Funny! and T.Dot proud

Phillipa Soo is so good with the voices, I actually fell in love with her male lead's voice. Lily Chu is a funny author, I had laugh out loud moments. Those that love the first Shopaholic book, it will kinda reminds you of it for the humour and the quirky aspects of the female lead. F bombs are dropped and that made the book more real and I actually like it's use. It's 10hrs, could not stop listening to it, and i'd listen to the first 7 hours again and again! Had real issues with the back half - the editor should have got their red marker out.

Love the fact all core characters of the book are Mixed Race, Chinese, and Indian. So refreshing! She also has great real-world commentary about white people's racism, workplace harassment, and mixed-race people's feelings of isolation in a nation that is still new with having mixed races kids. oh and it discusses depression and anxiety! (yah, all of that in a chick-lit book!) But it all works and makes this book richer for the real issues that are wrapped in this over the top romance.


Reviews with Mild spoilers...

Drake has done a lot to make Toronto proud of itself. Usually, books or shows written by Canadians are placed in an undisclosed American city. This book tells you, again and again, it's in Canada. Awesome! The weird thing though is that on July 1st - there is no mention of Canada Day events in T.Dot, even if you chose to protest it, it's still a weird omit, esp since it's the big day where one character is intro'd to the city.

The Romance is earned, however, the lead is really really obsessed with the male's body. This leads to fantastic descriptions, but it's hard to believe that she falls in love with him for who he actually is, rather than him being rich, famous, and hot. The last half of the book really needed an edit. It goes on and on with her never learning, and making the same mistakes over and over again. And repeating over and over her anxieties. Which in real life we can all appreciate, but when it leads to 50 stupid decisions and in a chick-lit it just gets a bit long. This also lead to a very disappointing reunion where she didn't have the balls to do the right thing, so you kinda feel, why why is he in love with her? But everything else with the ending is great.

This book can end as it is, but it seems like if it's successful it can be opened for a series, since you got the family in China still to deal with, if it stays with the 2 leads or it can refocus on 2 other amazing women - one with the potential beau name-dropped several times. Either way, I'll def listen to it. Just hope for better editing for book 2.

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Canada proud

Very enjoyable. Good representation of Canadian & Chinese cultures. Loved the call outs for Toronto. Being a Canadian Chinese, I felt I could relate to the story. The main character Gracie surprised me a bit, as well as the plot line. I do wish there was a bit more of a conclusion for the ending with the media.

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finished this book and started it again

absolutely loved this book. when I was done I felt like I was not ready to not be in their world so I started it again!

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Loved this book!

This audible was super easy and interesting to listen to. It was attention grabbing and left me wanting to not stop listening! I would love to see a second book come out!

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In Love

What a great book. Could not stop listening. Will look for more books Lily Chu and more narrations by Phillipa Soo. Wish the book would have lasted forever.

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I enjoyed this

It was a lite listen but it kept me engaged. Both the plot and characters were interesting. The main character was very relatable

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Loved it

Highly recommended. Snappy plot, witty descriptors, genuine dialogue. I actually first listened to Ms Chu’s The Comeback (loved that too!) and then got this. Phillipa Soo is a great reader. I love that she is even enthusiastic when she reads the chapter titles! Yeah, of course! Another chapter! Woot. Let’s keep going. Lol. I’ll keep an eye out for another great read/ listen from Lily Chu!

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A legit good time

I must say this deserves the hype. The writing is fun and modern, and the voice acting was just perfect for it. This audiobook felt like a fresh glass of lemonade. 10/10👌

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would listen again

enjoyed the book....some plot lines were obvious but it was lovely to listen to .

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Fantastic!

I so enjoyed this narrator! I didn’t want the story to end. I laughed out loud, and listened to many parts twice. I don’t think it would have been the same story had I read it. Good job all!

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