After She Falls

De: Carmen Schober

Narrado por: Frankie Corzo

She's always had that fire in her. She just needs to find it again.

Strong-willed Adri Rivera nearly achieved her goal of being a professional mixed martial artist, but then she fell in love with a man who knocked all the fight out of her. When their abusive, tumultuous relationship finally comes to a head, Adri flees with their young daughter to her small hometown in the mountains of Pennsylvania. There, she must face the people she left behind and put her broken life back together again.

A hardened Max Lyons can’t believe Adri is back in town after abruptly cutting him and everyone else off years ago. Despite the distance that grew between them, he feels compelled to help her regain her independence and offers her a job at his gym. But regaining each other’s trust is another matter, made even more complicated by the lingering spark between them. As Adri dares to pursue her dream again, she trains for a big tournament with Max’s help, but they’ll both have to confront their own doubts in order to rise victorious.

©2021 Carmen Schober (P)2021 Recorded Books

Schober outdoes herself in debut novel.

After she falls is a story of girl power, overcoming abuse, finding yourself again, second chances and romance. The book has fantastic character development and keeps you engaged from the start. This is the kind of book that keeps you entertained, but leaves you feeling refreshed, encouraged and challenges you to take a closer look at your own life and walk with the Lord through the heroine’s tribulations and triumphs. The audiobook brought this to life especially, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Schober on the big screen some day.

I wanted to love this…

The plot is a good story, but it didn’t live up to its potential. The characters themselves acknowledged this, saying, “It’s like ping pong.” The constant back-and-forth between them became so annoying and irritating that it overshadowed the story’s intended message. The voices were also unappealing. The repetitive “I…” followed by a pause was incredibly frustrating. The voice of the little girl was particularly difficult to listen to. There was a lot of potential to make the characters more distinct and memorable, and to tell a truly compelling story. However, unfortunately, every chapter followed the same structure, just in a different setting.