tragic death of his lover and his father in the same accident, Bastian has been a living corpse for almost two years now. Life has lost all meaning when he lost the love of his life on that day. Being unable to digest the idea of physical intimacy with another man for a couple years, Bast’s interest is roused for the first time when he laid his eyes on the irresistible Simeon Duchamp for the first time. But he’s a broken man and Sim has his own demons to battle. Can he let go of the past to start a fresh new beginning with a man he knew is going to be perfect for him? Or will he wallow in the inescapable misery until the end of his time.


The hesitant dalliance between Sim and Bast is uneasy to say the least. But the men are trying their best to make it work. However when the demons from both their pasts caught up to them, will they be able to overcome the biggest obstacle in their relationship to see the happily ever after in the end?



This book could have gone so wrong for me because there are a lot of things that I try to stay away in this book. I’m not good with books where characters have mental problems. I can understand the appeal for some people but it just isn’t for me. Also, I dislike the characters who are still pining for their dead lovers or ex lovers from the past. 🙂 But boy OH boy, I felt like this book was just made for me because I loved every single second listening this book. From being quite hesitant and somewhat scared of diving into it, just after 30 mins into listening this book and I was so hooked. I admit that I struggle to empathize with Sim in the beginning just because he’s so entitled and spoilt but you really do warm up to him. The tale of these two men finding love, hope and a new beginning in each other was simply beautiful, lyrical, heartbreakingly romantic and somewhat mysterious. 💜 This really is so much more than a book to recovery and love. There are mysteries that are waiting to be unfold (I’ll tell you one thing. I didn’t see that coming 😳 and I certainly didn’t see that one coming either. 😱) there are jaw dropping moments which made so much sense about the whole spectacle and I loved every single second witnessing it. And did I say Gary Furlong became my new favorite obsession? 😂 OMG! I can’t even! 😱 His French and German accents were simply divine in this book! It’s toe-curling delicious!!! 😋 And don’t start me on smut, the smut in this book was .. well, simply out of this world! It was all kind of sizzling, scorching and unbelievably erotic! 🔥😍🔥 I was breathless, ecstatic and obsessed about this whole book! 😍 It’s now my life mission to listen to every MM book Gary Furlong narrated. 😁 And did I also tell you about the ending? It was just magical and a fairy-tale like. It really worked out well in the end. 😌 My only advice to you is that just to be a bit patient when you go into this book because you might not warm up to the characters immediately but after Sim met Bast, you will be a goner! And do listen to this book instead of reading it if you are into audios because everyone needs to witness the perfect baby concocted by Gary Furlong’s magical narration and Isobel Starling’s beautiful writing. Can’t recommend enough! 👏 Loved it so sooooooooo much! 😍



5 the only drug I need is you, Bast stars
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Audio rating

The story - 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The narration - 5 sublime stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The performance - 5 toe-curling stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Overall - 5 awesome stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You are the only drug I need, Bast

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Isobel Starling shows us there can be beauty in the rough, broken pieces... But they can cut too. I give the story a solid 3 1/2 stars and enjoyed it! It was well-written with flawed characters that sometimes stalled but ultimately grow not only as a couple but as individuals. I will admit, I warmed more to Simeon than Bastian mostly because of Bastian's actions early on. But as they come together, they felt stronger together and just... fit. There is plenty of angst in the story, but it is tempered by moments of love and caring not just romantically but through friendship as well (Pieter!). While I haven't read book one, the author gave enough backstory that I never felt lost or as though I was missing something.

Gary Furlong's narration was great. He excels at accents and the European characters in this story give him room to shine. I had no trouble distinguishing between characters. The emotions he gave to each character helped immerse me in the story. There was one moment where he narrates with this catch in his voice that just about broke my heart.

This is well worth a read/listen!

4 Stars Overall, Broken But Beautiful

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I have heard so many great things about this audiobook but just never got around to adding it to my library. When the author recently offered me a free code to get the book there was no way I was going to turn her down.

I have to admit that for some reason I was a bit confused when I first started listening to this. I'm going to attribute that to starting it when I was already involved in doing something else. Most of the time I can listen and work around the house at the same time but the beginning of this story needed more of my attention. Later on I was able to resume working around this house while I listened.

Once I settled down and could give this my full attention, I immediately fell in love with the story and all of the different voices that Gary Furlong did for the characters. I'm not sure that I would have enjoyed Sweet Thing nearly as much if I had read it; Gary's performance was just that fantastic.

This is the first audiobook I've listened to with characters that have so many different accents. Simeon is French, Bastian is German and I think there were also a couple of different British accents for other characters. The voice he used for Simeon was the perfect combination of petulant and sultry; Bastian was wonderfully growly.

The story is pretty angsty and deals with things that some might be sensitive to: a recovering addict, previous suicide attempt, and a spanking that got out of control. But both Simeon and Bastian are broken and the story shows us all of their broken parts and, just when you think there is no hope, manages to put them back together again. There was also a twist in the story that I never saw coming.

While I did receive a complimentary code to purchase this audiobook, my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.

A great story and a fantastic audio performance.

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