Another Winner for Me!

Although, I'm not fond of books about cheating....this book kept my attention. Its worth the credit to me! I would categorize this book under New Adult Romance.

27 people found this helpful

Love Triangle at It's Best

If you could sum up Accidentally on Purpose in three words, what would they be?

Emotional, Angsty, Rollercoaster!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely! I just could not put this down. I lost plenty sleep but it was worth it!

Any additional comments?

I loved this book! To sum it up, Emmy runs into her dick of a boss, Kyle, at a bar and hook up. And that is where the fun begins! Kyle and Emmy pursue a relationship but Kyle already has a serious girlfriend and can't break up with her. Emmy gets fed up after a while and tries to move on with another hot guy at her office, Luke. He's had the hots for Emmy for a very, very, long time. Emmy loves both men and despite the circumstances she tries to balance both guys for a while and this takes a toll on her. There were some hilarious moments as well as gut wrenching moments. If you love roller coasters, you will love this book!

8 people found this helpful

No redeeming value, AT ALL!

Narrator does 1 good male voice and the rest just sound dopey. And the plot...gesh! Okay, I only got 2 hours into it, I won't lie, but I feel justified.

The heroine of the story was just plain dumb, I mean truly too stupid to live. She starts an affair with her practically engaged boss, realizes that is NOT a good plan and starts dating someone else. Of course the boss is pissed, the new guy is clueless, and everyone seems to be sleeping with everyone. Lots of cheating, no condoms used, and the word Love is tossed around like the word of the day!

I finally turned it off when guy#1 was at her house, and 2 minute after he leaves guy#2 knocks on her door....she jokes "What did you do drive around the block until the coast was clear?", he admits he did...then after guy#2 leaves guy#1 calls and she acts like she hasn't seen him in days...um....he was JUST THERE!!!

Poorly written, poorly executed, not worth the $4.95 I paid for it....and the "steamy" scenes had zero steam! They were written in almost a clinical way, no buildup, no play by play in a sensual way...have I mentioned this book had ZERO redeeming value?

PASS!!!!!

Anyway, still going through my library of books I have purchased and never got around to listening to. I'm hoping my next "A" book is better than this drivel.

4 people found this helpful

OMG and NOT in a good way :(

I got this book just cause I love to get books....but it was not a good pick. It was Jerry Springer all the way. It had drama after drama maybe that is why I finished it. There were so bust out laughing moments but mostly its like REALLY :/ You can get this book if you want but ITS NOT a relisten.

6 people found this helpful

Wow so realistic!

Characters who are honestly flawed and human, you truly feel anger and sympathy for Emmy and total empathy for Luke. I have to say the inevitable comeuppance Emmy is dealt by Luke is riveting and left me shaken, all due to the writing of L D Davis and the spot on delivery by narrator Serena Daniels. Buy or credit you'll be happy with this purchase.

6 people found this helpful

so mad i waited

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes this story was solo good. Drama drama drama

What other book might you compare Accidentally on Purpose to and why?

I am not sure

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to it. I had to find out what happened to luke

2 people found this helpful

Love it!

What did you love best about Accidentally on Purpose?

It was funny, sexy and sad, had all my emotion going.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love how the author explained everything about each character, I understand how Emmy can love both men.

Have you listened to any of Serena Daniels’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

When Kyle and Emmy got drunk - I cried with Luke pour his heart out Emmy, it was so sad.

2 people found this helpful

Not Bad Writing, But NOT for Me

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No, no I would not- unless I knew they adored 'cheating' romances. I also have no intention of ever listening to this book ever again.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

There are moments that I connected, and I was drawn into the book- but it's more like a car wreck you can't help but drive slowly and gawk at. The timeline bounces around, so part of the 'end' isn't really even the 'end'... I've read other books that use this technique that I liked but I feel it wasn't necessary in this case. I feel keeping some of the major revelations within the time frame that they happened would not have negatively impacted the narrative.

Did Serena Daniels do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

There were some conversations I had trouble following. I don't feel the narrator separated the voices for Kyle, Em, or Luke enough (in some instances, at least) and I was left confused. 'Who said that? Who is talking right now?' ran across my thoughts more than once.

Her voice 'worked' for the main character, and she was easy to listen to overall, but Serena being the narrator didn't help the book either. Some books, even if I'm not completely won over by the story- I'll be won over by the narration. Not so in this case. She wasn't 'bad' but was far from 'great'

What would have made this romance irresistible?

Umm... I don't know that there was anything that could be done to 'fix' this. I just didn't care for the characters or the story. I was frustrated a majority of the time I listened. So... I guess the only way it could be irresistible is to pick a different book?

Any additional comments?

Just when I think I can like different characters for different reasons... *Gah* I can't even properly communicate this. OK- there is a quote in the book, where one character calls another a "dirty penis head". Well... for me, everyone, and I do mean everyone (yes, Luke too) is a "dirty penis head" in this book. I know I'm probably going to have some hardcore Luke lovers going after me on this- but I call them like I see them, and even he became a douchebag more than once. Repeatedly.

4 people found this helpful

Weak Lead Character

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The lead character became annoying with her perpetual weaknesses.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Luke was a great character, one that you wanted to root for the entire book. The story was a bit weak.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance was very average. Not memorable, but did not detract terribly from the book.

Could you see Accidentally on Purpose being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

NO!!!

1 person found this helpful

mindless self indulgence at it's finest

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend. It's an easy listen and can be entertaining at times.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Serena Daniels' performance is what made this book horrible for me. First off, she sounds about 20 years older than Emmy. Second, I could not, for the life of me, understand her character voices. She had Samantha sounding like friggin Eliza Doolittle and Kyle occassionally sounded like some creepy homeless man that stole children in the night. Very disappointing.

1 person found this helpful