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Great Story and Narration

Revisado: 07-19-22

Lovely to have another story from a Chinese Canadian perspective. A very sweet romance. Slow burn, closed door.

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Crossed the Line

Revisado: 12-07-20

Inappropriate Casting

Very frustrating. Not every British man sounds the same. London alone is full of different accents. Please find a Black British actor to do the voice acting next time. They are hardly unicorns. Whereas parts for them are rare as hens teeth. Why have a cast of a dozen and not bother to care about this?
Narrative wise the pacing and plotting was a problem. 95% first week together. A minute of distance and then boom engaged and married. Relationship stages needed to be more evenly dirstributed for the engagement to feel like the right conclusion and not a disaster in the making.

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Not an audiobook for francophones

Revisado: 12-06-20

If the character is bilingual the actor needs to be too

The story was well written and generally well acted but casting an anglo actress as the biligual heroine was a major faux pas. It would have been fine if the character was an American who learned French. Instead the character was a Francophone raised in America with dual citizenship. You can't fake that level of fluency with phonetics. She did not pull it off and it grated with every French word and name. Versus the actor who was clearly much more fluent in French. Please Audible, never do this again. It is beyond annoying to borderline offensive.
Don't get the Audible version if you are fluent enough to pick up on this.

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50% rom com 50% realism

Revisado: 12-01-20

I loved it. Found it very well written and refreshingly free of clichèd expressions. If you are looking for rauchy sex scenes this won't fit the bill. It is heavy on heart and low on sheer lust. Great dialogue. Great relationship dynamics in all relationships. Parent-child, friends, coworkers, partners. Very true to life in how those interactions work. Running the gamut from supportive to dysfunctional to toxic. Definitely some over the top movie Rom Com worthy romantic gestures sprinkled in for entertainment. Overall 100% worth the read and I will probably now check out the rest of the author's catalogue.

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Loved It

Revisado: 10-28-20

10s acroos the board. The story is well written with endearing characters. The voices performances were great and the radio play style was enjoyable once you adjusted to it. For being of a genre with a particularly limited number of plotlines (only so many paths to boy gets girl) it managed to feel fresh and original. Definitely an author I will watch for in the future.

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For a very specific audience

Revisado: 05-30-19

If your problems are external this book is not for you.

I assume the intended audience is perfectionists who are the architects of their own misery. Boxed in by expectations and obsessed with appearance and the opinions of strangers. That was certainly who the composites were about.

As someone whose issues are external it was highly triggering to listen to a book written to address the problems of prividelge.

If you don't have a supportive spouse, some high acheiving kids, an extensive network of longtime long distance friends, a second network of newer mom friends, and a therapist this is probably not going to be your book either.

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A Very Helpful Book

Revisado: 05-18-19

Loved it! It is very direct. It refers frequently to worksheets that are free to download. I recommend doing so early on. It is user friendly and I can see that the excercises will likely be effective for anyone ready to do the work to change.

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A Read for Every Woman

Revisado: 04-25-19

I will be sharing this title broadly.
The message is much needed in a wolrd where every woman I know feels burned out from.the pressure to be all things to all people with the expectation of only being able to do for self when every crisis has been dealt with. That day is never going to come so a book that acknowledges this from the outset and takes us from where we truly are is helpful.

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Urgh. Just Skip It!!!

Revisado: 04-23-19

Solid pass. I wanted to like it but its heroine is just unlikable and it was poorly written.
She is a 42 year old bitter, divorcee with poor self esteem, who thinks she is over the hill and definitely sounds like it.
First person narration is no picnic when the character is a chore to spend time with.
The hero isn't exactly mature as his 48 years either. Behaviour more in line with an immature 28 year old.
Oops baby Rom Coms only work if you can suspend disblief and go along for a fast paced ride. This clunks along with far too much negative exposition. Little dialogue. Rare action. And poor character work.
Having the heroine's friends declare her witty and winning doesn't make her so.
Seriously save your time and money/credits.

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Short and Sweet

Revisado: 03-27-19

Nice dual narration. A light and humorous Rom Com perfect for a few hours of drama free mental entertaient.

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