I loved that this book focused on a couple in their 40s. However, it did feel like the only thing that was old about them was grey hair and bad knees. The attitudes displayed by both characters felt very childish at times. The FMC was hard to like and came off more pretentious than confident for at least 30 percent of the book.

The female narrator did not help matters. She made the female sound dull and boring the pacing of did not match the male narrator. The voice was very monotone and took away from the story to the point I wish only the male narrator completed the story. I think this story would be more enjoyable if you read it versus listening.

Back to the story, I loved the magical realism but I wish it was explained better ..... was it a hallucination, manifestation, or a ghost? It was also refreshing for a MMC to not let a FMC walk all over him for a change and he did it so respectful while still maintaining his boundaries. Overall, a good read.