Good story, uneven narration

I enjoyed the story here; the Wards have such a great family dynamic and while Lia is probably the sibling I was least interested in, I loved the latest hero we have in Jude. He is dynamic and so compelling; I wanted to know more about him and felt that he truly showed character development over the course of the story. Lia got on my nerves at times, but she too did have a clear character arc. Karla Sorensen is adept at crafting interesting characters and I look forward to Isabel’s book!

My problem with this book came with the female narrator’s performance - Em Eldridge is just not a narrator I find particularly skilled or enjoyable to listen to. Her delivery lacks modulation and her tone is rather flat. She also narrated Molly’s story (Focused) and I had problems with her performance there, too. I tried to give her another go with this book, but she hasn’t improved. Her cadence just hits my ear wrong and I find it hard to let myself get wrapped up in the story in her chapters, which is frustrating; I constantly felt pulled out of the story during her chapters. So, I will be avoiding performances by her in future. Oliver Hunt was a new to me narrator and he was excellent as the male lead; his performance really added to my engagement with Jude as a character and is the only reason there are any stars for narration on this title.

Overall, it’s worth listening to this one, especially if you have been a faithful follower of the Ward siblings; HOWEVER, I would suggest borrowing it thru hoopla/your library or waiting for a really good deal on Audible.

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Love the Ward sisters!

I enjoyed this book when it came out and I was excited for the audiobook. I was not disappointed. The narrators did a good job of bringing this cute story to life. Highly recommend!!

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Problems

The story itself was good. The narration was not! The narration gets better as you go along but Em Eldridge is a stiff narrator.

Britt football meets America football royalty

I loved how Lia and Jude meet and how she puts Soccer (football) down. All without explaining to him that she grew up around American Football. it was funny when all of it came to light for Jude. These two really know how to do thing's backwards.

The Ward Sisters

At first I thought I could credit the female narrator for my dislike of Molly and Lia in books 1 & 3… however the longer I’ve thought about it, I realize I just don’t like the way the female characters are written in these books. (Book 2 was a solid 5 stars btw. I hope Claire isn’t the only sister who is a mature adult that has some common sense; I’m rooting for you Isabelle!)
Molly I felt was a weak pushover and IMHO I feel like Lia is entitled and spoiled.
The way that Jude had to go to her really bothers me; he left his lucrative career as a professional athlete, to go to Lia who wanted to be by her family. It just felt selfish and childish to me the more I thought about it after finishing the story. Lia doesn’t even have a job and can’t decide what she wants to do with all of her schooling. (Hey Jude-that’s a red flag.) I can see why he made the decision to leave England in the beginning, however Lia has her own abandonment issues and mommy issues that I’m not quite sure she deals with.
There are just certain parts of the book that don’t quite mesh with me, even after listening for a second and third time.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a better listen on book 4.

Ok book

The female narrator made it really hard to enjoy this story. Her way of talking was quite annoying. Overall a cute book though.

bad bad bad narrator!!

was this a robot it's terrible!! sooo sooo bad! cant return SUCKS. Will never listened to this narrator again!

Another Ward sister hit

Listening to and reading this series has had me laughing more than any other book series in a long time and has actually evoked tears. Maybe I’m turning mushy. Maybe it’s hormones. Maybe it’s Maybelline, who knows. All I know is that I love this series and this author. So glad I found her.

wonderful book

Great narrator's. Love the books by Karla Sorensen. Could read and hear all of them.

Love love love

I absolutely love all the books in this series. I love the real life experiences in every last book I read. I think this one was my favorite but I have more to read so we will see 😊