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A review by lenoreo
Awk-weird by Avery Flynn
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/11/08/awk-weird-by-avery-flynn/
4 stars — This was just the kind of light, fun, sexy romp I was looking for. Which is not to say that it was without depth, just that there was enough other fun stuff to keep me hooked and entertained.
Our characters were hella complicated. They were both fucked up by stressful childhoods, and they each came out with their own coping mechanisms. And for the most part, their coping mechanisms did not mesh well. And yet, *they* did. I really loved Cole and Tess together. They were adorable and fun and dorky and nerdy and sexy.
Even though I wanted to shake both of them at various times (and I might have groaned and yelled at them while listening on occasion), I still really loved them. Tess was hilariously nerdy, and I loved the crazy facts she would spout off when she was nervous. I could have done with her wake up call being earlier, but that wouldn’t have made much of a book. It was just hard to listen to her see a situation completely wrongly, and cling to her childhood life lessons.
Cole was more adorable than I was expecting. Even though I appreciated that this needed to change, his routines amused me. I loved seeing Tess mess them all up by accident. Also, the stress baking was so cute. He was just not what I was expecting. And like Tess, I really wish he’d opened his eyes so much earlier, because it was so hard to watch him come to the completely wrong conclusions, not just about her but about his career as well!
Khan was an unexpected kittacular bonus. And I appreciated that they both had a set of good friends willing to wake them up when they needed it (no matter how they resisted). The paint and sip nights with Larry, while a small part, were also delightful.
It was my first listen of Ms. Navarro, but she and Mr. Paige did a fabulous job. Damn, Tim Paige really gets full points for his sexy time narration…he doesn’t skimp.
All in all it was definitely what I was needing right now.
4 stars — This was just the kind of light, fun, sexy romp I was looking for. Which is not to say that it was without depth, just that there was enough other fun stuff to keep me hooked and entertained.
Our characters were hella complicated. They were both fucked up by stressful childhoods, and they each came out with their own coping mechanisms. And for the most part, their coping mechanisms did not mesh well. And yet, *they* did. I really loved Cole and Tess together. They were adorable and fun and dorky and nerdy and sexy.
Even though I wanted to shake both of them at various times (and I might have groaned and yelled at them while listening on occasion), I still really loved them. Tess was hilariously nerdy, and I loved the crazy facts she would spout off when she was nervous. I could have done with her wake up call being earlier, but that wouldn’t have made much of a book. It was just hard to listen to her see a situation completely wrongly, and cling to her childhood life lessons.
Cole was more adorable than I was expecting. Even though I appreciated that this needed to change, his routines amused me. I loved seeing Tess mess them all up by accident. Also, the stress baking was so cute. He was just not what I was expecting. And like Tess, I really wish he’d opened his eyes so much earlier, because it was so hard to watch him come to the completely wrong conclusions, not just about her but about his career as well!
Khan was an unexpected kittacular bonus. And I appreciated that they both had a set of good friends willing to wake them up when they needed it (no matter how they resisted). The paint and sip nights with Larry, while a small part, were also delightful.
It was my first listen of Ms. Navarro, but she and Mr. Paige did a fabulous job. Damn, Tim Paige really gets full points for his sexy time narration…he doesn’t skimp.
All in all it was definitely what I was needing right now.