Arias' Delish Dish is even Tastier w Rose's Spices

If you've read Arias' book first, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say, with absolute confidence, that when you hear J.J. Arias' partner-in-crime, Kingsley Rose, lather her words, written and unwritten, in her sultry, husky voice that oozes insatiable playfulness and seduction that will leave you wanting more. Just when I thought this book was going to be Arias’ lighthearted, purely fun story, hence my sense of emotional engagement wasn’t that deep, which, uncannily, was how Rose portrayed it with her vocal interpretation.

Let me just take a moment here to say that Arias and Rose’s dynamic collaboration is so perfect, it’s a book-to-voice marriage made in heaven, hands down! It’s like Arias was meant to write for Rose to perform and Rose was meant to be Arias’ vocal muse. So, I can’t see anyone but Rose giving voice to this story, this absolutely delish dish that becomes a thought-provokingly heartfelt MEAL that leaves you with a long fully-sated sigh of satisfaction by your last bite of it! I realised quickly that Act 1 was just the appetiser, always light, fun, and playful, just a taste, a palette cleanser, if you will.

Then came Act 2, the main course - I was deep into tasting the whole dish that was filled with dramatic flavours mixed with a dose of dry humour that were so perfectly spread out that by the end of it, I wanted seconds! All the longing, the desires, the sacrifice…oh, the emotions! The emotions representing these states of mind were captured with such resonance by Arias’ always-richly expressed words that they spoke volumes, reverberated with fervour by Rose’s embodiment of those emotional sounds and nuances with her signature close-to-tears voice, the subtle shakiness in her husky whispers that just tugs at your heart (at least for me!), immediately creating this 3-dimensional depth of realism and authenticity in the characters. Rose literally brought Marissa to life, amongst others, obvs. But Marissa. Yes, she’s my favourite in the story…in writing when I first read the book, then exponentially affirmed when she came to life courtesy of Rose’s captivating personification that divulged her character into an even deeper emotional level, using only her voice!

So it came as no surprise what was to come in the 3rd and final act. After tasting some fun appetizers and the absolutely scrumptious entreé laced with dramatic and supremely sensual flavours that simply explode in your mouth with every bite you consume, the 3rd and final act was presented with an emotionally satisfying dessert filled with a promise of endearing, age-defying love that endured. Rest assured, the last bite will be the one that will leave you fully satisfied with bells ringing as the 2 sensual characters ride together into the sunset, with their body, mind, soul, fully sated.

The Arias/Rose collaboration has once again hit the nail with this deliciously fun and entertaining, TASTY (food-wise, in this context!), and always, always endearing to the heart, thought-provoking to the mind, and resonating to the soul. The best thing? Rose brings all of it to exquisite life.

LISTEN to it. READ it.

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