I love stories about people who possess superpowers and/or enhanced abilities so it was fun to journey along with Caleb as he struggled to understand and control that part of himself. There’s also the danger of others finding out about Caleb’s ability (there was even mention of a nefarious organization), which also added a bit of compelling intrigue to the narrative. In the process, they discover they have more in common than they’d initially thought.Įventually, their friendship evolves into something more, which poses an entirely different set of challenges for our two main characters. Because of this, Caleb’s therapist encourages him to befriend Adam, and so the two of them form a unique friendship. So in this way, Adam’s presence is calming to Caleb. Though Adam’s emotions are often extreme and tend toward the dark side, they seem to “fit” with Caleb’s, and when Adam is around, Caleb finds it much easier to control the crushing, overwhelm that he experiences when Adam is not around.

But there’s one person who seems to help Caleb deal with the overwhelm, and that is Adam, an introverted gay teen who suffers from severe depression. Upon receiving therapy, it’s determined that Caleb is in fact what the book called an “Atypical” - a powerful empath who feels and experiences the moods of everyone around him, which can be pretty intense if one is in a room full of teenagers whose moods are often extreme and ever-changing. He’s also noticed that his moods swing back and forth to extremes of the spectrum without explanation or cause, sometimes even culminating with him violently lashing out in anger. Whenever he’s around a group of people such as in class or at a party, he feels overwhelmed to such a point that he fears passing out. But lately, he hasn’t been his usual self. Infinite Noise is a YA Contemporary Sci-Fi story that follows a 16-year-old high school football player named Caleb Michaels. I definitely plan on checking out the podcast now, as well. This book is supposedly based upon a popular podcast series called “Bright Sessions,” which I was not familiar with before reading this.

The infinite noise