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  • The Hate You Drink

  • Written by: N.R. Walker
  • Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
  • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Hate You Drink

Written by: N.R. Walker
Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
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Publisher's Summary

Erik Keston, son of the Keston Real Estate empire, knows what it takes to be successful. Despite his inherent wealth, he holds his own. He works hard, he's grounded, he's brilliant. He's also secretly in love with his best friend.

Monroe Wellman lost his parents three years ago and never grieved, never recovered. Inheriting the family company and wealth means nothing, and his spiral of self-destruction is widespread and spectacular. Dubbed Sydney's bad boy, he spends more days drunk than sober, and the only person who's stuck by him through it all is his best mate.

But when Monroe hits rock bottom, Erik gives him an ultimatum, and his entire world comes to a grinding halt. It's not until the haze lifts that Monroe can truly see what he's been searching for was never in the bottom of a bottle. It's been by his side all along.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 N. R. Walker (P)2020 Tantor
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More emotional then expected

I expected a standard gay romance but this was so much more. An exploration of addiction, the meaning of love, and whether forgiveness is possible.

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Another winner!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love happy endings. It was entertaining with silly drama.

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Beautiful

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Narrator Antony Ferguson gave a stunning performance focussing on the meaningful message of addiction and recovery. He skillfully extracted each emotion and laid it down for us to hear the message. He gave each character a voice that fit their personalities. They were easily distinguishable and easy to follow.

The author has managed to write a story that has been written thousands of times before, without using the same or cliched words. The love between these men is astoundingly beautiful. Monroe’s recovery ebbed and flowed through all the steps of sobering up, facing his personal demons, and triumphed over them, by facing them. Listeners with or without a background of the disease of addiction will be able to enjoy and appreciate the romance blossoming while Monro is on his journey of recovery.

The author carefully approached the subject by not promoting or is in any way being derogatory towards any specific recovery program. The plotline was gently woven with the love Eric had for Monroe. The undeniable facts, evident in the realistic representation of alcoholism and the disease of addiction, that it doesn’t matter who you are and whether you are rich or poor, one is too many and a thousand will never be enough.

I do recommend this audiobook.

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