Drowning in Stars

Drowning in Stars, Book 1/SA

De: Debra Anastasia

Narrado por: Rose Dioro, Benjamin Charles

He walked a tightrope five stories up just to hold my hand....

Gaze: I moved into the building next to Pixie when I was 11. She blew bubbles through my window. I shot my Nerf gun through hers. We both had secrets, but one of us was fated to get hurt. I wanted it to be me.

...She walked a tightrope five stories up just to save my life.

Pixie: When I was afraid of the dark, he would shine a light in my window. We shared our popsicles, and I taught him how to get a good swing on the playground. I never imagined I’d have to decide who got to live and who didn’t. I chose him, and he could never know.

©2020 Debra Anastasia (P)2021 Podium Audio

Heart pounding

This book is a heart pounding, tear jerking, and fist pumping book-all in one!!!!

What a coming of age story!

Pixie and Gaze meet when they're eleven. He just moved to the building across from hers. She blows bubbles through the window and he shoots them back at her. Both of them have complicated life situations and pretty soon they're best friends, looking after each other. One day, when things go really south for Gaze, Pixie has to make a choice: her safety and his trust or his life and future. She doesn't hesitate: she choses him.
Years pass and Fate always has a way to bring together people who are just meant to be. But, will Gaze forgive Pixie for betraying his trust?
This is an epic love story. A coming of age tale of people destined to be together but who have been handed a shitty hand by Destiny, Pixie is adorable and you spend the whole time trying to jump into the book to protect her. You root for Gaze too and hope that the life in a way gifted to him by Pixie will not be shattered by the past coming back to haunt them.
It's sweet and heartbreaking and when everything comes together at the end you let out a huge sigh of relief as no one deserves to be happy together more than these two.
Note: Gaze's new family is just EVERYTHING.
Narration: Narrated with so much heart and emotion by the incomparable Rose Dioro, who brings all of Pixie's badassery and vulnerability with perfection. Benjamin Charles has one of "those voices": it's warm, soothing at the same time bringing all the feels in his performance.

Perfectly beautiful

This book had me enamores from the beginning. From the characters to the storyline, it painted a picture of real life struggles and strength to fight back against the demons that haunt you. Simply breathtaking.

Excellent book

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Highly recommend it. Will read more books from this author.

Beautiful flowers blooming in a dung heep

This is not your run of the mill boy gets girl, boy looses girl, boy gets girl back story. These two young people find each other and recognize a sameness in each other and form a soul bond. It is not based in lust or any kind of romantic love.....well......not at first. If you listen to books for swoon worthy romance and lots of sex. This is not that. Now if however you like coming for age stories with nuanced, layered, and rich characters who fight their way out of the hell that life can be and emerge not unscathed but whole and together then I encourage you to buy this book. The story is well written and gives all the feels. The narrators were not my favorites but they do a respectable job.