Collateral

By: Ellen Hopkins

Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross

From the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Triangles—a gorgeous, “raw and riveting tale of love and forgiveness” (Publishers Weekly) about a woman torn between her love for a dedicated Marine and her resentment of the war that is tearing their lives apart.

The last thing Ashley ever expected was to end up a military wife. But Cole doesn’t match her stereotype of the aggressive Marine. He’s pas­sionate and romantic, and their relationship evolves into a deeply felt, sexually charged love affair that survives four deployments. Cole desper­ately wants Ashley to marry him, but when she meets another man, a college professor, she begins to see what life might be like outside the shadow of war.

Written in Ellen Hopkins’s stunning poetic verse style, Collateral cap­tures the hearts of the soldiers on the battlefield and the minds of their friends, family, and lovers who also sacrifice their lives and happiness for their country at war. Is the collateral damage worth the fight?

Great Book - Awful Narrator

Where does Collateral rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

All of Ellen Hopkins books are amazing, never disappointed, unfortunately I'll have to buy the Kindle version of this one as well - Rebekkah Ross is too hard to listen to - monotone, says 'een' for every work ending with 'ing' puts my teeth on edge

What other book might you compare Collateral to and why?

I haven't read anyting around this topic but Ellen Hopkins books all have a similar feel, not to say they're formulaic but each one keeps you wanting more - she always produces a great read.

How could the performance have been better?

If the narrator would just say 'ing' instead of 'een' she'd probably be ok for the voice of a teenager but for more mature characters she doesn't cut it.

don't know how author does it

the flow of all this prose is seamless, especially as an audio book. Brava Ellen Hopkins!

Ending is not what I expected

I love Ellen Hopkins writings as she always leaves us with a twisted ending. As much as I wanted the ending to go another way, she really captured issues in today’s society that most would ignore. Good read.

book was good, reader not so.

the whole time the reader was very breathy and she was monotone. the book was very good though