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A review by apostrophen
Firework by Melissa Brayden
5.0
I've been working my way through audiobook after audiobook given the whole "hey, turns out your foot is fractured, lol!" thing, and today I had my feet up while I finished Firework.
Firework is a novella-length book that takes a supporting cast member from [b:Heart Block|13587052|Heart Block|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344719896s/13587052.jpg|19174404], Lucy, and gives her her own romantic narrative in the form of a reporter who shows up to do a piece on Lucy's company, Global NewsWire, and it turns out the piece isn't so great.
That the two end up tangled with each other is textbook Brayden: attraction, a dash of circumstance, and some zany wit. That they're both work-focused is one of the few things they have in common, and finding their middle grounds read realistically. Anyone who has ever dated someone with a very different idea of what's fun will likely find one of their perspectives or the other something to nod over.
The collision course, however, isn't without bumps, and that story might undo all the ground that they've covered.
It goes without saying I really enjoyed this (I always enjoy [a:Melissa Brayden|4789680|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332018247p2/4789680.jpg]), and for a light, shorter-length audio experience, this one is great for down-time listening.
The audiobook performer was much softer in tone than the reader for [b:Heart Block|13587052|Heart Block|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344719896s/13587052.jpg|19174404], and I think that was actually a positive. Lucy is a softer person than Emory was, though no less driven, and Kristin is just finding her feet career-wise and has a hesitancy to her in most things that aren't journalistic. The voice acting mirrored that, and it was a positive.
Firework is a novella-length book that takes a supporting cast member from [b:Heart Block|13587052|Heart Block|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344719896s/13587052.jpg|19174404], Lucy, and gives her her own romantic narrative in the form of a reporter who shows up to do a piece on Lucy's company, Global NewsWire, and it turns out the piece isn't so great.
That the two end up tangled with each other is textbook Brayden: attraction, a dash of circumstance, and some zany wit. That they're both work-focused is one of the few things they have in common, and finding their middle grounds read realistically. Anyone who has ever dated someone with a very different idea of what's fun will likely find one of their perspectives or the other something to nod over.
The collision course, however, isn't without bumps, and that story might undo all the ground that they've covered.
It goes without saying I really enjoyed this (I always enjoy [a:Melissa Brayden|4789680|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332018247p2/4789680.jpg]), and for a light, shorter-length audio experience, this one is great for down-time listening.
The audiobook performer was much softer in tone than the reader for [b:Heart Block|13587052|Heart Block|Melissa Brayden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344719896s/13587052.jpg|19174404], and I think that was actually a positive. Lucy is a softer person than Emory was, though no less driven, and Kristin is just finding her feet career-wise and has a hesitancy to her in most things that aren't journalistic. The voice acting mirrored that, and it was a positive.