New Beginnings: Abel's Journey

De: Nicky James

Narrado por: Adam Gold

Life is beyond our control. It can bring joy, laughter, and happiness, then turn around and rip your heart out of your chest without warning.

Abel Matheson received a cold dose of life's reality six months ago when the man he loved most lost his fight against cancer.

Free-spirited, easy-going Abel doesn't know how to cope with the rotting, festering grief growing inside him. What was once an easy life has become a struggle to put one foot in front of the other.

His grades are slipping, his job is suffering, money is tight, and the nightmares plaguing his sleep are relentless. Something has to give. He can't keep going like this.

Desperate to end his suffering, Abel falls back on old habits. Self-destructive habits he knows are wrong. Every time he tries to stand, he ends up face-first in the mud.

On the advice of a counselor, Abel makes attempts to find a support system to help him handle his grief. Unexpectedly, during his quest toward healing, Abel makes a connection with the most unlikely of people.

His mind wants to rebel against the man who stands before him. Run far and fast in the other direction. But his heart forms a bond that annihilates his fear.

Why this man of all people?

Sometimes you find help and love where you least expect it.

This audiobook has been written as a follow-up to No Regrets. WARNING: This audiobook includes self-harm, substance abuse, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression.

©2017 Nicky James (P)2018 Nicky James

Not heartbreaking, devastating

I wondered what would happen to Abel after reading another book from this author.
I have to say this book should come with trigger warnings of suicide,trauma and loss.
There were times I didn't know if I could get through this book I was so emotionally distraught.
As someone who has lost very vital and important people in my life the depiction of the downward spiral is uncanny but very slow and torturous on the reader.
This would not be a book to read if you are in a bad headspace or have recently experienced grief on a magnitude of this level I don't think it would be healthy to read.
I think the book loses its way in the third act it gets a little sloppy and once again salacious and sexual.
The fourth act and the ending I had a feeling would go this way but I had no idea that I would absolutely have an emotional breakdown.
I don't quite think this romance was written good enough for me to believe that spoilers... Abel moves on what was more touching is the way he says goodbye.
I don't think I'll ever forget it if you can get through the hard parts of this book and they are brutal it's a lesson in life that you have to move on and it's what we're meant to do.

Simply beautiful

Deep dive into the journey of grief and standing up again. Great writing. No dramatic storyline, rather a detailed and emotional character study. Through the pain of Abel, I felt the deep warmth and human connection. Simply beautiful.

The performance of the narrator : STUNNING !

Can’t wait for the next one

so many tears!!!

This book WILL make you cry! It picks up 6 months after Landon’s passing. Abel is just trying to get through each day. He turns to alcohol to try and get his brain to slow down. This is a heart wrenching story that had me crying for the first half of the book but it does end with Abel finding peace and happiness
Adam Gold does an amazing job narrating this story. His portrayal of Abel is heartbreaking. He really put a lot a feeling into the narration of this story!!!

Talk about a tear jerker!

This book will rip your heart out and then put it back together piece by piece ❤️ Abel's journey is a struggle with grief and you feel it especially after listening to Landon and Abel's story. Just be warned it hurts!! But it's worth it!

Wow ... just wow

You MUST read “No Regrets.” First

I’ve never cried at the beginning of a book before, but I was a total wreck the first 5 to 6 chapters of this book. I’d just finished No Regrets a few days before, and wasn’t certain how this book would begin, but No Regrets was so good, I looked forward to diving into this title.

I must rate these two as volume 1 and volume 2. In my opinion, neither could stand without the other.

The writing is phenomenal, and the story is a fitting continuation and end to No Regrets. I highly recommend this title! But, as stated, you really must read No Regrets first to truly appreciate the plot and character development Nicky James brings to the table. My only regret is that additional titles in the series aren’t developed as audiobooks. After having read “Love Me Whole,” “No Regrets,” and “Abel’s Journey,” I would like to have seen more of the books in the series produced for audio.