The full cast narration is on point

We get the fun and sweet ending we were expecting, so what’s not to like? I liked it, I just wish there had been more challenges. It seemed obvious from the start how it would end. And I don’t mean the happy ending–that I of course expected from a romcom–but the various events that led to it.

We left Jude and TJ, at the end of the previous book, both in need of good publicity and/or appropriate inspiration. The solution is a fake relationship. Knowing how their previous attempt at a relationship ended–i.e. not well–they are quite reluctant. But they have little choice in the matter.

And they mess up quite a bit at the beginning! That was most of the humor in the story. They are really bad at faking, even though they clearly aren’t really faking. The pressure and various advices they receive don’t help. The whole set up is a bad idea right from the beginning, and that’s what makes it so entertaining.

Here comes the long awaited communication that clarifies what went wrong in the first book, yay! You have to wait for a bit still. Repressed emotions and latent resentment don’t make for a good opening in a conversation, thus they only reveal the reasons behind their past argument when similar situations emerge. It takes time to talk it all out.

It doesn’t keep them from enjoying a bout of fun in bed. Sexy times are hot, but nothing I haven’t read before. Even TJ’s proposition isn’t that surprising. It doesn’t mean I didn’t like it though!

I’m not sure I’m all in with the way artistic creation is described here. Be it TJ’s books or Jude’s involvement in acting, it relies heavily on the artist’s real life, for inspiration or motivation. Sure, it’s important, and not being in the mood hinders creativity, but it puts too much weight on happiness in my opinion, when drama and tragedy can be as much a source of inspiration. Actually, what bothers me the most is that it’s a theme in the story, and I don’t think it deserves the spot.

There are a lot of subplots too, and sometimes it feels like it’s all over the place. In fact, after the main story about TJ and Jude, we get a short story about side characters. And then the prequel for a spin-off story. That’s a lot. And not enough at the same time, as the short story felt rushed.

It’s still a good book to listen to, because the full cast narration is on point. The main narrators know their job and perform perfectly. The other narrators may have too many characters to play at times, and with kind of similar voices for some of them, which made it confusing sometimes. There’s a delectable cameo that I wasn’t expecting and it’s almost too perfect. The narrators for the short story do a great job too, in duet, though I felt they didn’t bring as much sexy as I expected. And the prequel is exciting, even in dual narration, both narrators being amazing.

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