WE SOLD OUR SOULS

Narrator Carol Monda is a perfect fit for this story of heavy metal, revenge, and redemption. Monda's voice is gravelly and whiskey tinged as she grinds out the feelings and frustrations of Kris Pulaski, the washed-up former guitarist of Durt Wurk. She can't see any way to get beyond the reality of her dead-end job and rotten prospects until she decides to go on an epic quest to get answers from the lead singer, who stabbed her in the back and may just have made a deal with the devil himself. This audio production is highly stylized, matching the novel's quirky writing and tendency to riff in long passages of imagery. Monda's growling monotone will not be to everyone's taste, but it really sells the story's attitude. N.M. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2018]