• Softly at Sunrise

  • A KGI Novella
  • By: Maya Banks
  • Narrated by: Adam Paul
  • Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (274 ratings)

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Softly at Sunrise

By: Maya Banks
Narrated by: Adam Paul
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Publisher's summary

A novella companion to New York Times best-selling author Maya Banks' Shades of Gray.

Softly at Sunrise takes place in a gap of time that occurs in Shades of Gray. Reading this novella will in no way spoil Shades of Gray, though there are some brief mentions of events that occur in that book.

Rachel Kelly has traveled a long, hard road in her journey back to her husband, Ethan, and the Kelly family. Now, as she and Ethan are poised to move into their new home, safe behind the walls of the Kelly compound, Rachel wonders if she’ll finally be free of the ghosts that have haunted her for so long and if she’ll step into the sun after a past steeped in darkness.

"With love to every single reader who read and loved 'The Darkest Hour' and wanted to know more about Ethan and Rachel and how they were doing down the road. This is for you."

©2013 Maya Banks (P)2013 Penguin Audio
  • Series: KGI, Book 5.5
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

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HATED the new narrator!

Whatever reason they had for changing the narrator, it was a bad decision....at least get someone that didn't make them sound like backwoods hicks and wimps to boot!
I am seriously considering just buying the books from now on because I can't stand this narrator!

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Disappointed!!!

What did you like best about Softly at Sunrise? What did you like least?

The update on Ethan and Rachel. The only thing I didn't like was the narrator.

What did you like best about this story?

The update on Ethan and Rachel and the fact that they finally are getting back to a happy life.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Adam Paul?

I don't understand why in the middle of the series the narrator would be changed! Adam Paul is horrible and made the audio book a major disappointment. If he continues to narrate this series I will not purchase another audiobook. I will check out the book from the library!!!

Was Softly at Sunrise worth the listening time?

Not with Adam Paul as a narrator...

Any additional comments?

Please switch back to Harry Berkeley

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Bring Harry back.

Adam Paul is not the right person for this reading, or any KGI reading. It has ruined the KGI series for me. The guy all sound girly half of the time. Adam does not give the characters the same emotion that Harry did.

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Really enjoyed the story

What did you love best about Softly at Sunrise?

I really enjoyed the storyline and update on Ethan & Rachel. The school incident was well written. I Missed the prior narrator, I liked Adam Paul and remembered him from the Breathless Trilogy, but really missed Harry Berkeley as he brought the characters to life.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Which character – as performed by Adam Paul – was your favorite?

Like his normal voice, the change is Character, wasn't as good as the prior narrator, Harry Berkeley

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I loved it...

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely..it took a while to get used to the new narrator, but I got so absorbed in the story that he faded into the background.

Who was your favorite character and why?

PJ, definitely. She was an aboslute female in this book..strong, fragile, girly, manly..all wrapped into one. She brought what happened to her to the forefront, avoided it, dealt with it her way and on her terms. She was all over the map and it was wonderful.

Now, Cole would be next. He was so sensitive and manly all at the same time. He never stepped into her world without acknowldeging her for who and what she was..their courtship (what little there was) and handling of the event were the best parts of the book.

Which character – as performed by Adam Paul – was your favorite?

PJ, definitely. He didn't try too hard to be female and since this was PJ we're talking about, it seemed to fit.

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

The entire rape scene from beginning to when she was in the hospital was so emotional for me. There were times when I had to stop because my emotions were too wired. It was upsetting, disturbing, and troubling all at the same time. I didn't think I'd be able to finish it, but I had to step away for a minute and then come back. It was such an integral part of the story and PJ and cole's relationship that I could not stop continuing to read the book.

Any additional comments?

I am torn between this one and the Rio story as my favorite. I listened to it twice because I could not pull away from PJ and Cole. While the change in narrator was startling, he fell into the background and the story took over.

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Great story, terrible change in narrator.

I love this series, BUT this new Narrator was terrible for this story. He completely changed the image of the characters by making them sound too country and childish.....it felt like he didn't know the characters and their "voices" didn't match their personalities at all.

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Softly at Sunrise

This is a short update on the Rachel and Ethan story line, Here we are entertained with her struggles with the past and trying to go back to work. Her fears of memories of Ethan before she left and was held for a year. We get to see a glimpse in the next book about PJ and Cole. There is suspense while Rachel is substituting at a local school. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the narrator. He just didn't have the husky voice of the men in the story like I envisioned when reading this the first time. Otherwise it was spot on with M. Blake's writings in this series.

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I wished Harry Berkeley was still the narrator !!!

I so wish I could finish the KGI series but I cannot stand the new narrators voice,
I wished Harry Berkeley narrated all of the KGI series, I am so disappointed and sad
I am pretty sure if Harry Berkeley would have remained the narrator,
I would have given this book and the rest of the series 5 stars across the board

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Read the book

Softly at sunrise was an excellent addition to kgi. Not a fan of the narration. it was difficult to listen to when he spoke as Marlene. I love when narrators switch voices. unfortunately this should have been read as a story. Maya Banks gets 5 stars for the story!!! read the book to enjoy kgi

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Love this series!!!

I loved this story but disappointed in the narrator’s attempt at character voices. His voice for the Mother made me laugh so hard it was a distraction from the story.

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