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Presidential
by Lola Keeley
NOTE: This review is actually for the audiobook version published in June 2023.
Dating can’t be harder than running for president, right? Well…maybe if you’re trying to date WHILE president!
I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of this book, especially since it was narrated by Abby Craden! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this book given one of the MCs is the President of the United States, which is a job that does not make dating very easy! So I was curious to see how the romance was done.
Constance “Connie” Calvin is the first openly bisexual President, a widow, and a single parent of a 12 year old boy with heart issues. Dr. Emily Lawrence is one of the highest rated pediatric surgeons in the country and just recently relocated to Washington DC. One of her first “top secret” patients is, you guessed it, the President’s son!
Connie has been in politics for a long time and Emily comes from a political family but doesn’t get too involved in politics except to advocate for better health care laws and access - something Connie had built her presidential platform on and has yet to follow through on. Their first encounters are more of a “butting heads” type thing because of this. Of course they eventually go on a date, which is no easy feat when one of you is one of the most powerful people in the world. And things seemed to move REALLY quick from there, which I guess makes sense in a lot of ways given their circumstances, but was not at all what I was expecting.
Overall I liked the story. It wasn’t insta love, but pretty dang close which is why I think this one kind of fell a little short for me. I’m typically not a big fan of insta love stories because there is no build up, no tension, and usually not a lot of chemistry. The connection feels more surface level in these stories and that was true of Connie and Emily. I just didn’t feel that spark or get all mushy feeling inside reading their story.
Abby Craden’s narration was amazing as always though!
I received a copy of this audiobook from NetGalley and Tantor Audio and this is my honest review.
Dating can’t be harder than running for president, right? Well…maybe if you’re trying to date WHILE president!
I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of this book, especially since it was narrated by Abby Craden! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with this book given one of the MCs is the President of the United States, which is a job that does not make dating very easy! So I was curious to see how the romance was done.
Constance “Connie” Calvin is the first openly bisexual President, a widow, and a single parent of a 12 year old boy with heart issues. Dr. Emily Lawrence is one of the highest rated pediatric surgeons in the country and just recently relocated to Washington DC. One of her first “top secret” patients is, you guessed it, the President’s son!
Connie has been in politics for a long time and Emily comes from a political family but doesn’t get too involved in politics except to advocate for better health care laws and access - something Connie had built her presidential platform on and has yet to follow through on. Their first encounters are more of a “butting heads” type thing because of this. Of course they eventually go on a date, which is no easy feat when one of you is one of the most powerful people in the world. And things seemed to move REALLY quick from there, which I guess makes sense in a lot of ways given their circumstances, but was not at all what I was expecting.
Overall I liked the story. It wasn’t insta love, but pretty dang close which is why I think this one kind of fell a little short for me. I’m typically not a big fan of insta love stories because there is no build up, no tension, and usually not a lot of chemistry. The connection feels more surface level in these stories and that was true of Connie and Emily. I just didn’t feel that spark or get all mushy feeling inside reading their story.
Abby Craden’s narration was amazing as always though!
I received a copy of this audiobook from NetGalley and Tantor Audio and this is my honest review.