Softly at Sunrise

A KGI Novella

By: Maya Banks

Narrated by: Adam Paul

A novella companion to New York Times bestelling 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.

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.

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.

Least favorite... hated the narrator...

This is a 3 hour book, doesn't really give you more insight about Ethan and Rachel. If you skip it, you won't miss out.

I don't really understand the purpose of this book as it covers an incident that requires Rachel to be saved. I thought it was going to be more about the two characters.

The narration is awful. Sorry Adam. I hated the southern accents (that never existed before) and the high pitch voices. Errrr!! In the next book, Adam gets better. But, in the book after, the voices get worse.

Overall, if you want to know more about Ethan and Rachel, this book isn't it. Actually, just skip this book and go to the next. You won't miss anything.

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

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.

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.

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