Requiem

Origins, Book 1

By: Taveyah LaShay

Narrated by: Paul Burt

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's Summary

Verdell, an excelling student-athlete and highschool senior, is headed for greatness when one bad decision alters his college plans. In an attempt to execute his plan B, being in the wrong place at the wrong time leads him to an inconceivable fate.

Dhorian, after highschool, received the internship of a lifetime, but quickly finds out that the opportunity isn’t anything like he expected. Just as his life starts coming together an unexpected discovery sends his life spiraling in an instance.

Paul is a business mogul turned politician and community advocate. His determination for more power conflicts with his love life and forces him to make some life altering choices.

Trying to find their way through triggered memories, Verdell, Dhorian, and Paul become victims of coincidence and circumstances. When a twisted plot of fate weaves their paths, will long-buried secrets bury them?

©2019 Taveyah LaShay (P)2020 Taveyah LaShay

Exciting and Entertaining

This book is the first in a trilogy and it definitely ends with multiple cliffhangers that make me hope the second part is released soon. The characters are well developed and have very interesting backstories. The narrator did a great job with providing a multitude of distinct voices for the many characters in the book.

A MUST READ THIS BOOK!

First off I want to say that Taveyah LaShay you wrote yo butt off on this on. Can’t wait to read the next one indeed there should be a movie with this book here. I rate this book a 5 star from the beginning to the end this book was GREAT!!!!

EXCELLENT READ!

I absolutely loved it! This book was full of drama, suspense and very emotional! The narration was outstanding and gave the story that extra flair! It will keep you entertained! The author did an amazing job with the character builds and plot! This was my first book by this author but definitely not my last! I look forward to reading more books by this author! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Where is Tyler Perry?

This needs to be a movie as soon as possible or at least a series. When on book 2 coming out?

Great Read!

It's one of the best books I've read. Now that it's on Audio, I love how the narrator brings the characters to life. It felt like I was there in the story. I can't wait to see it on the big screen, a box office hit!

A Must Read

The storyline moved fast and kept me interested. Having the different voices of the characters made the story come alive. I was left with so many questions. Iwant more of the story.

Dark and depressing

"Requiem: Origins, Book 1" (2019, 2020) by Taveyah LaShay is a dark novel about several Black characters, all unlikeable—a pair of male fraternal twins reared in separate households as cousins; a philandering, amoral attorney with a secret; a secretary who’s been having an affair with the married attorney for years; and her daughter from the relationship, a twelve-year-old who sounds like she’s six. Their stories are intertwined in deception and murder but I found the story depressing. Paul Burt’s gritty narration is fine. Not recommended. At my request, I was given this free audiobook and have voluntarily left this review.

Kelvin L. Reed
Author of "Guilt by Association"

Can't wait for the Movie

Loved the dramatics & its characters❤
Loved the dramatics & its characters❤
Loved the dramatics & its characters

Slow to start...

And not always easy to follow. I don't mind when books have different characters being followed in separate arcs but it's not very easy in this book and didn't always have a reason for the jump from one to the next.
The prologue offered a great story arc to start with. After that though it just got a bit confused and lost some of the intensity first offered. I look forward to reading more from this author and hope when the next book in the trilogy will fill in some of the blanks and offer a more structured approach to the characters.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

wow

wow what a totally fantastic audiobook from the pen of Taveyah LaShay and narrated by Paul Burt. I will look forward to more in this series xxxxxxx

Requiem

I loved the narrator Paul Burt. Helps makes the listening experience a pleasure.

This book was full of drama, suspense and emotional! It will keep you entertained! Loved how the character builds and the plot! !