Sexy post-apocalyptic romance.

Opposites is an erotic post-apocalypse story where to keep the world from over populating a scientist invented genes where people were born gay. The houses made matches, and inside those matches, births were chosen to assure a perfect world and keep the genes gay. But there is an anomaly called Opposites that was beginning to become more frequent.
Opposites a very intriguing story with a great concept. The characters are all interesting, and there are quite a few of them, as we meet the parents and the main characters of this story.
Greg Boudreaux or Tremblay is one of my very favorite narrators. If I see his name, it goes right on my wish list. He made, an already sexy story come to life and even hotter if that is at all possible.
But enough of my rambling...go buy a copy and listen for yourself!
If you like post-apocalyptic stories, a new world, prearranged marriages, and super sexy romance with some hot man-sex, you will love this!

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A post-apocalyptic, dystopian romance!

I loved this post-apocalypse story set in a dystopian world.
The world building was unique and refreshing.
The concept of this story was interesting and kept me engaged throughout. The characters were well fleshed out had depth. Overall a sweet romance set in a dystopian world.
Greg Boudreaux did an amazing narration. He gave the characters their own voices, despite there being so many of them.
If you are willing to try something new and different, do give this one a listen.

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Interesting and compelling, great narration

I have a (perhaps) unique perspective on this in that I listened to the novellas before the original novel. This helped me in that there are a LOT of characters and a LOT of world building going on – especially in the beginning. I can’t say I always kept track of who was who – I’m a far more visual person than auditory so my mind would wander a bit – but having the wonderful Greg Boudreaux narrating means that each character was unique and easily identifiable.

I found the concept of this story captivating and the romance(s) both really sweet and super sexy!

Usually I shy away from anything remotely “dystopian” as I tend to find them terribly pessimistic and dour, but this was almost like an entire other world and far less “doom and gloom” than the typical.

If you’re looking for a somewhat complicated, but rewarding and unique look at the future – and you really like some steam in your romances – this is the story (series) for you.

I think that listening to this is an amazing experience because Greg is such a tremendous performer. He really adds to the overall enjoyment by giving depth and emotion to the characters and making the story really pop up and feel multi-dimensional.

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Good start to an unusual post-apocalypic mythology

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

The narrator elevated what might have been a confusing storyline, with an extremely large cast of characters, by the judicious application of accents, including performing credible female voices.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Opposites?

The switch from an atmosphere where most of the characters displayed mindless acquiescence to the status quo to that of questioning their places in society and their own belief systems via a series of unexpected conflicts.

What about Greg Boudreaux’s performance did you like?

Another excellent performance, especially with the large cast. Each voice was reasonably unique and made following the narrative easy.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I found it easier to follow by listening to just a couple chapters at a time since much of the first half of the book was devoted to set-up, back story, and description.

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5 stars and a Top Recommendation for Opposites!

Let me start off by telling you that I don’t normally read or listen to stories in the dystopian genre. I just have a really hard time getting into them, and usually find my attention drifting. With Opposites, that was so very not the case, and actually the…opposite…was true (sorry, couldn’t resist!). Take the world as you know it, where gays and lesbians are a clear minority, and reverse it—all the way to the point where heterosexual barely even exists. Can you imagine such a world? T.M. Smith did, and it is brought to life perfectly here in Opposites-so well in fact, that as you read it becomes very easy to become immersed in it and believe that somewhere this world really can be found.

This story is very much character driven, and those characters are as unique as the world in which they live. Their individuality is detailed and distinct, making them come alive in these pages…and the further into the story I got, the more wrapped up in them I became. Emotions between couples are clearly intense, and this shows not just in their interactions with each other-both in and out of the bedroom-but also with the other couples, families and other supporting characters. I was particularly drawn to Aiyan and Kaden as well as Raven and Tanis.

With Aiyan and Kaden, they are drawn to each other like powerful magnets from the moment they lay eyes on each other. Their match is unusually powerful, as is the relationship Aiyan shares with his twin sister Aiya. Aiyan and Kaden together define sensuality, and their intimate scenes are wild and a bit…destructive ;-)

When it comes to Raven and Tanis, angst and turmoil rules as Raven becomes torn between his duties and his feelings for Tanis, making their relationship especially tumultuous—and turning them into my favorite couple of this story even though much of this book is centered on Aiya, Aiyan, and their spouses.

With the drama introduced when the Opposites anomaly is thrown into the spotlight at House Gaeland, it sends events spiraling into unforeseen territory and you couldn’t have dragged me away from this story at any point (and heaven help anyone who might have thought about trying). In the end, we are left with questions and unrest, and it will have you desperately seeking the next book in the series just like I was.

While I might not normally care for this genre, Opposites blew that out of the water and was a 5-star read for me—and is my absolute top recommendation in the M/M dystopian genre (and the dystopian genre in general). I highly recommend this to any fan of LGBT romance in general, and if you’re a dystopian fan as well, then you’re going to be twice as happy. This story is meant for readers 18+ for adult language and some very naughty sexual content.

Audiobook thoughts: Greg Boudreaux does a smashing job with the narration of this book. His character voices are distinctive and consistent throughout the story, and they are also consistent with the two novellas from this series that he also narrated, The Library and The Cellar. It’s the mark of a truly talented narrator when I can hear a character’s voice and know exactly who is speaking without having to be told in the story. He brings this world and these characters to life beautifully, making it very easy for me to clearly picture everything in my head. 5 stars for this performance, and this is one audiobook-and series-that I’ll be listening to again and again! *Note-I do suggest that you read the book before listening to it.  There are a lot of character POV changes, and from my perspective it helped me to have a general idea of what was going on before listening.

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Very good

If you like TM Smith you’ll enjoy this one. Lots of great romance set in a unique and interesting world. Loved the characters and the setting. Greg Boudreaux once again does a great job.

The Future???

This was a unique take on relationships and pairings. Same sex is accepted and expected, but hetero unions are not. A couple starts a clandestine hetero relationship and how others react and the situations and problems thst arise. This is not my usual, but I found myself immersed in it and wanting more. Intriguing and captivating storyline. I looked forward to more. The ending is an eye opener!! I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did an excellent job with voices and expressions.

Recommended!

I will always listen to anything narrated by Greg Boudreaux. I really enjoyed this one. It took me a bit to get into it because there seemed to be so many characters involved, so many with similar names, I had a hard time. When they started pairing off, it was easier to find my way.

The story held my interest and I found the relationships to be very compelling. I'd recommend this without question.

GOOD BUT DISAPPOINTING

As in the first book you have the perfect MM audiobook 8 hours of sex. killing people. sex, horse back riding, sex, killing more people, sex, horse back riding back to the palace, sex, fighting with the elders, sex and having dinner and the reader threw off the cliff. It has a great storyline, plot this series has e everything a great MM would want to read. There is massive flaw the listener is throw the cliff and hoping they can find the next audiobook in the series if they do do not expect the books to pick up after other they want and the listener is left trying to figure what is happening or the listener is totally lost. I tried to search on Amazon, Greadreads and Bookbud to find the sequence of the books and I could not or I find one try to buy it and when it went to Amazon I get a dead page.
So good luck with this series it would be an awesome series to read or listen to.

Spectacular Story!!

I really enjoyed this story a lot more than I thought I would. Great world building of a post-apocalypse future world. I love that there are so many fascinating characters especially Aiyan and Kaden who are the main focus. I love them right from the start, their attraction and connection are instant and I love watching their relationship unfold. The narrator did a spectacular job with this one especially with so many different voices of all the different characters. I can't wait wait to listen to more of this seris. I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this audiobook.