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Iris is More than Okay

By: Natalie Cooper
Narrated by: Jenna Coleman
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Publisher's summary

A dazzling Audible Original written by Natalie Cooper, performed by Jenna Coleman (Victoria, The Cry)

Iris Nightingale is more than okay. She has her life planned out to a perfect schedule. Work, run, sleep, repeat. She spends her quiet Friday nights sitting alone on a bench in the park, trying to push back the memories that no amount of running can help her escape.

But one evening, there’s someone else on her bench - Hunter. Tall, wry and infuriating: everything about him gets under Iris’s skin. Little does she know that he's about to upset more than just her routines...

Hired as a consultant at the firm where Iris works as engineering manager, Hunter has a knack for knowing just what to say to irritate her, and Iris can’t help rising to the spark in his eyes each time.

Sent away on a work trip together, Iris is taken out of her comfort zone. As their connection deepens, will Iris finally be able to face the memories that have been haunting her for years? Can her blossoming relationship with Hunter survive some brutal truths?

Only one thing is certain: The spark between them is beyond Iris’s expertise, and there's no running away from it.

©2024 Natalie Cooper (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
About the author- Natalie Cooper

About the Author

Natalie Cooper grew up in a small village, building dens in the woods and developing a love for the great outdoors. Natalie studied psychology and criminology at university before going on to obtain a master's. When she isn't reading or writing, she can usually be found running or walking in the countryside with her family.

About the performer- Jenna Coleman

About the Performer

Jenna Coleman is best known for her BAFTA-nominated performance as Clara in Doctor Who and for playing the titular role in ITV’s Emmy-nominated series Victoria. She most recently starred in Wilderness for Amazon alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and performed the lead role in Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Harold Pinter Theatre, opposite Aidan Turner.
On screen, Jenna starred as Marie-Andrée Leclerc, a lead role in the hit limited series The Serpent for BBC/Netflix opposite Tahar Rahim, alongside starring in Neil Maskell’s feature Klokkenluider, the critically acclaimed miniseries The Cry for the BBC, and Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman for Netflix, opposite Charles Dance and Tom Sturridge. Jenna also starred in All My Sons at The Old Vic alongside Bill Pullman and Sally Field.

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Amazing love story

I loved that it was an amazing love story . Of loss, friendship & love , and of course a happy ending. And most importantly , there was not a lot intimate sexual description

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Good story line

Good story, I enjoyed the female narrator but wished Hunter had a different voice, at times it was hard to follow who was speaking.

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This was truly excellent

I read/listen to a lot of romance. This was truly excellent. The writing is clever and fun and as others have mentioned, the banter between them is great. But it has many twists that I never saw coming and issues that added a LOT of depth to this book. Will def check out more by this author.

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Made me cry!

moving, lovely story of overcoming grief and finding new love. Didn't go in with high expectations, and I was very pleased.

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Likable characters-

I thought about this book well after finishing it. Shocking twist that I did not expect.

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Excellent audio book

The characters were well developed, the story was original in a genre where there aren’t always a lot of surprises. You really felt the emotions of the main characters.

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Emotional journey towards happiness

This book was amazing, you rooted for the characters, appreciated their flaws and how they needed each other to realize them as much as move past them. It surprised me at times and it was genuinely a beautiful story!!

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A cute love story

It was a cute love story with twist and turns. The main character was a bit over emotional for me

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Hang in there!

Both a running theme and advice to the reader: hang in there! It’s hard to understand Iris’ perspective (and sometimes lack thereof) when she responds so defensively to Hunter both externally and internally. But hang in there! There’s much to learn about both characters and the way their relationship and the story plays out is SO satisfying.

Definitely a story to pin for re-listening.

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Pretty good

Enjoyed the book overall - lots of snarky snippy sarcasm that had strong underlayment of humor and warmth. Overlaying this is a woman's anger and sorrow and guilt surrounding her husband who was gone (reader does not know why) which fully support her anxiety. I struggled with her justifying and defending her anxiety and anger and had to remind myself a lot she was emotionally really wounded. The resolution of all the above made for an intriguing and finally endearing story. Jenn Coleman's narration stood out in a truly positive way.

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