A review by me_alley
Unromance by Erin Connor

funny fast-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

Wow!! This book was so well written, the best book boyfriend, the clever interspersed references to romance tropes.  It’s a love letter to the genre!! 

Sawyer broke up with her girlfriend 3 years ago and hasn’t dated since.  She’s been a moderately successful romance author, but she has writers block.  And it’s set in Chicago!! (Exactly where I listened to it, so it was obviously meant to be). 

Mason very recently broke up with his costar girlfriend, he is a hunky TV doctor and the son of a soap star, Mason really loves love.  

Then the meet cute; they get stuck in an elevator together.  The plot goes from there; a one night stand then inevitably running into each other afterwards.  Add in Sawyer telling Mason the tropes as they come to life. 

This is really a five star audiobook; easy to follow the plot of audio and well acted.  This is multi POV, so the Sawyer narrator and the Mason narrator alternate.  I especially enjoyed the Sawyer narrator — it’s always a challenge to do witty banter with one voice, but she does well.  

Full disclosure— I am more of a “fade to black” person so I did skip past the smutty parts.  I can’t speak to if they are great or not.  It’s a personal preference, just not for me.  I’m not saying the spicy parts are bad, I just don’t know, I skipped them. 

Outstanding pop culture references, laugh out loud banter, realistic inner dialogue that bring the characters to life off the stage.  Even though this book is about a male and female, I love that Sawyer is bisexual.  It’s enough to keep the homophobes away (bye). 

I kept seeing this book all over instagram and I’m grateful I got to listen to it- thanks to NetGalley and hachette audio for the Audio ARC.  A best romance of January.  (And there are so many great ones!!)