My Sun Sets to Rise Again

Concerto for Rachel, Book Two

By: Mark Leo Tapper

Narrated by: Stacey Lind

What would it feel like to be young again when you turn 60? Six members of the Vicious Circle, are returned to their physical prime with a gene therapy that will leave them young and beautiful for a century. They must negotiate the trials of love, relationships, and parenting in their renewed selves, all while hiding from the terrible truth about the cost of their new lives.

©2022 Mark Leo Tapper (P)2022 Mark Leo Tapper

A New Tone in this Series - And It Works Well

When I listened to the first book in this series, it was wide and ambitious. This one is ambitious in its humanity, focusing on mostly one place with one group and untangling some more of the human implications of this future world Tapper has created.

Even though it's a new vibe, I still appreciated the storytelling, loved settling in with a handful of characters as they explored their dynamics and made choices. As always, Stacey Lind made that possible, blending a variety of accents and character choices to spin a clear cast. What I loved was getting to hear how focused writing made for focused emotional performances, and the opening chapter is a particularly strong one from the Tapper/Lind duo.

In the end, I do think I liked the story of the first book more, but I feel like I'm a regular and will show back up for future installations of this series with this author writer duo. I'm pumped to learn what the epilogue could mean for this world and all the characters yet to come into it!

excellent

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!!