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tltravis's review against another edition
5.0
The sweetest series
I love how all the Moore series characters intermingle in the books. I absolutely adored Hunter and David Their coming together was unconventional but yet, oh so right.
I love how all the Moore series characters intermingle in the books. I absolutely adored Hunter and David Their coming together was unconventional but yet, oh so right.
digthewriter's review
3.0
It was promising and it's definitely short enough to be the exact thing I want in a fake relationship novella. However, it left me disappointed.
Super plus points: Nick J. Russo - hello top 5 fav. narrators ever!
When an audiobook is less than 3 hours - 123 pages - it doesn't need a play by play POV switch over. It just got annoying.
I liked the two MCs enough to be invested in and the author tried really hard to do bisexual representation - like tried really hard. (And not sure if they succeeded).
Also MC saying "I'm not comfortable with pansexual." --? Why? Just leave it be. Just call the motherfuck bisexual and move on. Also, why was David's sister and cousin just so super white girl annoying.
Also, how old are David and Hunter? When was it actually discussed that Hunter is super proud and won't get student loans? So he works at a BAKERY in NEW YORK and goes to GRADUATE SCHOOL part time?
In what century is that affordable or realistic? Why is this relevant?
AND WHY WHY WHY WHY WHYdid they get engaged to be married after 1 year?
It was going relatively well for me but the epilogue just really killed it to a yet another super cheesy, omg let me kill you with this fake sugar filled pound cake that I will shove down your throat.
Also, I did not get the title. Because it's related to the bakery? But the recipe was the cousin's?
WHERE WAS THE RECIPE?
This was very scattered. Good ambition and poor execution. A lot of the side commentary and story lines could have been totally cut.
Super plus points: Nick J. Russo - hello top 5 fav. narrators ever!
When an audiobook is less than 3 hours - 123 pages - it doesn't need a play by play POV switch over. It just got annoying.
I liked the two MCs enough to be invested in and the author tried really hard to do bisexual representation - like tried really hard. (And not sure if they succeeded).
Also MC saying "I'm not comfortable with pansexual." --? Why? Just leave it be. Just call the motherfuck bisexual and move on. Also, why was David's sister and cousin just so super white girl annoying.
Also, how old are David and Hunter? When was it actually discussed that Hunter is super proud and won't get student loans? So he works at a BAKERY in NEW YORK and goes to GRADUATE SCHOOL part time?
In what century is that affordable or realistic? Why is this relevant?
AND WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
It was going relatively well for me but the epilogue just really killed it to a yet another super cheesy, omg let me kill you with this fake sugar filled pound cake that I will shove down your throat.
Also, I did not get the title. Because it's related to the bakery? But the recipe was the cousin's?
WHERE WAS THE RECIPE?
This was very scattered. Good ambition and poor execution. A lot of the side commentary and story lines could have been totally cut.
dejunk's review
4.0
The story is a standalone, but takes place within the Moore universe (book 1). It's not necessary to have read/listened to A Chance for Moore (but the series is such a good one, I would recommend it for additional enjoyment).
Hunter and David's initial meeting does not go well - Hunter thinks that his girlfriend is cheating on him (again) with David. When he realises that David is her brother, the damage has been done.
Fast forward a month or so, David reaches out to Hunter to ask him to be his fake BF for a family wedding. They are both attracted to each other, but the usual 'misunderstandings' ensue. Luckily, and with he interventions from friends and family, both men get their HEA.
As usual, Nick J. Russo does a wonderful job with the characters. He makes them seem so real, I almost forget that they are only characters in a fictional story. I was a little worried about his voicing Julian (for the few times he appears), but I needn't have worried- he was great as Julian :)
Hunter and David's initial meeting does not go well - Hunter thinks that his girlfriend is cheating on him (again) with David. When he realises that David is her brother, the damage has been done.
Fast forward a month or so, David reaches out to Hunter to ask him to be his fake BF for a family wedding. They are both attracted to each other, but the usual 'misunderstandings' ensue. Luckily, and with he interventions from friends and family, both men get their HEA.
As usual, Nick J. Russo does a wonderful job with the characters. He makes them seem so real, I almost forget that they are only characters in a fictional story. I was a little worried about his voicing Julian (for the few times he appears), but I needn't have worried- he was great as Julian :)
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