THE ANTI-HEROES

Narrators Soneela Nankani and Amanda Leigh Cobb deliver a story told from the alternating perspectives of two friends downtrodden by life. Former activist and current professor Emily is disappointed by her students. Liv is a real estate agent whose success is hindered by her people-pleasing ways. Emily and Liv are shaken after witnessing an attempted robbery and join Fearless Inc., an organization whose mysterious leader motivates a group of timid adults to push past their anxieties. The narrators reflect the friends' differences: Nankani portrays the blunt but not unkind Emily, and Cobb portrays the bubbly Liv. Both narrators provide great character differentiation for the Fearless Inc. members. Nankani is excellent as a student who perpetually upspeaks. Cobb is hilarious as a drunk character who wildly mispronounces words. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]