An enemies-to-lovers “You’ve Got Mail” type romcom. Yael is a school librarian with a secret podcast, she reviews classic literature. She hires Kevin to be her audio producer, and they have a good relationship. Over time they bond over more than just work. In real life, Ravi is a volunteer at her school. At first they don’t like each other, because of a meet-disaster. Over time they connect. Professionally they are using different names so they don’t discover they are the same person.
I liked the representation and the feeling of not being lovable with bipolar and difficult issues. I thought the characters had good chemistry. The story did drag a little in the middle and I found the ending to be rushed. Other than that, I found it to be a pretty enjoyable read.
Audiobook review: Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC. I appreciated the performance from Tamika Katon-Donegal and Leon Nixon. The book uses both narrators in the same chapter, so the POV changes although it is not duet narration within conversations. I went back to re-listen several times at the beginning because a lot of the book is exchanged emails and text messages, so it was difficult to distinguish these. However, once I received my copy in the mail from Aardvark Book Club, I transitioned to doing a “tandem” read, alternating between reading my physical copy while listening when I put my book down. In the physical copy there are different fonts and easy ways to determine where you are in the narrative. I liked this much better!
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