Ten Below Zero

By: Whitney Barbetti

Narrated by: Natasha Soudek

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's Summary

"In here," he said, pushing on the skin above my heart, "you're 10 below zero. And you're closer to death than I am." My name is Parker. My body is marked with scars from an attack I don't remember. I don't want to remember. I choose to live my life by observation, not through experience. While people are laughing and kissing and connecting, I'm in the corner. Watching them live. I'm indifferent to everything, everyone. The only emotion I feel with any kind of depth is annoyance, and I feel it often. A text message sent to the wrong number proves to be my undoing. His name is Everett, but I call him rude. He's pushy, he's arrogant, he crowds my personal space, and worst of all: he makes me feel. He chooses to wear all black, all the time, as if he's waiting to attend a funeral. Probably because he is. Everett is dying. And he's spending his final days living, truly living. In doing so, he's forcing me to feel, to heal. To come face to face with the demons I suppressed in my memory. He hurts me, he fulfills me, he completes me. And still, he's dying.

WARNING: This is not a story about two happy people who fall easily into love. This is a story about two broken people who find one another - and don't necessarily like each other. These characters are blunt, rude, and at times annoying. They are broken and sheltered and vulnerable.

©2014 Whitney Barbetti (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Ten Below Zero Stars

Seriously this book, if you have it on your TBR list…move it up because wow. I am blown away at how fantastic it was. All the feels the twists, just the raw emotions. Just a must read book if I ever read one before.

Parker phew so much to say about her, without giving too much away but I will try. She is raw, she is hiding with in herself and she doesn't even know it. She has so much but she exits in life she doesn't live. She thinks of herself as indifferent but that’s so far from it.

Meeting Everett was one of the best things to have happen to her, I say one of the best because the best thing was her having the courage to open up even if she didn't realize she was doing it.

Everett is going to break your hearts, in good and bad ways. This book is going to stick with me for so long because the connection these two have it’s unreal. It’s as if they heal each other. Meant to be and all that jazz.

The audiobook is Fan-Freaking-Tastic, I wasn't sure if I was going to like the narration because it’s so raw so unemotional for most of it, but it’s perfect for the book. Natasha Soudek was Parker in my eyes. I am blown away again because it was just so damn good.

*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*

✫✫ 4.5 Stars ✫✫

I read this book before but this was my first time listening to the audio. It was like the first time for me because I couldn't remember what happened. It was just as good the second time around! I love these damaged characters, they are so dark & moody and honest! The narration is very slow, She has the right voice for the characters just needed to speed it up a little.

EVERETT & PARKER...LOVE TO HATE YOU!!!!!!!!

What made the experience of listening to Ten Below Zero the most enjoyable?

ALL OF IT!!!!!!!! *Slow clapping and streaming tears!*

Who was your favorite character and why?

I think I am going to say Everett first, then Parker..oh the feels.....If you want to know why LISTEN TO THE BOOK!!! All of it I tell you!

What does Natasha Soudek bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She was so raw and gritty...you might not like her at first, but give her a good chance....she fits this story perfectly!!!!!!!!

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

Lots of them....but the end was wowsy wow...SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON....I swear these romance books are ruining me....lol

Any additional comments?

I HAVE TO....I AM USING LYDIA'S WORD AGAIN....FLOVED IT! FLOVED IT SO HARD!

It all starts with a text! Parker is a very damaged soul...and so is Everett....Parker tries not to leave the house EVER....and Everett is a self proclaimed alcoholic....together its like fire and ice...he even says she is ten degrees below zero...referring to her cold dead heart...

OOOOOOH THE FEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!

These 2 were merciless to each other...the passion was extraordinary....Their chemistry is intense...this book is so good....it will touch your heart so much! I love that he gave her the nickname My Precious....and the reference to Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind..This book is really raw...if you are looking for a traditional romance...don't listen...if you like rip your heart out books...this one is for you!!!!


BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO....I RECOMMEND...GOING IN MY ATF FILE....ONE I WILL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME!!!

I. AM. WRECKED.

I read about 400 books per year, and I have NEVER in my life been so shaken by a single book. This was my first experience with this author so I only had previous reviews to go off of, and the things people said made me assume it’d be emotional but probably just like a lot of the other “gut wrenching” and “angsty” romance novels I read regularly.

No. Just, no.

This story made me have to stop driving and turn off audible because I was hyperventilating crying and could not get a grip. I have never, NEVER, been so terrified of finishing a book. I knew if I was feeling this way with more than an hour left, that I’d probably throw up from crying if I went any further.

Yes, I finished it.
Yes, I’m glad I finished it.
Yes, I will listen to this again, probably in a year or so because I obviously need some serious recovery time.
And, yes, YOU should listen to this story as well.

Seriously. GAH. This author tried to make my heart stop. Still dealing with aftershocks of emotional distress from this book.

Side note: Listen to this at 1.2 speed because the narrator is really good but SOOOOO SLOWWWW. 1.2 is the equivalent of normal tempo.

MUST LISTEN TO BOOK. Worth the time

This is such a sad and beautiful story all in one. To suffer, then love, then loss and finally a miracle. Not my typical sort of story but I felt so much emotion for Parker and Everett. I will listen to this again.

WOW! WOW! WOW!

I mostly listen to audiobooks daily while traveling for work. I usually find an author I enjoy and stick with him or her. Since I’ve run out of books by the authors I enjoy (until the next releases) I decided to branch out a little from my normal, crime, who-done-it suspense genres and I was intrigued by the description when I came across this book. I was a little skeptical but decided to buy it anyway and I am so glad I did! I was hooked immediately! So much so that I couldn’t wait to get back in the car to continue listening. Since the story got started immediately, I was afraid there was going to be a lot of fluff and filler but not the case. Great from beginning to end and totally worth the purchase. I think I loved it so much more because I could relate to the main character which I think most people will at some degree. The narrator, Natasha Soudek was perfect! There are times while listening to books, that I find myself getting annoyed by the narrator. Natasha was great. I was able to distinguish between all characters, male and female, and was lost in the story, not hung up on the narration. If you’re teetering on whether to get his book, do it. All around awesomeness!!

I really enjoyed this book

What three words best describe Natasha Soudek’s voice?

Low and husky for her male voice. I really liked her for Parker. Her voice has just the right amount of detachment that I visualized for this character. While I would have preferred a male voice for the dual POV, I think she did really good for the male voice.

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

This book had a lot of emotional parts due to the context of the story but I couldn't pinpoint a particular one.

Any additional comments?

I really liked this book. I had this on my tbr list for a while and decided to do the kindle match and get the audio version to finally listen to it. I really liked the story even though I try to steer clear of the sad books. I was shocked by the ending but I think it was perfect for this book. I also loved the relationship between Parker and Everett. Even though they had sex very early on in the book, it took a while for them to form the emotional connection to each other which was even harder knowing what I did about Everett.

Incredible

I love this book so much. It speaks to my soul and the broken parts of me. I didn't have an Everett to save me. But this book is so important to me in so many ways. And I think Whitney Barbetti is an asshole. The best, most thoughtful, Queen asshole.

I must say though, I was surprised to hear this version of TBZ. I don't know why, but I expected it to have the part of the original where Parker helps Mira and Six with Andra's escape at the ranch. I still loved it, of course! Just missed that part.

The narrator did such a fabulous job. It was my first audiobook, so I had a hard time adjusting at first, especially since it's a story I know so well and have read many times. But hearing it aloud for the first time, and with the way it was narrated, it gave a whole new meaning and perspective I didn't have before. I'm so impressed and loved every. Single. Minute.

Devastatingly emotional

This book is so human. There isn't much action to hold your interest. It's the emotion, the feeling, that will hold you so completely captivated. How two very broken souls (for very different reasons) found and healed one another was just amazing to read about. You can tell that this story meant a lot to the author, she put a lot of herself into this story, it feels very personal. Such sad undertones mixed in with the light of hope.


The narrator does a spectacular job catching each nuance of the character's personalities. She was just the perfect choice for this book.

I've read the story once. Listening to it brought it to life in such a very real way. I fell in love with the story all over again.

The story line is okay but the narrator is boring

I liked the story, it is not an exciting read but it is entertaining. The narrator was basically whispering throughout the whole book, that is the only downfall.

Love against all odds

I enjoyed this book and the story line it was somewhat spoilt be the slow narration I speeded it up to make it bearable

Too "Dawsons creek" for me

I found the book very over angst, sickly poignant which made it incredibly cringeworthy in places. Maybe more suitable for YA and fans of Dawsons creek

"I see your scars, no, not the visible ones....l see your hidden scars"
🤦🏻‍♀️
Oh beam me up Scotty.

Tearjerker

Wow what a lovely, incredibly moving and sensitive story. It made me sob my heart out. Incredible narrator would highly recommend this book