A pleasure to spend a few hours with these characters

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It’s a well-written, standout story. It is first-person narrated but you enjoy being in Cara’s head and it feels almost like sitting down over coffee with a friend who’s just telling you all about her life.

Some things that made it a success for me:

1. Karen Cass does an absolutely fantastic job bring all the characters to life. She’s a joy to listen to.

2. The two main characters are nice to each other right from the start, making it a pleasure to spend time with them and making me feel like they actually liked being around each other. They are just friends for most of the book, looking out for each other, and their interactions feel honest, sweet, and fun, especially as the book progresses and you see how much they value each other.

3. I love Cara’s feelings towards herself and the people in her life. She wants to change things up, but the changes she makes are because she wants it for herself, not because she’s trying to please someone else, and I feel like she sees the real value in the people she loves.

4. I love that Millsy really sees her too, right from the start, so you can’t help but appreciate him, and vice versa; Cara sees his value in ways that others don’t.

5. There isn’t really any sex in the book. There is one sex scene, but it happens mostly off-page and I liked how it was handled.

Are some of the things that happen super convenient for the plot? Sure, but overall, I feel like it’s all something that could actually happen and I was very much entertained. Great summer read.

I will try another by this author and/or this narrator.

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It was better than expected

Ending
💖Happily Ever After

Comedy Level
Few good laugh out loud moments

Romance
💜romantic buildup

Sex
🔥Short Sex Scenes

Narrator
Great narration
🎭Voice acting on point and matching emotion of story

 

Super cute book

I’m so glad I added this book to my library this month. Such a cute story. Romance with humour. Nice light read. Perfect to help one get through tax season.

Another great book from Portia MacIntosh

I love this author. Her books are funny, easy listens and this book did not disappoint!! I listened to this book while cleaning my house and it made an unenjoyable task pass by in no time!!!

Fun

I had a hard time getting into the story at first, not quite my kind of humour but it is absolutely worth your time

What fun!

I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the characters, and the dialects. The storyline wasn’t entirely surprising, but their capers were comical.

A sweet, fun, light "read"

I enjoyed this as I lay in bed sick. Sweet, light, fun ... nothing complicated.

Perfect love story

I so enjoyed this touching romcom that I stayed up all night listening to the very end. I can’t remember a story that made me laugh so much. It seems our plus ones always seem to get into a pickle whenever they attend a social gathering together. Lovely narration. A true 5 star experience.

Lovely light reading when the world is heavy

while parusing through the Plus catalog to find a light hearted listen I found this lovely story. I liked the interactions between Cara and Millsy. They were always positive and often funny. There were several occasions where I laughed out loud at the trouble they got themselves into each time they went somewhere together. I now want to read more from this author. I would definitely recommend.

Nice easy story

This book was a good lighthearted listen. Some laugh out loud moments too! Worth a listen!