Gay the Pray Away, Natalie Naudus
Gay the Pray Away, Natalie Naudus
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Gay the Pray Away

Author: Natalie Naudus

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 7 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024

Synopsis

Valerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn’t know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the library and smuggles it home, her conservative Christian homeschooling world begins to crack. And when the cutest girl she’s ever met shows up to Bible class, she starts to question everything.Riley is so confident and kind, and she and Valerie bond quickly over existing as multiracial teens in a very white Christian community. As Valerie explores her feelings for Riley, she begins to see that the world she knows is a carefully crafted narrative.Publicly, the girls are close friends—holding hands in prayer, rooming together at a conference. Privately, they grasp at any chance to continue their forbidden romance—until they are found out. Now Valerie must choose between staying with a family she fears will never accept her, or running away with the girl she loves.

About Natalie Naudus

“A fave among audiobook listeners” (Buzzfeed), Natalie Naudus is one of the most popular audiobook narrators working today. She has won an Audie award and nine Earphones awards, and maintains a robust social media following. She lives with her family on a mountain in Virginia. Gay the Pray Away is her debut novel. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by River on April 04, 2024

4.25/5 To everyone who was served hatred and told it was love. We deserve better. I've adored Natalie Naudus's audiobook performances for such a long time, she is the narrator for sapphic audiobooks! I was so excited to find out that she was releasing her own sapphic debut and I'm so happy that I......more

Goodreads review by Jude in the Stars on June 24, 2024

Books change lives. Just like education, they open doors, they bring awareness, they expand horizons. That’s what makes them seem so dangerous to those who would rather keep the masses on the straight and narrow. The amount of people fooled by fake news and AI pictures, many of whom don’t actually m......more

Goodreads review by Leah on September 23, 2024

100% got to me emotionally. This was a cathartic read for sure. This actually made me feel lucky for my religious upbringing. While it was fairly strict, it was nothing like this.......more

Goodreads review by Zana on March 20, 2025

While this was a best-case scenario type of story (I wanted something with a lot more conflict, both internal and external), I still enjoyed reading it. The romance was really cute, and I was rooting for Val and Riley the entire time. I really liked that their relationship was shown positively, and......more

Goodreads review by Star on May 19, 2024

Content warnings: severe religious themes, religious trauma, mentions of child abuse (spanking), self-flagellation, vomit, racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia. Rep: Valerie (MC) is Chinese-American, cis, and bisexual. Riley (LI) is cis, POC, and lesbian. Valerie's mum and brother are Chinese-America......more

Quotes

“Narrator Natalie Naudus’s performance captures Valerie’s teen voice, portraying the depth of emotion she feels as she meets a new crush and falls in love for the first time. As Valerie searches for a way to escape her strict religious community, Naudus creates increasing tension that emphasizes Valerie’s desperation…As she comes into her own, Naudus’s voice carries all the warmth and love that Valerie is experiencing for the very first time. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

Awards

  • Audible Best Audiobook of the Year
  • AudioFile Earphones Award
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