readers_together 's review for:

Curve Into Forever by Julia Jarrett

4.25

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Curve into Forever just hit the right spot. I loved it. I am so disappointed in myself that I've waited so long to dive into this series. Who waits until the final book in the series? I will definitely be going back and listening to the other four books in the series. This book is a second chance romance, Kai and Isabelle were college sweethearts who broke up when she left for a month to go to Italy to meet her dad and his family and never came back. Until now. She is back in Canada visiting with her mom, who has just gotten married to the head coach of a baseball team. The same team that Kai plays for. Neither is aware until a family day, and they decide to keep their past relationship under wraps, planning to slowly rebuild their friendship, but it soon turns into more when they realise they are each other's missing piece—each other's person. Their relationship is so sweet and swoony. As a fan of banter, I adored their level of banter and how they grew as people and as a couple. The scene towards the end is what sports books/ movies are made for!

Samantha Brentmoor and David Lee Huynh performed this in dual, and they were fantastic! Their performances are an example as to why dual is a must. They delivered brilliant, nuanced, banter-filled performances that kept me captivated for the entire book. They did a fabulous job with the Canadian and Italian in this book, not making it sound stereotypical or over the top. It sounded authentic to this listener.