Low

De: Mary Elizabeth

Narrado por: Aaron Shedlock

It's hard living on the wrong side of the tracks.

Lowen Seely has a criminal record to prove it. Determined not to follow in his father's footsteps, he fights instinct and tries honesty. But hunger becomes painful, and bills are due. Forced to choose between what is right and wrong, the boy from the hood learns abiding by the rules is nearly impossible when corruption is in your blood.

Falling for an outlaw has changed everything.

Poesy Ashby is the definition of ride or die, even when it means turning her back on freedom. The girl from the suburbs gives conformity the middle finger. Bonnie and Clyde have nothing on her love story.

On the run with consequences in the rearview mirror, Lowen and Poesy accept the truth: they are the bad guys.

But can they get away with their crimes?

©2016 Mary Elizabeth (P)2016 Mary Elizabeth

Suspenseful is an understatement.

Ohmygosh! This book! I freely admit I’m an angst whore, but <i>Low</i> takes angst to a whole new level. It is, without a doubt, the most anxiety-producing novel I’ve ever read. At one point I had to reach out and phone a friend. (Thanks, Christy, for the hand holding.)

I’ve never rooted for criminals so hard in my life, but I’ll be damned if I wasn’t behind Lowen and Poesy every step of the way. How could I not feel for a man who always tries to do the right thing, despite the crap hand life continually deals him? At least he has Poesy by his side—ever faithful, ever brave, ever loving, ever cheery. It seems like the harder they fight to stay afloat, though, the more desperate their situation becomes. Despite their circumstances, they are generous and determined.

The quality of Mary Elizabeth’s writing is exceptional, and I’m blown away by the complexity of the characters she created in Low and Poesy. This story had the power to incite such conflicting emotions within me that it stole my breath. That said, it is a tough read that may not be for everyone. It’s gritty, raw, somewhat slow in places, and honestly kind of depressing. What a rollercoaster though! I’ll definitely be reading more work by Mary Elizabeth.

Five star book, a must read!!!

This was a wonderful book from the opening paragraph until the and. The story was excellent the characters were well defined and extremely engaging. I found myself rooting for the bad guys from the very beginning. The author did a great job of making them likable and describing realistic situations that could make a life of crime appealing. In my opinion this was the quintessential perfect novel it was a fast paced active engaging with just the right amount of romance thrown in. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading. Although I received this book at no charge to me for an honest review I would gladly purchase it on my own not only that but I will be actively searching for other books written by this author. This book was also greatly enhanced by the narrator who was excellent and well suited for the material.

Even Crooks Love

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

This was my first Mary Elizabeth book and I have to say that it was just an ok book for me. I did love how dedicated and true to each other Lo & Posey were. He was poor and just just trying to survive, when a poor decision to steal a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter landed him in jail for two years. Posey, coming from privilege fell in love with the landscaper and even though he was sent to prison for awhile, he love never once wavered. She knew him deep down and her love for him carried him through his sentence until he could get out on parol.

Unfortunately being an ex-con, Lo found it hard to get a decent job and help get Posey though school. They lived in a crappy apartment and had to scrape by on what little bit of food they could get. Determined to give Posey a better life, he thought back to the guy he worked with in the laundry room in prison.

Rob a bank. It would be so easy he thought. That was until one heist went Terribly wrong and now him and Posey were living a life on the run.

I liked the story, but I would liked to have just a bit more of an ending. Lol!!

The narrator did a great job! I loved when he did different voices and accents for all the different people Lo & Posey met. I got the giggles when he did the woman That they net on the bus from alabamas voice.

All in all, it was a pretty decent audiobook and story.

Audio Perfection

I loved this story as a book and I love it even more as an audio. Mary Elizabeth paints this picture where you want the bad guy to succeed and you feel emotionally broke down when things don't go their way.

Even crooks need love.

Aaron Shedlock should be narrating every single male audio out there. His voice is gruff and sexy and he is so fantastic at narration. I was sucked into the story and didn't come out until it was over.

Pick this one up, STAT.

Low

What did you love best about Low?

This book was very sad and depressing in my opinion. I never truly connected with characters. It was not a bad book, and it was performed beautifully. I just think it was not for me.

What about Aaron Shedlock’s performance did you like?

This was my first book performed by Aaron Shedlock. He did an amazing job, he has a deep gravely voice that just screams bad boy.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The ending I always love endings, happy or not ;)

Any additional comments?

I was gifted a copy of this book by the publisher, narrator or author in exchange for my unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.