Rumble

About This Audiobook

Matthew Turner isn’t just surviving—he’s plotting revenge. One year after his younger brother’s suicide, Matt’s father has locked away the anguish in whiskey barrels, his mother is a ghost, and his classmates whisper that Luke was ‘gay’ before he became ‘gone.’ When a new kid, Tristan, starts at school, Matt expects another target. Instead, he finds someone who listens when no one else will, and a question that burns: what if the bullies aren’t the problem—it’s the silence that carved the wound? Ellen Hopkins crafts a story where every punch, every word, every skipped heartbeat feels like a reckoning. This isn’t a cautionary tale; it’s a Molotov cocktail of raw emotion, held together by razor-sharp verse that cuts deeper than any fist. The pacing is relentless, the language visceral, and the stakes personal. If you’ve ever wanted a story that refuses to flinch from the ugliness of pain, this is where you’ll find it.

The narration by Kirby Heyborne is a masterclass in restraint and rage. He doesn’t dramatize—he embodies. Matt’s voice is a low simmer that erupts into a scream, while Tristan’s cadence is a steady hum that somehow soothes the chaos. The production captures the stifling weight of a small town where everyone knows your business, from the echoey school hallways to the muffled sobs behind closed doors. Hopkins’ signature style shines here: no wasted words, no easy answers, just a story that demands you feel every syllable.