DEVOTED

A telepathic dog and a silent autistic boy with a genius IQ are at the heart of this audiobook, which is enhanced greatly by Edoardo Ballerini's performance. Kipp, the dog, understands that he needs to find Woody Bookman, an 11-year-old genius. Woody, who suspects that his father's death was not an accident, believes that he and his widowed mother are in danger from a very bad, very dangerous man. Some of this story requires suspension of disbelief, and Ballerini's narration makes that easier. He brings a level of realism to the characters and their situations that some listeners may find otherwise missing.The worst villain (there are several) sounds appropriately evil; other characters--even the silent ones--have their own distinct voices. G.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2020]