LAST EXIT

Natalie Naudus's immersive delivery immediately draws listeners into Gladstone's kaleidoscopic adventure. Estranged in the wake of their last failed mission, a group of friends with deep wounds and unusual powers must reunite to defeat forces that are threatening to tear apart their world and every alternate world they've visited or hope to. Naudus readily dives into a sprawling, harrowing narrative of perilous battles, ominous voices in the dark, gut-wrenching flashbacks, and defiant feats of magic and science. Characterizations range from courageous and clever to horrifying and unhinged. Underpinning the friends' expedition is a powerful, complex love story, deftly explored by Gladstone and beautifully rendered by Naudus. K.S.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2022]