Sweet Rome

De: Tillie Cole

Narrado por: David Radford

You met Romeo Prince in the Amazon and USA Today best-selling novel Sweet Home. Now hear the story from his lips: unbarred, uncensored, and raw to the bone.

It makes me laugh when I hear folks think Molly and I rushed into things too fast, spouting that we couldn't possibly have felt what we did for each other in such a short space of time. I say, how the hell would they know? We made it, didn't we? She became my whole life, didn't she? And as for my folks not being real, being true? Tell that to me aged 10, 11, 12 - damn, all my bastard life - when I was never enough, when I was beaten until I bled for being too good at football and not being everything they'd dreamed: the perfectly dutiful son. Tell that to thousands of kids around the world getting wailed on by asshole parents for whatever stupid reason; tell them evil doesn't exist in their eyes.

F--k Romeo and Juliet. This is the story of me and my girl, from my lips. No mushy sentiment, no cheese, just the plain, hard truth, and, because I'm feeling generous, I'm going to let you in on more of our story, too.

Sweet Rome is a new adult companion novel to Sweet Home. It contains adult content, sexual situations, and mature topics. Suited for ages 18 and up.

©2014 Tillie Cole (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Retelling the story

Loved the first book. Had to stop listening because narration was painful. The narrator did not sound like a college qb and his accent was not authentic

This retelling from a different perspective could have easily been incorporated into the first book and would have made the story that much more compelling.

Was a feel good story but also “Meh”

Who doesn’t love a happy end and a love story? The accents were narrated dreadfully and painful after a few chapters. The parents were excessively abusive and far fetched for any era. Love story was cute but his steamy sex was over the top- again and again on so many levels. Got to be too predictable with his intentions and their sex life. Meh overall.

Lovely book!

This audiobook was a delightful retelling of the first book in series Sweet Home, but from Romeo's point of view. I especially loved the last 3 chapters which showed the very happy ending. The narrator did a wonderful job with his southern drawl, sounding like he actually was from Alabama. Loved it!

Not Much New Here

I really like this series but it seems that about 90% of this book could be a ditto of Sweet Home. I would have enjoyed it more if Sweet Home was dual POV and 2 hours longer. I did enjoy hearing it from Rom's POV but I felt like I listen to the same story told twice. One good thing about that is that David Radford does a much better Rome than Anna Parker-Naples.

If you listened to Sweet Home you can skip this one. But I am really looking forward to the rest of the series.

Horrible Narration

I read Sweet Home and Sweet Rome first, the story is okay if you are looking for something to just keep you occupied.

David Radford has ruined the character of Rome, he doesn't sound like the broody masculine football jock that is portrayed in the book.