I am a big fan of Sloane Kennedy’s books, and I think Joel Leslie is a very talented narrator. He has such a while range of voices, it amazes me. I have read Absolution probably six or seven times yet it wasn’t until I listened that I noticed how Sloane overuses two phrases…. “I realized…” and “…but,”. It was driving me a bit nuts by the end of the book, but other than that the story is great. I appreciate that Mace is so tuned in to his instincts that he just knew not to pull the trigger. The connection between him and Jonas was instant, while it took a while for me to believe his and Cole’s attraction to one another, but then was like fireworks. Jonas is hard not to love. I just want to wrap my arms around him. and Cole seems a bit like the lost soul that somehow glues them all together. They just work. I loved the surprise Mace gives Jonas at the end… ha!