Duet full cast narration perfection!

This is a fun, festive book - classic small town romance. Doesn’t take itself too seriously but I enjoyed the story and characters (fun banter). All the cast did a brilliant job - probably one I wouldn’t have enjoyed as much reading but audio was perfection!

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A laugh out load love story

This was an adorable , fun, holiday read. The tension and banter between the characters, that Meghan Quinn brings to this story was very funny . Meghan has a great way of developing characters and telling an interesting story. The story grab me from the start and didn’t let go until the end. I absolutely loved reading this book! But the audio brought this book to life! The narrators did an awesome job
The narrators do such a great job capturing emotions and humour and giving the listener all the feels

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Absolute Genius from Meghan Quinn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was absolutely brilliant!! Laugh out loud funny, very spicy in later chapters (usual slow burn build up, that is one of Meghan's trademarks), with lots of Romance and Christmas Fun too.
The breaking of the fourth wall between Cole and the Narrator/Writer is genius, and I loved it!!
The Multicast Duet style narration is pure joy, and I will absolutely be listening to this again in December. One of my absolute favourite audiobooks of the year so far, and I listen to A LOT of them!! 😂❤️🎄

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Everything. This is just everything!!

This narration is absolutely flawless. I cannot get enough of anything Meghan writes but this one in particular is stunning!! Emotional at times, cackle like a hyena funny, spicy spice that gets you HOT! The candy canes 🥵

If you want something fun but with feels, hot, cute and funny then look no further. Narrators are incredible on this one!

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holiday spice

Cole and Story definitely had the spice that they had suppressed from when they were younger. while I did enjoy this book, I wasn't as much of a fan of the storybook type nanarration (not sure how else to describe it) in-between chapters.

Still would recommend. Always a Megan Quinn fan!

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This was so much fun! The Christmas competition was the perfect setting ❤️

The small town vibes were perfect as well as the Christmas vibes 🎄🎅🏼 I liked Cole and Storee individually but and as a couple but the spice didn’t hit for me, I completely zoned out for those chapters and didn’t care.

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loved the writing!

I think I have found my new favorite author.
I laughted for a good few hours listening to this. It was on my book club reading list for this month, so didn't read any of the blurb about it. I wasn't expecting the raunchy part.
Overall a fab book well written.

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A fun time

Did I see this book was a Grinch-themed rom-com and not be able to resist? The answer is yes. The Grinch movie has a special place in my heart, due to some wonderful memories. So of course, I had to dive into this.

We are in a Christmas town, we have Storee and Cole. Cole is grumpy, Storee is all sunshine. They re-meet, so they knew each other before, and he is not happy. Kinda enemies to lovers because he is like I don’t want anything to do with her, and she tries to make a joke which doesn’t go over very well, and things get a little bit heated. There is also a Christmas tradition of finding the most Christmassy person, and Storee aunt, who she is there to take care of, wants to win so she makes Storee do it on her behalf. And when Cole finds out, he is not a happy camper and enters just so he can stop her from winning. We see them become rivals and battle it out through all sorts of Christmas activities. Atlas (Max) Cole’s best friend is always on hand to stoke the fires of this rivalry. There are some hilarious moments in these competitions. It was so much fun.

When I found out it was a full cast with Vanessa Edwin and J.F. Harding, Robert Hatchet and Emma Wilder. Also with Shane East as the narrator. I was excited to listen, and it did not disappoint.
The performances in this are fantastic. I adore Vanessa, I think she is brilliant. I absolutely love the way she performs Storee. She has that kind of sarcastic-y attitude, and paired with J.F. Harding. There was not a better person to play Cole than J.F. Harding. The nuances of his past experiences and how he’s not really processed that and the vulnerability of that teamed with the grumpy, hatred he has for Storee and seeing how that changes…so good. And you bring in Robert Hatchet as Max. I don’t have the words. It was hilarious, and again, I don’t know that anybody else could have done that justice the way that Rob did. And then we add Emma Wilder. The excitement I felt when I heard Emma was on this project! I absolutely love Emma, and she is playing a more stern, I’m the good sister, the one that knows what they’re doing. At first, I was like where is my happy Emma but as it went on, it was clear it was perfection casting. The way the lines were kinda deadpan was phenomenal and seeing that change in the sister’s relationship.
The way Shane East performed this narrator role was fantastic. It might be my favourite thing he’s ever done. It was so fun. The whole production was so good.

I did feel like the epilogue cut short, and I would have liked a little more. And some of the competition stuff could have been a little cut down.

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A hug in an audiobook

Such a lovely story. Great banter. I'll never look at a candy cane the same again .

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Good audiobook

Good audiobook, funny and well performed. The ending is very abrupt and a bit unsatisfying.

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