Necessary Restorations

The Walshes, Book 3

By: Kate Canterbary

Narrated by: Christian Fox, Lucy Rivers

Sam Walsh is hanging on by a thread.

He works hard at concealing his chronic illnesses and represses the lingering pains of childhood, but he's running out of vices to distract him from his wounds.

Nothing feels good anymore. Not his prize-winning work preserving historic homes, not the family that refuses to give up on him even when he's at his most self-destructive. The only thing he wants is the conservatory-trained chaos he meets in a stalled elevator car. She's the friend he never asked for and can't imagine living without. Then, she's more than a friend. She's everything.

Tiel Desai is not the same person she used to be. She's finally found a place for herself in Boston, leaving the rejection and disappointment of her past behind. She keeps herself too busy to think about any of it, her days spent in grad school and with neurodivergent children in her music therapy practice, her nights devoted to the city’s underground music scene. She's learned how to get by—until Sam Walsh crashes into her world. He up-ends everything and takes spaces in her life she didn't know she had to give.

They find more in each other than they ever realized they were missing.

But finding it might not be enough to keep it—or each other.

©2015 Kate Canterbary (P)2016 Tantor

A solid follow up in the series. Great narration

The story is mostly about being able to accept ones self as you are and understanding that your quirks makes you who you are. There is much to balance these characters and I think this was writen very well. I loved how the friendship factor was developed and again the family dynamic aspect of this series makes it an even greater experience. Loved the narration!!

Necessary necessary restoration

Very good book a love story must read. You will laugh cry and cheer then cry some more

great book

I love this series. I can't wait to read the next one for the second time!

I was completely charmed!

Would you listen to Necessary Restorations again? Why?

Yes, the two narrators were excellent, and I really enjoyed the story's pacing and the character development for both Tiel and Sam. I have nothing but praise for the audio production and the well executed plot.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sam. I have a soft spot for OCD and germaphobic characters because I can identify with them 100%.

Which character – as performed by Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers – was your favorite?

Sam. Again because both narrators had great voices for each character but for Sam in particular and also because I liked the way Sam's mind worked.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Embrace your perviness!

Any additional comments?

This was my first novel by Kate Canterbary, and it certainly won't be my last. Now I'm also incredibly curious about Sam's other siblings. Consequently, a complete series read is a must. I'm also putting narrators Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers on my list of MUST-LISTEN narrators.

LOVE Sam and Tiel!

This is the 3rd in the series and so far Sam and Tiel are my favorite. While you don't need to listen to the previous 2, I do recommend it. Each book is a standalone, but you will gain much knowledge of the characters and the back story if you read them in order. Plus, they are all fantastic! Both Sam and Tiel are flawed and broken but completely lovable and PERFECT. They are REAL. Like all in the series, this book will take you on a roller coaster of emotions in the best possible way. I fall in love with Sam and Tiel a little more each time I read or listen to this book. In the effort of full disclosure, this series is the ONLY series I have read MULTIPLE times. They are all that good and my love for all the Walshes is that deep, Kate Canterbary is on my very short "always buy" list.