Julia Whelan is amazing. She has long been one of my favorite audiobook narrators, but she has now proven herself as an excellent author as well! Within the first twenty minutes of listening (I highly recommend listening since the author is among the best in her profession as a narrator), I had a gut feeling that this was going to be a stellar 5-star read. I wound up listening to the whole thing in less than 24 hours because it was just so entertaining.

Whelan's writing is witty and quippy. Her characters are fun and the banter was magnificent. Sewanee is great, as are the other main characters, but Whelan's creation of Blah (Sewanee's grandmother, Barbara) is an absolute kick and I loved her so much. Each character interaction is well thought out and filled with realistic moments that make everything incredibly full of depth. Regardless of how minor a character was to the story, it felt like Whelan went out of her way to make sure they were all very tangible and unique.

The plot is somewhat predictable, but still totally lovable. It is cute, emotional, swoony, smart, and very funny. I literally laughed out loud at several points and recommended it to a friend as an immediate read before I was even finished.

Book lovers will definitely get an extra kick out of this because of all of the little Easter eggs peppered throughout the plot. There are a lot of references to book tropes and cliches, discussions on genres, and a lot of information about how audiobooks are created. I appreciated all of this and Whelan's experience definitely lent heavy authenticity to the plot.

This is such a fun romp. It's a light rom-com, but still has heavier elements layered in for a few more serious subplots that still go well explored. A fantastic read and a great amount of fun. This will be in my top reads for the year, without a doubt.