Review (Dancing with Air): "Her music conquered me..."

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Susan Ricci

• Dancing with Air
• WWII Love Story
• By: Uvi Poznansky
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice

 "Her music conquered me..." 

Overall  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Performance  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Story  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-06-25

Dancing with Air is the love story between Natasha and Ben, which begins during World War II, and is the sequel to The Music of Us.

I am smitten with the convenience of listening to Audible books, such as this spectacular tale. The narration is very well done and allows me to feel the emotions of the characters, Natasha and Ben extremely well. 
Lenny is getting ready to take Natasha for an X-ray of her brain, as her doctor suspects she is suffering from the onset of Alzheimer’s. Their son, Ben has left home, and Lenny is troubled about how he will manage Natasha’s care if she has this disease, while exploring his inner honesty to the extent of worrying about who will care for him.

Because I don’t offer reviews with spoilers, suffice it to say I’ve been a fan of this talented author for many years and will continue to embrace her work. Dancing With Air is a thriller, romance, and espionage read all in one – it touches all the feels as well as all of my favorite genres.

Five stars for a gripping, beautifully narrated Audible story that has so much to offer. Bravo, Ms. Poznansky, for the emotionally entertaining time I spent listening to Dancing With Air. This is a tale worthy of your consideration, and I promise you won’t be disappointed with this historical accounting of these two precious souls.

Everyone knew she was homesick

My mother, you ask? She was—how shall I say it?—different. No woman among us in the camp, or out there in the grazing fields, was as captivating as her. 

It was not just her beauty, nor was it the regal manner in which she carried herself, as if her tent served only as a temporary, makeshift shelter, a place to stay until the completion of some new, modern wing in an imaginary palace. If there was something that set her apart from all other women, it was her garments.

She would never wear a burka, unlike my grandmother Sarah, bless her soul, who must be turning in her grave, horrified at the thought of modesty lost. Instead of the traditional loose clothes covering the entire body, my mother adorned herself with exotic silks, bought from merchants in Damascus, which hugged her figure tightly. The silks, I mean—not the merchants. 

She collected an array of translucent, sheer veils of fantastic rainbow colors, which she wore, I am told, on her wedding night. My father found it enchanting. The first time he had actually seen her face was, of course, the morning after. With the veil removed, she had fainted upon seeing him. It was not the excitement of first love. No—it must have been the corset, a tight undergarment contraption which, according to gossip, she had brought with her from the North, to keep her figure in shape.  

Everyone knew she was homesick. It was no secret she would have done anything, back then, for a trip back home—but this being the middle of nowhere, far away from the towns and the settlements, out there in the densely populated regions to the west of us, there was no bus to be found. And my father insisted that a plane ticket was out of the question. 

So instead, my mother decided to acquire stuff: ornamental purses of different shapes and sizes, an assortment of extravagant fur hats, imported from her faraway birthplace, and numerous pairs of snakeskin shoes with high heels, which were ill suited to the desert sand—all of which caused a stir among the local people. 

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Review for Overdue: Gripping thriller!

 

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• Overdue
• By: Uvi Poznansky
• Narrated by: Virtual Voice

 Gripping thriller! 

Overall  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Performance  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Story  

    

5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-20-25

USA Today bestselling author Uvi Poznansky has given us another chiller that keeps you glued to the page. Our heroine, Ash, has already gone through terrifying traumas. But they aren’t enough to keep her from bravely going forward in this engrossing thriller. Fortunately she isn’t alone. Her boyfriend, Michael, tries desperately to protect her, but they’re up against brutal criminals. There’s also a pandemic swirling around them as they try to confront Russian mobsters and a schemer who stole Ash’s identity.

This thriller turns up the heat with each page, and Ash’s chances of survival grow slimmer. But Ash isn’t one to back down no matter what happens to her. A virtual reality program developed by Michael brings to life a chilling scene involving body bags that contain a lot more than corpses. Through it all, the writing, like the virtual reality program, gives the reader an up close and personal experience. It puts the reader at the scene of all the suspense and escalating trials. Five stars for this riveting thriller.