Full Measures
Flight & Glory • Book 1
Narrated by Carly Robins
Why You'll Love This
It opens with three soldiers at the door, and Carly Robins delivers that scene like a gut punch you don't recover from.
- Great if you want: grief-heavy romance that earns its emotional payoff
- Listening experience: slow-burn tension with genuinely heartbreaking quiet moments
- Narration: Robins keeps Ember's grief raw without tipping into melodrama
- Skip if: new adult tropes and secrets-between-lovers frustrate you
About This Book
Ember Howard knows the language of military sacrifice from the inside. When soldiers appear at her family's door with news of her father's death, the life she has carefully managed begins to unravel. Carrying a grieving mother and younger siblings while trying to survive college, she has no space for anything beyond survival until Josh Walker moves in next door. A hockey player with quiet persistence, he keeps finding ways through her defenses, and the connection between them deepens despite her resistance. Then a hidden truth threatens to upend everything she thought she understood about him.
Carly Robins brings warmth and restraint to Ember's narration, capturing the tension between grief and desire without tipping into melodrama. The pacing suits the emotional weight of the story, giving quieter moments room to breathe while keeping the romance moving forward. Yarros's Goodreads Choice Award-winning debut works especially well in audio, where Robins's measured delivery makes the vulnerability feel earned rather than performative.
