I think that if I hadn't listened to The Bright Sessions podcast I might not have enjoyed this as much. 'What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?' ( Vox on The Bright Sessions)Ĭan you say kicked puppy syndrome?!? Caleb consistently treats Adam like dirt, never really EVER apologizes or suffers at all, all the negative emotional horror is from Caleb hurting Adam, but Adam constantly keeps making the effort and shows exactly why battered women think the way they do, which is how you can tell it’s a female author, a male author would give Adam a frikin backbone and make Caleb work to get him back, not just be ignored and treated like crap and than run back to Caleb, from the beginning where Adam is crushing hard on Caleb and caleb’s first description of Adam is an emo looser who has no friends, and he doesn’t get why Adam just doesn’t get over it.I mean really?!? It’s not ya romance, it’s a novel about a depressed gay kid who gets treated like crap and ignored but keeps begging his straight boyfriend to take him back, oh and consistently gets bullied, coming from a gay kid, this story made me totally rethink any crushes I’ve had.so I guess there’s that lol As he and Adam grow closer, Caleb learns more about his ability, himself, his therapist - who seems to know a lot more than she lets on - and just how dangerous being an Atypical can be. Bright, encourages Caleb to explore this connection by befriending Adam. Adam's feelings are big and all-consuming, but they fit together with Caleb's feelings in a way that he can't quite understand.Ĭaleb's therapist, Dr.

Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes even more complicated when he keeps getting pulled into the emotional orbit of one of his classmates, Adam. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy - he feels the emotions of everyone around him. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond 'typical'.Ĭaleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Other than that his life is pretty normal. Ĭaleb Michaels is a 16-year-old champion running back. Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions. Both narrators authentically capture the ups and downs of teen romance and keep listeners engaged.' ( AudioFile Magazine ) 'Narrators James Fouhey and Briggon Snow give stellar performances in this quiet YA romance.

The infinite noise by lauren shippen