Khalil did something to me with barely a touch and I wanted to know why.
Aja
She’s Got Soul
Format:
Audiobook
Publisher’s Synopsis:
Podcast host Zola is smart, sexy, and opinionated. When wealthy app developer Khalil calls into her show to correct her, she won’t let him off the hook without a fight. The more they talk, the bigger the sparks. Could it be love?
Point of view:
1st person. Alternating between Zola & Khalil.
Rellim’s Thoughts:
After reading Smoke last month – I wanted to listen to this novella length love story kicking off Aja’s Soulmates series. Featuring the women of the Green family. Zola & Khalil are two tech professionals who aren’t sure they’re ready for more serious relationships. There was a lot of world building and so many characters introduced in the first half that hindered the pacing a bit for me. I also admit that all of Zola’s family having “Z” names made it difficult to keep them straight at first.
However, once Zola & Khalil meet, it’s fireworks and instant attraction. There’s only a little angst and it’s resolved quickly which works well for the length of the story.
I enjoyed getting to know them individually and as a couple, but wish more of the story was about them. Cute little epilogue.
Narration:
I enjoyed Leon Nixon’s performance. I wish Shari Peele had more distinction between character voices as they all sounded the same. Overall it was an easy listen.
About the author:
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About the narrators:
Leon is an award winning audiobook narrator, a director, filmmaker and playwright. He received the AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award for his narration of Frederick Douglass’ autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom. Leon is a former police captain, retired after 30 years of public service, has a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He has been an audiobook narrator since 2016, and has narrated over 100 audiobooks. He is an improvisor, trained in Los Angeles and Chicago, and is part of the group that is in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest continuous improv show at 150 hours.
You can connect with Leon Nixon here:
My Favorite Quotes
Seeing the world was paramount to understanding just how oppressed we are in the country that claimed to be free. – She’s Got Soul by @AjaTheWriter #Audiobook narrated by @leononixon & #SheriPeele
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I want to feel on fire with my lover’s touch. I want to feel like he belongs to me and me to him. – She’s Got Soul by @AjaTheWriter #Audiobook narrated by @leononixon & #SheriPeele
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Khalil did something to me with barely a touch and I wanted to know why. – She’s Got Soul by @AjaTheWriter #Audiobook narrated by @leononixon & #SheriPeele
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Khalil did something to me with barely a touch and I wanted to know why. – She’s Got Soul by @AjaTheWriter #Audiobook narrated by @leononixon & #SheriPeele
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This right here, this moment was what great sex was made of, my body yelled. – She’s Got Soul by @AjaTheWriter #Audiobook narrated by @leononixon & #SheriPeele
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