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Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

21 reviews

jourdanicus's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was just the rom com I needed when I was perfectly in the mood for it. Sweet, funny, emotional but not up its own ass, and of course narrated by the author (who is one of my favorite audiobook narrators).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This was attempting to be really clever in using and subverting tropes, but it fell flat for me. This whole book felt disjointed due to the rapid tone and style changes. There were also so many characters and subplots that it felt chaotic. I found the FMC horrendously self-pitying and I know it’s silly, but I struggled with the author’s choice of first name for her. Almost none of the characters were likeable as they all came away looking self-absorbed. There were times I felt like DNF but the premise was interesting enough that I pushed through. The texting and epistolary elements were the most enjoyable and felt the most real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Terminal illness, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Blood, Addiction, and Death of parent

l1brarygirl's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Cute & funny romance written by one of my favorite audiobook narrators (and also narrated by her, duh). Made me laugh out loud at parts but it also had some serious parts. Also loved the author's note at the end. I couldn't put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Ableism, Grief, Cursing, Body shaming, and Dementia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Racism, Vomit, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Blood, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Addiction

kateywaldhart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt and Panic attacks/disorders

andig's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

greatexpectations77's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Omg. I loved this book. I'm going to be a total devotee of Ms. Whelan because she is a perfect writer of flirting. Which is very hard! It's one of those things that's hard to describe but you know it when you're participating. And she completely nailed the cool, but not too cool, kind of teasing, but not mean or negging, just blissful little conversations. Have I ever been in love with a romance counterpart like this character? I don't think so. What a GIFT. This would have gotten 5 stars, but I felt like it lost a little steam in the last about third. But I will be watching Ms. Whelan CLOSELY for the next book drop because I am HOOKED. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Medical content

Listen to the audiobook! Ms. Whelan is superb as a narrator.