Dark and Moving

wow. Jack gets me every time! a great thriller and moving family story. I REALLY enjoyed this story! Dan is such an excellent narrator and this one was wonderful as always

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Jack always messes with my mind!

Jack L Pyke ---- The Queen of physiological thrillers .
Dark and erotic she weaves a tale that leave you breathless and always wanting more....
Abduction , loss and sadness and always love , with a dose of secrets , with wonderful narration by Dan Calley .
I can breathe now ! I think ?

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Captivating

Dan Calley is amazing, as always. I love each and every one of his narrations.

This book was somehow fascinating, heartbreaking, hopeful, devastating, and confusing all at once. And this is going to be a tough review since I feel like anything I say about the actual story will be a spoiler. So I won't go there.

But, the way the story was put together was confusing to me for the first quarter going in. There were names that meant nothing and were intertwined with each other, but coupled differently at times. I had a rough go until things started to unravel, and then everything started making sense. This story was captivating and by the end I wanted so much more! Jack Pyke weaves quite a tale and pulls at so many emotions. Incredible.

Beautiful, Tragic, and Romantic

Lost in the Echo is a standalone contemporary novella that mixes the different genres of suspense, psychological thriller, and romance all together. There is a lot of angst and grief throughout this book, and I cried a few times throughout the story. However, there was also a lot of beauty and hope, and the ending was romantic with an optimistic tone.

Jack L. Pyke writes BDSM and psychological suspense extremely well with many different layers. There’s the dangerous element of a sudden kidnapping mixed with the mental and emotional grief, Will, one of the main characters, is forced to confront. On top of these heavy elements, there is also an erotic energy that buzzes throughout the book that reveals itself to be something stronger than just pure lust.

Dan Calley narrates the audiobook and his beautiful and sultry voice is perfect for the complexity that this book requires. I was captivated by his narration, and thought his performance was extremely well done with the perfect amount of energy infused into each scene. The audiobook production was well done and made for an overall enjoyable experience.

Become lost in the echo and the words.

While this is a short book, and nowhere near as dark as Jack's other works, don't let that put you off. Lost in the Echo is a masterclass in how to combine her psychological hallmark, but giving it a slighter softer edge.

The thing I love most about Jack's writing is the style and flow of it, I have no idea how she manages to create the words which literally grab my attention and hold me a virtual prisoner until the end and sometimes well beyond. Lost In The Echo is no different, when you begin to listen the first thing that strikes you is the tone and pace Dan Calley expertly applies to Jack’s words. It sets the scene perfectly as he leads you into the world our main character, Will. A man who’s so lost in a private grief, it threatens to consume him. Dan Calley portrays these emotions so beautifully and with such care and sensitivity, it draws you into the heart of the story while the events revealed are nothing short of heartbreaking.. All this is delivered with the Pyke/Calley signature, which is now, for me, a winning partnership.

My heart ached as Will coped with the grief and loss he'd endured, while he’s made to face the realisation he’s lost so much more than he was ever willing to admit. This causes Will to hurt, his pain is evident through every word Dan Calley speaks, as he brings the gamut of emotions to life with and emotion with care and skill, while also managing to portray a certain numbness which surrounded Will, locking him inside his own carefully constructed prison. I could feel just how lost Will was, how his soul cried out for someone to take care of him to take away the pain he was clearly still feeling.

Every emotion was real and given we have other characters Elliot and Ryan, who play their parts to perfection, each of them brought to life and given a unique voice and emotions as they laid bare the hurt as they faced the loss in their own way.

Through Dan’s skillfull narration it was easy to see just how lost in his own world, in the echo of what had been, Will and also by association, Elliot and Ryan were.

I won’t give any spoilers, other than there is a lot going on and you may feel that you will never get the answers, but just continue to listen, and all will be revealed. The one thing I will say is have tissues as there were parts of this audio which brought tears to my eyes – thanks Dan!