A review by abercrombie1986
The Do-Over by Sharon M. Peterson

funny hopeful lighthearted

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Perci feels life is not working her way after she is dumped by her boyfriend and boss on the radio.  So she makes non-resolutions with her friend Mathias to help her stop doing what everyone wishes of her.  She is to stop trying to date, stop trying to lose weight… This sets up this cute and utterly charming listen.

While I love a good fake dating trope, I did have a little trouble seeing Nate as the bad boy.  And while the rom com is good, Grandma MiMi steals the show.  She’s spunky and larger than life.  And each chapter starts with a MiMi-ism.  As with most rom coms, you can predict it, but the journey was so enjoyable with the Peterson’s writing and Elise Roth’s narration. 

This is a great debut rom com and I enjoyed every minute of my listen.