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A review by annica_reads_books
On Loverose Lane by Samantha Young
4.0
Audiobook Review
Narrators: Shane East and Zara Hampton-Brown
Narration Style: Dual
Standard Length:
Should I have read On Dublin Street prior to listening to On Loverose Lane? Probably, but I don't care. While it would have helped me to understand some character's histories, my lack of understanding their stories didn't affect my listening experience at all (in fact, I want to go back and read their books now!). I didn't expect to enjoy this story as much as I did, but this audiobook took me by surprise and I ended up loving just about everything about it. Callan and Beth met and fell in love when they were younger, had to spend time apart, and meet again years later. Of course, they dislike each other due to misunderstandings from when they were younger, despite their current attraction to each other. Regardless of the past miscommunication between them, rest assured that in present day, these two were mature and acted like it. Callan and Beth were generally quite honest and straightforward with each other as they were older, which I really appreciated.
Admittedly, I wasn't thrilled when I learned that the heroine's career was social media management as frequent mentions of social media and the problems that come with it tend to irritate me in fiction. However, I'm eating my words now. The way that Samantha Young wove this in with the heroine's battle with anxiety was honestly so beautiful and relatable to me. I'd be shocked if Samantha didn't have personal experience with this with how well I thought this aspect of the story was executed. I immediately forgave all irritation I might have with social media written as a topic in fiction. It ended up having a purpose, and the author delivered it well.
The narration was spectacular. I was particularly in awe of how well Shane and Zara managed multiple character accents and genders. Well done!
I highly recommend this audio to anyone who loves second chance romances with mature characters and topics of anxiety.
A big thank you to Must Love Audio and Samantha Young for the audiobook ALC. All opinions here are my own, and I left my review voluntarily.
Narrators: Shane East and Zara Hampton-Brown
Narration Style: Dual
Standard Length:
Should I have read On Dublin Street prior to listening to On Loverose Lane? Probably, but I don't care. While it would have helped me to understand some character's histories, my lack of understanding their stories didn't affect my listening experience at all (in fact, I want to go back and read their books now!). I didn't expect to enjoy this story as much as I did, but this audiobook took me by surprise and I ended up loving just about everything about it. Callan and Beth met and fell in love when they were younger, had to spend time apart, and meet again years later. Of course, they dislike each other due to misunderstandings from when they were younger, despite their current attraction to each other. Regardless of the past miscommunication between them, rest assured that in present day, these two were mature and acted like it. Callan and Beth were generally quite honest and straightforward with each other as they were older, which I really appreciated.
Admittedly, I wasn't thrilled when I learned that the heroine's career was social media management as frequent mentions of social media and the problems that come with it tend to irritate me in fiction. However, I'm eating my words now. The way that Samantha Young wove this in with the heroine's battle with anxiety was honestly so beautiful and relatable to me. I'd be shocked if Samantha didn't have personal experience with this with how well I thought this aspect of the story was executed. I immediately forgave all irritation I might have with social media written as a topic in fiction. It ended up having a purpose, and the author delivered it well.
The narration was spectacular. I was particularly in awe of how well Shane and Zara managed multiple character accents and genders. Well done!
I highly recommend this audio to anyone who loves second chance romances with mature characters and topics of anxiety.
A big thank you to Must Love Audio and Samantha Young for the audiobook ALC. All opinions here are my own, and I left my review voluntarily.