Once We Were

By: Kat Zhang

Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest

In the second novel in the Hybrid Chronicles—perfect for fans of Ally Condie, Lauren Oliver, and Scott Westerfeld—Eva and Addie struggle to share their body as they clash over romance and the fight for hybrid freedom.

Addie and Eva escaped imprisonment at a horrific psychiatric hospital. Now they should be safe, living among an underground hybrid movement. But safety is starting to feel constricting. Faced with the possibility of being in hiding forever, the girls are eager to help bring about change—now. The answer seems to lie in a splinter group willing to go to extremes for hybrid freedom, but as Addie and Eva fall ever deeper into their plans, what they thought was the solution to their problems might just be the thing that destroys everything—including their bond to each other.

Intriguing story with a lovely narration

I really enjoyed listening to Once We Were. The story is amazing. I can't wait for the final book to see what is to come for the hybrids. I've never read anything like it. The narration is done lovely and makes listening to this on audio seem like it really adds something special. There are many characters and I liked that each one was expressed accordingly. I would definitely recommend this this audible book to fellow listeners.
** AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY **

Good but not great

This series has amazing potential. With the underlying currents subjecting to advocating for mental illness. This dystopian universe is one where the author took the premise from the theory of structural dissociation where it's believed every infant is not born with an integrated personality but with different ego states until the age of around 8-10 when the personality fully develops. For someone who suffers from dissociative disorders the premise of two souls living in one body, switching between being in control, etc was very interesting. This series could have been more thematic. The last 14 minutes were the most thrilling and while I was enthralled with the premise it just wasn't enough to keep you interested. I will be listening to the last but I'm not in any way jumping into it.