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Audio Distortion: Journeys End
Fame...
Bright lights...
Screaming fans...
Life in the 'fast lane'...
Seems even the strongest and best prepared, eventually fall victim to them.
Having found their way back to music, and to their friendships, each band member develops their own means of dealing with 'famous', and the 'spotlight' - both of which consume their daily lives.
This is the story of how our five accidental superstars, find ways to balance 'famous' and 'normal'.
It's also the story of how Audio Distortion comes to an end...
Well... sorta...
Bright lights...
Screaming fans...
Life in the 'fast lane'...
Seems even the strongest and best prepared, eventually fall victim to them.
Having found their way back to music, and to their friendships, each band member develops their own means of dealing with 'famous', and the 'spotlight' - both of which consume their daily lives.
This is the story of how our five accidental superstars, find ways to balance 'famous' and 'normal'.
It's also the story of how Audio Distortion comes to an end...
Well... sorta...
80 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2013
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October 21, 2013
Been waiting for this one to be released and the wait was worth it. In “Replay” we witnessed the band’s rise to stardom and wondered where the story would go after that. In “Journeys End” we find out.
I love the way that the characters are all different and have different ways of dealing with stardom and the way they play their thought processes out in front of us. Having read the first novel I was quite used to the text jumping from one person to another and the reader having to read a sentence or two before finding out who was speaking.
Perhaps this is the attraction of these novels, written in a haphazard, jumping about style reminiscent of the sixties (to me), in a short story novel form (read in one sitting for me) from a small press and with a naïve cover (back cover is a sheet of A4 lined paper with biro scribbles and doodles on it). Both books are small in size (A5?) and with glossy covers and have the feel that people who can’t get on with Kindles talk about.
In Wales the first book became a bit of a cult classic with people of my age (friends and self all have Kindles) reading the paper version and passing it on to others to borrow. Friends have lent it to their adult children before returning the book as return was a pre-condition of borrowing. Perhaps being Welsh it is understandable that Cadi (short for Catrin) is a bit of a hero and someone we can relate to.
Throughout both books I had to keep reminding myself that the band is a figment of Riley Morgan’s imagination and not one where, after reading a chapter, you could put the book down for a bit and download the album to listen to while reading – how does he do that?
Morgan’s first book was like a first album with this being the dreaded and difficult second album. He has passed the test and left us awaiting album number three which is rumoured to already have a title that can be discovered within “Journeys End.”
I love the way that the characters are all different and have different ways of dealing with stardom and the way they play their thought processes out in front of us. Having read the first novel I was quite used to the text jumping from one person to another and the reader having to read a sentence or two before finding out who was speaking.
Perhaps this is the attraction of these novels, written in a haphazard, jumping about style reminiscent of the sixties (to me), in a short story novel form (read in one sitting for me) from a small press and with a naïve cover (back cover is a sheet of A4 lined paper with biro scribbles and doodles on it). Both books are small in size (A5?) and with glossy covers and have the feel that people who can’t get on with Kindles talk about.
In Wales the first book became a bit of a cult classic with people of my age (friends and self all have Kindles) reading the paper version and passing it on to others to borrow. Friends have lent it to their adult children before returning the book as return was a pre-condition of borrowing. Perhaps being Welsh it is understandable that Cadi (short for Catrin) is a bit of a hero and someone we can relate to.
Throughout both books I had to keep reminding myself that the band is a figment of Riley Morgan’s imagination and not one where, after reading a chapter, you could put the book down for a bit and download the album to listen to while reading – how does he do that?
Morgan’s first book was like a first album with this being the dreaded and difficult second album. He has passed the test and left us awaiting album number three which is rumoured to already have a title that can be discovered within “Journeys End.”
December 15, 2013
I read Journey's End before I read Replay, otherwise I'm pretty sure I would have teared up a bit at some point while reading it. What can I say, I cry for the most random things sometimes. This was a short and fast read without leaving you with a feeling that the story should have been longer, everything that needed to be said was said.
It was almost bittersweet when I finally reached the end. There were enough hints that I wasn't completely floundering when things in Replay were mentioned, and even without reading Replay first, the feeling of a good bye that the band knew was coming but didn't want to say until the moment it had to was easily conveyed.
Journey's End was bittersweet to me, for although Audio Distortion's journey as a group was over, the five friends were setting out on their own individual journeys. For every ending there is a new beginning, and sometimes goodbyes are only temporary, at least that's the feeling I was left with after reading the epilogue.
L. Gryphon
It was almost bittersweet when I finally reached the end. There were enough hints that I wasn't completely floundering when things in Replay were mentioned, and even without reading Replay first, the feeling of a good bye that the band knew was coming but didn't want to say until the moment it had to was easily conveyed.
Journey's End was bittersweet to me, for although Audio Distortion's journey as a group was over, the five friends were setting out on their own individual journeys. For every ending there is a new beginning, and sometimes goodbyes are only temporary, at least that's the feeling I was left with after reading the epilogue.
L. Gryphon
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June 12, 2014
The saga of Audio Distortion continues in Journeys end. After three albums and three world tours, the band is thinking it might be time to move on, maybe the fame just isn't want they want anymore.
At only 77 pages and written for a younger audience, this was a very quick read. I found it easier to follow the character changes between chapters than the first book, although I still think heading up the chapters with the characters name would be a good idea, so it's clear from the get go whose head we are in. The story seems like it's told largely in dialogue, but it works and the dialogue is well done. It doesn't seem fake or forced. I did detract one star for there being too many typographical/grammatical errors (there were like 6-8, but in only 77 pages that is excessive to me. They were also mostly an added word that clearly should not have been there.
I would still definitely recommend this book to Tweens.
At only 77 pages and written for a younger audience, this was a very quick read. I found it easier to follow the character changes between chapters than the first book, although I still think heading up the chapters with the characters name would be a good idea, so it's clear from the get go whose head we are in. The story seems like it's told largely in dialogue, but it works and the dialogue is well done. It doesn't seem fake or forced. I did detract one star for there being too many typographical/grammatical errors (there were like 6-8, but in only 77 pages that is excessive to me. They were also mostly an added word that clearly should not have been there.
I would still definitely recommend this book to Tweens.
October 4, 2013
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
I haven't read the first book in the series, but I found that I could work out what was going on and it works as a single book.
I did find it a bit hard to keep track of the switching points of view, and because of the amount of different points of view and the shortness of the book I felt that the different situations didn't have enough time to develop.
I liked the characters and their interactions, and the description of the reactions to the songs.
Overall I liked the book and I'm going to try and find the first one to read.
I haven't read the first book in the series, but I found that I could work out what was going on and it works as a single book.
I did find it a bit hard to keep track of the switching points of view, and because of the amount of different points of view and the shortness of the book I felt that the different situations didn't have enough time to develop.
I liked the characters and their interactions, and the description of the reactions to the songs.
Overall I liked the book and I'm going to try and find the first one to read.
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