Adventures in Audiobook Production: ‘Comings and Goings’ Gets Its First Audible Review!

🎧 Our First Review: Comings and Goings

Every story lives twice—once in the act of writing, and again in the act of being received. Today, I’m grateful to share the very first listener review of Comings and Goings, the audiobook that bridges the emotional space between Reunion: A Story and Reunion: Coda.

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Delightful listen
PJCAI · Today

I had previously read the author’s novella Reunion: A Story and enjoyed his writing style. However, I had not yet had a chance to read Reunion: Coda. Since reading his first book, I have completely switched over to audiobooks on Audible and was a bit concerned that I would be missing background details from Reunion: Coda. But this was not an issue.

I quickly found that this was a very easy and captivating listen on my daily walk. I further appreciated the wonderful narration. If you have not read any of Alex’s other books, this is a great introduction, and I found it particularly enjoyable as an audiobook. Having listened to many audiobooks, I can tell you the difference between a good audiobook and a bad one is the person delivering the story, and this one was excellent.

The storyline is simple, focusing on those brief but intense romantic connections, something that I think most people can relate to at some point in their lives.

The only con is that I would love to have more of this on audiobook. I’m hoping at some point in the future that Reunion: Coda can become an audiobook.

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📚 Why Comings and Goings Stands Alone

Peggy’s concern—that she might miss something without Reunion: Coda—is exactly why Comings and Goings exists. It was written to fit between the novella and the novel, offering its own complete arc while still echoing the motifs of memory, fleeting intimacy, and emotional inheritance that run through the Garratyverse.

• Reunion: A Story introduces Jim and the emotional cadence of missed chances.
• Comings and Goings expands the theme, focusing on those brief but intense romantic connections that define so many lives. It’s both a continuation and a standalone, designed so new listeners can step in without needing the full trilogy.
• Reunion: Coda deepens the arc, giving Jim and Marty their bittersweet goodbye and completing the emotional circle.

Peggy didn’t need Coda to enjoy Comings and Goings—and that was intentional. Each story is a vessel of its own, but together they form a larger emotional geography.

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🎙️ A Promise Fulfilled

Peggy’s “only con” is really a wish: more audiobooks. I can assure her—and all of you—that wish will be granted. Reunion: Coda is already in production as an audiobook. Soon, the trilogy will be complete in audio form, allowing listeners to walk the full path from Reunion: A Story through Comings and Goings and into Coda.

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✨ Closing Thought

This first review is more than feedback—it’s proof that the story is alive in the world, resonating in the cadence of a listener’s daily walk. Thank you, Peggy, for being the first to light that candle. Your words are now part of the Garratyverse.