Overall, hot and fun, if a little standard. A lot of my enjoyment definitely came from the narration, though. Also, it was my first time hearing Brooke Hayden’s narration, and I really loved the energy she brought to Kristina! She definitely noticed the humor in a premise as absurd as this one, but she also did her best to bring some softness to the (few) genuine moments scattered throughout (not that I could take it seriously, but that’s the writing’s fault HAHA). Unfortunately, her other narration credits seem to be for romances I don’t have any interest in reading, but I might listen to them just for her. 

I won’t lie, Farnaz’s chapters sounded like they were recorded in a closet. (It was oddly refreshing, though, bc I’ve never heard that in a Vico Ortiz audiobook before??😆usually they record in a booth, I believe) Kristina’s didn’t have the same issue though, so that just created another reason for their two voices to clash. I don’t think it was a major issue, though, except for that mediocre audio quality and consistently low, husky narration isn’t the best mix lol?? (i did have to turn up my volume through my earbuds.)

I wasn’t a fan of the instalove, there isn’t a way to make a one night stand into a convincing romance IMO. I can see the vision—Kristina’s arc was very obvious!— but it was also hindered by how short this was. Some of the dialogue was a little awkward, and I didn’t entirely vibe with the dirty talk but that might’ve been because of my gender dysphoria? (There were a decent number of lines that made me cringe.😞)

uh happy holidays everyone