The Infinite Noise

The Bright Sessions, Book 1

By: Lauren Shippen

Narrated by: Briggon Snow, James Fouhey

"Narrators James Fouhey and Briggon Snow give stellar performances in this quiet YA romance.... Both narrators authentically capture the ups and downs of teen romance and keep listeners engaged." (AudioFile Magazine)

Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions.

Caleb Michaels is a 16-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond "typical".

Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy - he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates, Adam. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming, but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.

Caleb's therapist, Dr. Bright, encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. As he and Adam grow closer, Caleb learns more about his ability, himself, his therapist - who seems to know a lot more than she lets on - and just how dangerous being an Atypical can be.

"What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?" (Vox on The Bright Sessions)

©2019 Lauren Shippen (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

I love Caleb and Adam even more now!

Ever since I first started listening to The Bright Sessions podcast, I have felt moved by the characters of Caleb and Adam, being a member of the LGBT community myself. Lauren Shippen just has a writing style by which she can masterfully articulate the complexity of thoughts and feelings in a way that makes them easier to understand. Also, James Fouhey and Briggon Snow added to the unforgettable experience of listening to this audiobook with their brilliant narration.

I never realized how much I relate to Adam until listening to this audiobook because his character and background wasn't able to be explained in detail throughout the podcast. Hearing his thoughts and emotions described, including his struggle with depression, made me feel validated and seen for the first time, which is such a beautiful feeling.

I have waited for this book ever since Lauren announced that there would be a book series based on the podcast. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank her, Briggon, James, and all the other people responsible for bringing this novel to life. I love these boys, and this is another story that I will carry in my heart always.

Great writing

It definitely helps if you listened to the podcast series in compliment to this book but the writing is great. The story telling is great. I love that they use the original voice actors from the podcast for the audiobook. 10/10 production

yass

at some points the voice acting was awkward, but once you know the characters.... it makes so much sense and yass

A lot of Emotions.... In a Good Way

Enjoyed this, the only draw back is how short it was. Look forward to more Bright session novels and to learn more about this universe that Shippen has created. I fell in love with the characters and kept wanting to know more. This is worth the read/listen.

Very romantic and unique

It is a very nice listen. I really enjoyed it. I like the fact that two of the voice actors of the Bright Sessions podcast reads the book. Weather you listened to the podcasts or not you will love this book! I especially like the way the composition of the chapters are used to create an atmosphere at some point in the book. It is an easy listen, great quality audio and very well presented by the readers.