Cindy Steel

This was such a cute little romcom!

Duke and Nora have a meet-cute at a basketball game and have a magical first night before reality sets in and they go their separate ways. Fate pulls them back into one another’s orbit and the banter and attraction picks up right where they left off, leading them down a road that neither ever dreamed they’d be on.

I appreciate the fact that this was not an instant love story but more of a slow burn despite their whirlwind first night together. I love a good romcom but one of the things that always ruins it for me is the whole they’re-in-love-despite-knowing-each-other-for-two-seconds trope. It’s nice to see a sweet love story that is based in reality.

I had the pleasure of not only reading this novel but listening to the audiobook, which really brought this world alive, though listening to the audiobook did make the story feel a lot more drawn out. I wish there would’ve been more than one narrator as the one speaker doing both parts was a little grating to me. I feel like the story would’ve been much more impactful had there been distinct differences in their voices, and not a female voice clearly trying to be a male voice. Other than that, I feel like the voice actor did a great job and it was overall well produced.

Overall, I enjoyed this novel. The cute, witty banter paired with likable characters in a realistic setting checked all the boxes for me.

*I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book which I received from the publisher through NetGalley. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.… (mehr)