Passing Through

De: Jay Northcote

Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Leo is a lonely workaholic with no time for romance in his life. His job in London takes all his energy and commitment. When he goes to Cornwall to stay with his terminally ill uncle, Edwin, love is the last thing Leo expects to find. Tris lives in a cottage on Edwin's land. Gay, but still half in the closet, he and Leo bond over their affection for Edwin, and the pull of attraction between them proves too strong to ignore.

In Tris's arms, in the wilds of Cornwall, Leo finds a peace he'd forgotten existed. On his return to London, Leo finds himself grieving for more than just the loss of his uncle. When some unexpected news gives Leo the chance to return to Cornwall, he's afraid it will be too late to rekindle things with Tris. But having learned much from his stay with his uncle, Leo doesn't want to look back and wish he'd done things differently. It's time to seize the day - if it's not already too late.

©2015 Jay Northcote (P)2015 Dreamspinner Press

Uncle Edwin stole the show

The most memorable moments in this were actually the ones with Leo's uncle, Edwin. This felt a bit more in the vein of reconnecting with family members and grief, and I was pretty ok with the romance feeling like it was in the backseat for this story. Edwin was the glue that brought both men together and helped be the push for one to get his head out of his ass and the other to have the courage to come out. Sobbing over Edwin. To be honest, I'd read a whole book just on Edwin and Tom's life.

Check CWs on this one.

Nice comfort listen

This is a wonderfully sweet romance with some sadness mixed in. Leo is a 40 year old workaholic who visits his beloved elderly uncle who is dying. There he meets Tris who is picking up his life after his breaks up. Leo's uncle makes some family revelations that causes Leo to question his choices. The story is sweet and poignant. It has a little angst and a tear jerk moments in the telling of his uncle's story and life. The narrator does a great job in bringing all these men to life. It is always great when a British narrator performs a book based in England. Overall a good comfort listen.

Lovely story, beautifully narrated

What made the experience of listening to Passing Through the most enjoyable?

Matthew Lloyd Davies narrated flawlessly and beautifully. Lovely.

What did you like best about this story?

sweet and quiet story, with a touch of nostalgia.

Have you listened to any of Matthew Lloyd Davies’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First time narrator for me, but I would recommend to others

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I got teary-eyed a couple of times.

Any additional comments?

Lovely story, warmly recommended

Great book to make you think

This is an EXCELLENT book by Jay. I've read a few of her books and this one is just great.

Leo is a workaholic who takes time off to be with his dying uncle only to discover there is quite the hunk who has been helping out his uncle while he's been too busy working to do so.

We get to follow along as Leo goes through a transformation and it's quite heartwarming and saddening at the same time. He realizes how much he's missed out on with his uncle now that it is too late, but he works to realize that it's not too late for him to find what he needs in his life besides work and how to make it all work in his own way.

The way Jay wrote the book is so touching. We are watching a wonderful man, who we come to love and care for, go through his last days and him talk about his experiences in life and those help enlighten Leo, but as well as the reader, as to the changes that have happened through time.

Jay does romance in such a great way with excellent sexy scenes, but not so much so that they take away from the story itself.

The Narrator, Matthew Lloyd Davies, does a great job adding to the story an extra little something. I really enjoyed his voice and the way he brought humor and life to the story when there needed to be and sadness or sexiness as well.

Great job to both Jay and Matthew.

I received a free copy of this book to read for Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.

Nice story

This Jay Northcote novel is a nice listen. I missed more storyline, however. Could’ve done with more dept. If that was the case it would’ve gotten 5 stars from me. But that doesn’t mean I’ll stop reading Jay’s work. I’m a fan and I recommend this writer.