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Okay. So I'm at 80% and all of a sudden the FMC has randomly become TSTL just to make the 3rd act breakup happen. I'm so mad. I'd been enjoying this book! And now I feel like Lili Valente cheated on me by doing this dumbass thing. Will I forgive her? Probably, because I know there will be a HEA, but jeez-o-peez, wtf?

So I'm sitting here listening to this smutty book... and okay, look. I know the author wants us to like this guy. But all of a sudden out of nowhere, not only is he drawing a bath in a custom made clawfoot tub for his lady, but he said, "... I dump in a couple of cups of the powdered mixture of lavender milk that I make myself..." And I snort-laughed because NO WAY IS THAT REAL. 😆

I dunno. This guy is a stalker. I'm putting this down for a second.

I am howling with laughter. I really need sleep but it's not going to happen because this book is filling me with glee.

A little more than 2 hours into this audiobook, and it is ADORABLE. Loving it so far. So funny and sweet and profane and goofy. I already know I'm going to love it.

I dunno. I'm not as into this as I wanted to be. The backstory feels pasted on, I'm not sure I like these people, and I might just power through quickly to get to the end.

I'm annoyed at 30%. It's too whackadoodle, and I basically find all three of the main characters annoying. The premise is thin and the comedy just isn't subjectively my taste. The male narrator is not a favorite & I didn't really look before borrowing the book from Hoopla. I'm pretty sure I'm going to DNF this but I'll keep it borrowed for now. Shame, I've liked others by these authors.

I'm finally going in. The idea of these books scares me a bit! ;-) So far, so good, though....

Quitting for now. I just hate both the main characters, and their motivations don't make much sense to me.

Will I finish this book/listen? Hard to say. I was already finding it slightly annoying and then a trope I'm not down with was thrown in and I know the rest of the book be all about it. I hear the next book in the series is better so I might just skip to it? Sigh.

You guys. I just don't know. How is this book so highly rated while I am so very bored listening to it? I seem to have liked each book in the series less than the previous one. At this point I suppose I will finish since I'm 2/3 of the way done, but it makes me sigh.

... Why isn't this book over yet? I feel like it's over because I know who the guy is. Why doesn't Noely know? I mean, I suppose I could be wrong. But I don't think so. What I am is bored.

72% in, wondering if I'll make it through the next 28% w/out a dentist visit. It's cavity-inducing & I'm not engaged. I think I'm just not Joslyn Westbrook's audience. If you like cozy books w/ unrealistically nice heroes, you might dig her writing; the heroine started off all profane but it turns out she's just sweet. Sigh. More swearing, less cavities for me! Also not loving the male audiobook narrator. :-(

So far this is a waaaay guilty pleasure book. You know, where you feel a bit embarrassed about listening/reading? Yeah, it's like that. But the author, Lauren Rowe, reads the audiobook very well which is a good thing. I love it when a reader knows where all the inflections are supposed to go, and there's nobody better than an author at knowing her own book. I'll see where this one goes!

I've been busy making chocolate treats (bad hobby to take up when you've lost 100 lbs & hope to not gain it all back) & I'm already way behind on my yearly reading challenge! I recently bought the "Naughtiest Girl" series at Goodwill & I hope to up my stats by reading some kids' books. ;-) Do any of you do this sort of halfway cheating?

I know this book has 4* on Goodreads but it's so gimmicky. SO, SO GIMMICKY. I mean, for a gimmick (3 POVs and the third is the heroine's cat) it's done well, at least so far, all about cat vs. human sense of smell and such, and it's cute. It's just a lot. Also I get the idea this book could be 10% shorter just by losing some of the "pounding themes into the ground" tactic.

It's cute and all so far but I'm not loving the narration at all. Most of the characters not only sound the same but the narration is robotic. It's like Alexa or Siri is reading me this book. (I don't even have either of those; I'm just guessing.) So I'm hoping the narrator gets a bit more into the spirit soon, and that I do too.

So far... I hate it. But I'm behind on my reading challenge already so I'm going to keep listening. Maybe I should find an eBook copy since the male narrator makes me want to commit homicide. Possibly the "humor" reads better than it sounds on audiobook, but I wouldn't bet on it. It's just not for me. I hope the sexy bits redeem it for me...? (Wish me luck.)

I bailed early on the audiobook... this book doesn't lend itself to the audio format well at all. Also, I'm not loving it in any case. I like Evanovich's novels but this one's not for me.

So far I'm underwhelmed. Heroine Charlie seems too dumb and grammatically incorrect to be a journalist (albeit she's not yet successful, so that part's okay), and Elizabeth Hart might not be the right narrator for this audiobook. (Oh, and the plot is ridiculous and makes no sense.) Some funny stuff is keeping me hoping, though, so we'll see.