Is She Really Going Out With Him is a contemporary romance novel about a thirty-eight-year-old mom who is fresh off a divorce and trying to hold it all together.

Anna is a journalist for a local magazine and is co-parenting with her ex-husband. She’s been enjoying a workplace rivalry with her hot, younger co-worker, Will, who always has something to say about the typos in her articles. But the tension heats up further after their magazine is sold to a larger conglomerate and jobs are on the line. Needing a fresh angle for the dating column her new boss assigns her, Anna enlists her kids to take turns picking her dates. Hilarity ensues as the kids choose a series of men for their mother to go out with.

This is a novel about finding love—and yourself—in the most unexpected places. Anna has to take on parenting with an ex-husband who’s moving on, navigate the tricky world of raising a tween, find fulfillment in her work in a constantly evolving economy, and discover what truly makes her happy. I really enjoyed following Anna as a character and could relate to her on many levels. There is a lot of humor and smart dialogue, and I look forward to reading more from Sophie Cousens.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Narrator notes: The audio of Is She Really Going Out With Him was narrated by Kerry Gilbert. She does an excellent job, and her voice matched my idea of Anna perfectly.

Disclosure: An advanced listening copy was provided by Penguin Random House Audio for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.