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A review by emilypatriciabookworm
The Virgin Next Door by Lauren Blakely
3.0
2.75/5 Stars
2.5/5 Spice
4.25/5 Narration
The narration was well done. It is dual, and both narrators do a great job at narrating the opposite sex!
This had potential but overall was a miss for me.
Here is what I enjoyed...
The overall plot. Vanessa is a children's books editor that writes a sex column as a side hustle. Sex and the City, from the POV of a virgin. She accidentally sends her column to her day job...whoops. She then starts a job working at a floral shop. Little does she know her new boss is her crush she writes about in her column.
I loved Vanessa's confidence. She may be a virgin, but she knows what she wants. I enjoyed how great she was at coming up fun marketing ideas for the floral shop and how everyone starts coming to her for recommendations for everything! I am a dog person, so I loved how much their pets were featured in the story! I adored the chapter from the cat's POV. That was amusing.
What ruined it for me was the dialog. I just do not believe that adults in their upper 20's talk like this. It was just cringy. On top of that, a large amount comedy felt forced, like it was trying way too hard to be quirky. It was just so distracting. I was hoping Lauren Blakely would have similar vibes to Meghan Quinn, but I think maybe her writing it not for me.
2.5/5 Spice
4.25/5 Narration
The narration was well done. It is dual, and both narrators do a great job at narrating the opposite sex!
This had potential but overall was a miss for me.
Here is what I enjoyed...
The overall plot. Vanessa is a children's books editor that writes a sex column as a side hustle. Sex and the City, from the POV of a virgin. She accidentally sends her column to her day job...whoops. She then starts a job working at a floral shop. Little does she know her new boss is her crush she writes about in her column.
I loved Vanessa's confidence. She may be a virgin, but she knows what she wants. I enjoyed how great she was at coming up fun marketing ideas for the floral shop and how everyone starts coming to her for recommendations for everything! I am a dog person, so I loved how much their pets were featured in the story! I adored the chapter from the cat's POV. That was amusing.
What ruined it for me was the dialog. I just do not believe that adults in their upper 20's talk like this. It was just cringy. On top of that, a large amount comedy felt forced, like it was trying way too hard to be quirky. It was just so distracting. I was hoping Lauren Blakely would have similar vibes to Meghan Quinn, but I think maybe her writing it not for me.