*Spoiler Alert* I do include some spoilers below in this review.
I received this audiobook from a giveaway by one of the narrators on AudioLoves Facebook Page. This is my first Cassie Graham novel and the first time listening to an audio book narrated by Sarah Puckett and Steve Campbell. To say that i was pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. I am pretty sure that Cassie Graham might be my spirit animal.
I like to listen to audiobooks when i put my son to sleep, and i was between books so i turned this one on and was introduced to Charlie who is left by her fiancé at her wedding in the prologue. I instantly love that the heroine has a “boys name”. It my thing (when i was 4 i got to pick my sister’s middle name, i chose Corey) and it is the authors too, because throughout the novel this theme persists with a variety of girls with boys names.
Then we meet Reed (hello British accent!) who is a theater kid and I fall a little more for this book i grew up in theater and can relate to the eccentricity that theater people bring to social interactions. Not only that, but the play they are doing is an original musical based on Outlander! (Yes please! i love me some Jamie Fraser!) The play does continue to be a part of the story, but I found myself hoping for more information about the play itself, interactions with the cast and director. It became part of the setting rather than part of the story.
I really enjoyed Reed and Charlie’s meet cute and the development of their relationship, but the moment I realized i was going to love this story was when Charlie mentioned the show Supernatural. Not only was it mentioned, but there were conversations about it, a viewing scene and references and quotes from the show. I had to text all my friends who are part of the SPN Family because that was so cool! I looked up Cassie Graham’s profile to find that she is a big fan as well (which makes sense)
I would have enjoyed more time spent on their physical relationship, especially the first time. Reed admits that he is a virgin and then they go straight into intercourse, no foreplay, no exploration. I would have liked to see them go a little slower, taking their time, especially since they were friends before they were more.
Overall this was an enjoyable book with enough suspense and drama that it wasn’t completely predictable, and a swoon worth hero. The narration by Sarah Puckett and Steve Campbell was great!! Highly recommend this read 🙂