This Book Broke Me! More Than Words by Mia Sheridan [Audiobook Review]

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It’s been a while since I ugly cried and this book tore me to shreds! More than Words broke me just in the prologue! I tell you, I have not cried this much since a few months ago! I have found an author whose backlist will be read by me!

Full disclosure, I received an ARC for this book last year but I wasn’t in the right mood to read it. This year, I decided to pick up the audiobook and listen to it instead. It was the best decision I ever made!

I absolutely fell in love with More than Words – the characters, the setting, and the emotions. While the story seems simple – lonely little girl meets broken little boy, they become best friends, the kiss, boy disappears, then meet years later and rekindle their relationship – but this book is more than that. I fell in love with Mia Sheridan’s writing and the emotions she put into this book. Yes, I had a box of tissues with me.

More than Words really spoke to me. As you may know, I am such a sucker for childhood lovers/second chance romance and this book checked all the boxes for me. This book is written in dual POV and I love it! Jessie’s POV was interesting, too because we also get to read certain passages of the letters she was translating. This letter was interesting to me because it was supposedly a letter written by Joan of Arc’s companion.

While More than Words had a simple storyline and Callen’s issue was very predictable. However, love how Mia Sheridan’s words slowly sucked me in. I actually listened to this book in almost one sitting because I really could not stop!

I felt so much pain for Callen. His struggles and when he finally realized his true worth was perfect. What he did to make himself worthy of Jessie’s love was a grand gesture that I think was absolutely needed.

As a side note, I LOLed out loud when Callen named his dog Pierre. As you know, my husband’s name is Pierre and I told him about this. I don’t think he was amused.

This book is read by Chelsea Hatfield & Jean-Paul Mordrake and I liked both narrators. This is the first that I’ve listened to them, too. One of the things I always look for in narrators are the voices they use. Jean-Paul Mordrake did not have a problem with this and he did not use an annoying high pitched voice for female voices. Thank God! Chelsea Hatfield’s voice is perfect for Jessie’s. Both have good pace and timing and I did not have any problems following them.

More than Words is one book I regret not reading ASAP. I highly recommend this book to everyone and recommend having tissues handy.

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What was the last book that made you ugly cry?