| Title | : | Ground Given |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Audiobook |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | Published January 14, 2021 |
Sinead—who is both resilient and vulnerable, insightful and insecure—spends her days supporting her ailing mother and appeasing Emerson, the man who owns her house and the diner where she works. She wants nothing more than to leave the town her own dark history is bound up in, but Emerson asserts his power over her, thwarting her progress at every turn. One day, Tobias, a mysterious rambler from the east coast, walks into the diner, and Sinead makes the impulsive decision to invite him into her life and home. As their relationship intensifies, her dreams of running away take shape as ambitious plans, but one wrong move could have life-altering consequences
Ground Given Reviews
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Story 3.75 stars**
Audio 4 stars**
Narrator Hilary Huber -
Sinead has recently lost her mother and now lives alone with her controlling step-father. She works at a local diner and truly wishes her life could be different. When Tobias walks into the diner one night everything begins to change. She wouldn't usually try to form a connection with anyone in the past but the need to have some comfort in her life has her opening up to Tobias.
Tobias knows how unhappy Sinead is and it turns out that he too has things he would rather leave behind in his past. They come up with a plan that will give them both the freedom they so desperately want. However, executing it will not be easy, it will be risky and dangerous. They are both willing to take a chance if it means they can break free from their reality into new beginnings.
These audible original short audio reads are perfect for me to listen to when I'm out walking or doing household chores. Ground Given had a lot happening in it and the narrator did a fantastic job conveying the situation and emotions. -
Another Audible shortie...It needed more, but it had good bones.
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I absolutely loved Kassandra Montag's novel
After the Flood and was excited to see a new work by her. Unfortunately this just didn't do much for me. Her writing was excellent as normal, but I couldn't really get into this short story. Maybe if it was longer and had more depth to it I would've enjoyed it. There's nothing special here unfortunately.
I can't wait to read more from this author, though! -
This was a great book, I was pleasantly surprised at the ending. Loved how the author set it up for you to think things would turn out differently.
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A young woman is abused by her step-father figure and her desire to flee gets only stronger when her mother dies. A new guy in town, Tobias inspires her to run away and tells her he will help her, but before they can get away, the stepfather kills Tobias, so the woman kills her stepfather, believing that as long as he lives she will never be truly free.
The story was nothing new, but the writing was alright and it was pretty short, anyway.
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Short story about Sinead who wants to get away from the life she's living and what she'll do to get that chance. A story about choices we make and having to live with the results of those choices. Nice short story.
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This short story about a small town girl trying to break free is both novel and touches the soul with yearning. The characters and plot are fulfilling; the deep dive into some details but not others causes an unbalance in the flow a few times. Otherwise, great writing by a local author.
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A story about an abused woman in a small town looking to leave. A newcomer to town Tobias springs joy and hope to her. A good audiobook with an ok story
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Well it's not the best. But I don't regret listening to this audiobook. It was fine. Not too bad.
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A short story about an abused woman trying to find a way out and the choices she makes.
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Entertaining short story of Sinead and Tobias and what transpires when they try to rob Emerson, Sinead’s mother’s ex boyfriend
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Quick and easy mystery, but glad there was a twist.
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The story was kind of blah for me as it reiterated a similar tale to Cinderella except the prince doesn’t end up taking her away and she gets out on her own. There wasn’t enough substance in the story for me to really enjoy it.
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meh.
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A person can only take so much pushing before they push back.
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I wish that this was more in depth because like another person said “it has good bones”. I feel like this has a lot of potential as a full blow novel if not a short series.
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I listened to this short story as part of Audible Originals. It was a really great story. I am very interested in now reading more from this author and will be looking into her full length novels.
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Have no idea what this book was about. It didn’t keep me engaged. Had to force myself to finish because I cannot stop books mid way... drives me crazy to never finish one. 🙈😜
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Pretty good, but I felt like there was a lot more to the characters than could be related in a short story.
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Good short novel, but felt like it could have been so much more (underveloped plot, imo).
