Beneath
Hundreds of years before the Illum ruled supreme, humanity risked everything to rebuild after a devastating war in this explosive dystopian romance and prequel to Conform.
Twenty-three-year-old Sasha Cadell knows time is running out in the underground city, filled with survivors of the nuclear fallout six years ago. She works in tunnel expansion, trying to escape the memories of those she lost. Her bleak existence is upended when Tristian Hayes, a stunningly handsome, frustratingly determined commander of the Force, recruits her to join him and his elite team of soldiers as they embark on a secret mission to the surface.
Sasha is thrust into a brutal training with stakes far beyond mere survival. The fate of remaining humankind depends on their success—or failure. As she confronts her own demons, Sasha finds both allies and foes in the training program, as well as a sizzling attraction between her and Tristian that threatens the walls she's built around her heart.
But under the surface, secrets and deception run as rampant as illnesses. And not everyone will survive the rise of a power more terrifying than anything they’ve ever known.
Ariel Sullivan
Ariel Sullivan lives in Connecticut with her husband and two sons, as well as their two French bulldogs. Growing up a military brat, Ariel moved every two years and was a perpetual new kid; she often observed from the outskirts, where a deep love of reading was born.
When she isn’t writing, Ariel loves to read everything from poetry to psychology, bake with her sons, listen to live music and travel.
Thousand Voices
Thousand Voices consists of one primary book, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
I give this (audio)book 11 out of 10⭐️! I dragged my feet getting started because I wasn’t in the mood for a dystopian book, especially since it was not the sequel to Conform, which left off with such a suspenseful cliffhanger. The Goodreads reviews were spot on and now I get why people are raving about it! I was enthralled throughout the whole story causing me to binge the 15 hr audiobook in less than 24 hours. I was absolutely blown away by the world building, the character depth and growth and the freaking romance! Be still my heart!❤️ The pacing was perfection with a nice balance of action and romance and an impressive way of unfolding the history and the world building in a way that didn’t feel like an info dump. I feel like this prequel trilogy has the potential to outshine the Conform books set in the future. I really liked Conform, quite a bit actually, but this particular book had my heart in a chokehold and my pulse pounding in a way that Conform did not for me. I connected with this book and the characters on such a deeper level. They seem like they were much more fleshed out and deliciously flawed, leaving room for wonderful growth arc opportunities in future books. I absolutely loved the found family and the interactions between them. One reviewer said there were too many characters to keep up with, but I didn’t find that to be true at all because they were so well written and unforgettable, I could picture each one as they were flipping shit at each other. I think the found family trope is my new favorite right up there with enemies to lovers.