3.5⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Setting ~ New York City
Publication date ~ October 18, 2022
Est page Count ~ 410 (43 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 11 hours 22 minutes
Narrator ~ Andi Arndt, Noah B. Perez
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ event planner, astronaut, family drama, slow burn, friends to lovers, minimal steamage, miscommunication
My review:
Hallie & Chris
Hallie accidentally, but not really, watches private videos that Chris recorded for his girlfriend, Darcy, who also happens to be Hallie’s client….who is now marrying someone else. She sends her own videos back to him in an effort to apologize and just relieve her family frustations, but she doesn’t think he’s watched them when they first meet, and guess what, he doesn’t tell her right away, so how about we start this relationship out on a lie…seems like a great idea to me.
Hallie is often stereotyped as a party girl because she has pink hair and is an event planner, which made no sense to me. She was really sweet and someone I’d want to hang out with for sure. I just wish she would’ve stood up for herself more.
Chris is back from space and plans to write an autobiography in an effort to promote his work with NASA. I thought he was sweet at times, too, when he wasn’t bugging me with the Darcy crap.
There was no denying their chemistry, but, not surprisingly, the miscommunication was for the birds.
Both of Hallie’s parents and Chris’s dad were pretty awful. Sometimes you have to cut toxic people out of your life even if they’re your parents. On the flip side Chris’s Aunt Richelle was an absolute doll. Hallie’s friend, Althea, was pretty great and supportive, too.
It was a bit slow moving and bogged down with all the family and friend drama, which overpowered the story, but overall it was fun. And isn’t that cover so eye catching?
I was able to listen to a copy as well.
Narration notes:
I’ve listened to Andi before and I always think she does a great job. Noah was okay, but a little too breathy. He did do pretty good female voices though.
*Thanks to the author, Berkley Books and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
Space is the last thing an event planner and an astronaut need in this charming new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young.
When event planner Hallie Goodman receives party-inspiration material from the bride of her latest wedding project, the last thing she expects to find in the files are digital videos from Darcy’s ex-boyfriend. Hallie knows it’s wrong to keep watching these personal videos, but this guy is cute, funny, and an astronaut on the International Space Station to boot. She’s only human. And it’s not long until she starts sending e-mails and video diaries to his discontinued NASA address. Since they’re bouncing back, there’s no way anyone will ever be able to see them…right?
Christopher Ortiz is readjusting to life on earth and being constantly in the shadow of his deceased older brother. When a friend from NASA’s IT department forwards him the e-mails and video messages Hallie has sent, he can’t help but notice how much her sense of humor and pink hair make his heart race.
Separated by screens, Hallie and Chris are falling in love with each other, one transmission at a time. But can they make their star-crossed romance work when they each learn the other’s baggage?
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