I mostly felt like the book was an okay-ish, pleasant listen with a stellar female narrator, who deserves all the props. I don't love M/F contemporary romance, so it's hard to say if it was my personal tastes or the book, but I never got above "like" into something more. It felt repetitive, and the sex scenes felt rote, so much so that I ended up fast-forwarding through them a lot of the time. I liked the diverse cast of characters (lots of POC and across the queer spectrum as well) and the themes of relationships between siblings and parent/child, but I grew really tired of the back and forth between the two MCs. prissy, which bothered me and distracted me while I was listening. I felt like he was giving it his all and was technically proficient, but his voice was all wrong for the character. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. 3.72 6,582 Ratings 1,169 Reviews published 2017 12 editions. However, Jeremy York was a different matter. I give all the props to the female narrator, Summer Morton, who rocked every voice and every inflection. *2.75 stars* Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook from new-to-me author Alisha Rai, but I still had a number of issues. Top rated books set in contemporary times tagged as multicultural, angst, from hate to love, forbidden love, second chances, friends to lovers, cold heroine.
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