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Thank You for Listening

Julia Whelan
Book
July
2024

Review:

This was a very solid romance novel. I really loved that it centered around audiobooks and romance novels themselves. I always liked that very book of a book type, and this felt exactly like that. My only real issue with it was it felt very vague. I don't really know why, but so much of the Story was a little unclear. I get why the main character had a scar, but I do not fully understand how it happened. I also wish there was more of a conclusion on that front, like there was really no happy ending when it came to her scar. And lastly, what was that letter at the end?!? It kind of messed with the ending a bit. I get the aunt orchestrated the whole thing, but it was very unsatisfying. I really appreciated this Story and am glad I got to read it!

Trigger Warnings:
Mental Illness, Suicide, Abuse, Death or Dying, Kidnapping and Other Events that Might be Consider Traumatic, Self-Harm

Synopsis From Book:

For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger. On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world’s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book—with Brock McNight, the industry’s hottest, most secretive voice. Sewanee doesn’t buy what romance novels are selling—not after her own dreams were tragically cut short—and she stopped narrating them years ago. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her. As Sewanee begins work on the book, resurrecting her old romance pseudonym, she and Brock forge a real connection, hidden behind the comfort of anonymity. Soon, she is dreaming again, but secrets are revealed, and the realities of life come crashing down around her once more. If she can learn to risk everything for desires she has long buried, she will discover a world of intimacy and acceptance she never believed would be hers.
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