Shannon's Reviews > Gay the Pray Away

A deeply personal queer YA coming of age story about Valerie, a young Asian American girl growing up in a cultish, ultra-conservative Christian homeschooling environment and her awakening to new possibilities in both life and love when she falls for the more worldly Riley.

In her fiction debut, best-selling audiobook narrator, Natalie Naudus has crafted a touching, memorable and tender Sapphic love story that touches on Anti-Asian racism, homophobia and more as she writes from her own personal experience growing up in this world.

AMAZING on audio narrated by the author herself, this book was a joy to read and highly recommended for fans of authors like Jennifer Dugan and Malinda Lo. I can't wait to see what Natalie Naudus writes next and will continue to enjoy anything she narrates!