While It Lasts

 

Name: While It Lasts
By: Abbi Glines
Narrated by: Shayna Thibodeaux, Kirby Heyborne
Series: Sea Breeze
Length 6 hrs and 34 mins
Category: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
Release Date: 2013-04-01
Language: English

The tale commences as an ethereal early morning zephyr caressing the luscious tendrils of grass; it is here we meet Cage York, a young man with an indomitable spirit albeit tainted with a notoriety that follows him like an ominous shadow. His raucous ways finally culminate in a DUI that pushes him to spend the summer on a farm, rife with labor under the watchful eyes of an uncompromising farmer, who happens to be the father of a young woman named Eva Brooks.

Eva, akin to the sunflower that sways to the gentle brush of dawn, had her soul engulfed in abysmal sorrow due to the loss of her fiancé in a military mishap. Her effervescent spirit, once the harbinger of joy, dwindles into the abysmal chasms of despair. The world seemed bereft of the luminosity it once exuded, until Cage’s arrival unfurls a cascade of unforeseen emotions. As two souls rendered asunder by circumstances stumble upon each other, the alchemy of longing and affection weaves a sublime tapestry.

In the backdrop, a retinue of characters flit in and out of view – Jeremy, Eva’s deceased fiancé whose memory lingers like a mournful lullaby; Josh, Cage’s amiable cousin who’s an ancillary harbinger of moments of levity; and Wilma, the sagacious maternal figure who watches over Eva with a nurturing ardor. Through them, the narrative is variegated with hues of camaraderie, loyalty, and maternal love. More melodrama exists in Existence and Ceaseless but first of all try to finish this book with full concentration.

The tale of Cage and Eva’s tender love is akin to the torrential downpour after an epoch of arid yearning. Through the labyrinthine vicissitudes of love, loss, and redemption, Cage’s seemingly impregnable façade of rebellion shatters as Eva’s affection baptizes him into a haven of compassion and belonging. The heart aches, soars, and finds solace in the tapestry woven through their love, as the vestiges of their shattered worlds find sanctuary in each other.

It is in the dulcet tones of Shayna Thibodeaux and Kirby Heyborne that the characters rise from the pages. Shayna’s mellifluous voice enchants, painting the depths of Eva’s sorrow and the blossoming of love with a poignant allure. Kirby Heyborne embraces Cage’s turbulence with a rumbling vigor, and the oscillating torrent of emotions is palpable. Together, they are the maestros, who carry us through this rhapsody of love.

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