Over the top soap opera drama for no reason

First...Im noticing a trend of giving the sample of the better or more known narrator and then they arent really involved. Teddy Hamilton narrates very very little of this. I have a love/hate thing for Ms Brehon. Her female voice is mostly awesome...even if sometimes over the top whisper dramatical...but her male voices are just bad. Hard to take seriously.

This overall story is pretty good actually. I think it might even read better than listen. I did struggle with this though. Jo is almost a whole doctor...and a black woman from a somewhat "hood". Her level of naive/stupid is hard to stomach. The things she does...the information she leaves out/lies about..as a medical professional..Cmon now..ForREAL? There are so many misunderstandings, bad decisions and angst that would be ok if they were fresh out of high school but for these 2 at this point in their lives is ridiculous. I do believe the narration makes these things seem worse than they may come across in actual print. Also the way all the breakups/makeups are so vaguely handled is kinda weird given there is always such a buildup.
So I dont know. Im irritated but I finished it . It could of been really great.

9 people found this helpful

A love story filled with drama

The storyline probably one of the best, cheers to the author. I’m not going to lie, it did start slow and the female narrator wasn’t my favorite. But as the story continues, hopefully you will get used to it. ( I would prefer if the remade it with a different narrator, she don’t fit Jo). The male is prefect for Alexander. But overall, you can tell they do love each other and trying to figure things out. ( I had a regarding Alex and I wanted to cry lol) There not a lot of sex scene if you prefer, only 3 fill with emotion, raw and love

2 people found this helpful

Looking For A Surprise

It was okay. I guess I just wanted more from the story. There were weird inconsistencies in the story written just to create conflict that I just couldn't look past. Not worth the credit FOR ME. I wanted something to happen to surprise me but it never happened.

2 people found this helpful

If you like fluff, then you'll like this!

This was my first time listening to this author. The storyline was decent and cute but the overall book was way too wordy. There was way too much fluff where there shouldn't have been. The female narrator made it more difficult to listen to, her over breathy expressions were annoying. Wasted credit!

1 person found this helpful

Love it!!

Excellent book loved it! Both narrators are excellent as well!! They are like listening to old friends

1 person found this helpful

Baby,Baby: Chicago

WOW! Good but long Victoria H. Smith this is the first book of yours I read very interesting in some chapters you had me hooked I'm gonna read another one of your books 📚👌😯

1 person found this helpful

A Struggle to Finish

This seemed like an interesting and sweet entry into this well-tread genre of romance.

But early on I was put off by the female narrator’s voice - she sounded very young and unconvincing in this role of a very capable medical student in 4th year ER rotations.

The story asked for too much suspension of disbelief even for this modern day fairytale. Anyone would have been running the other direction from someone with a fraction of the issues our female MC presented.

I didn’t see how they or where they got beyond basic attraction to love.

Finally there was a lot of clunky writing or incorrect phrasing resulting in stiff, stilted dialogue, detracting from the story. “There’s a bar around the corner I’ve been frequenting lately…” No young guy talks this way. I’m sure the narration didn’t help.

Increasing the speed to 1.2 was a 2fer - helped things move faster and made the narrator sound much more natural without all the breathy pauses.

Love by Coincidence

SPOILERS! Overall, I liked this story. Even though it's a work of fiction, there were some story elements that stretched reality. First I think it's interesting that none of Alex's family or friends seemed to attribute his turn away from what he usually does to the fact that he'd survived cancer. They all seemed ridiculously astonished by it. Next, I was taken aback by how naive Johari was and her lack of grit. No she didn't have to be a 'hood stereotype but nothing in her characterization called back to her difficult beginnings. She didn't once give Dr Radcliff the side eye after learning she was Alex's ex in addition to all the other unprofessional stuff she did and said? I feel like a girl from the 'hood would be more astute. It seems disingenuous at best. And yes, it's fairly unlikely that a wealthy, young white bachelor would choose a non-white surrogate but that can be explained away again by him choosing not to live life the same way he did pre-cancer. Plus, he kept saying how he hopes the child has more of Johari's features. I have the same dissatisfaction as others about the lady narrator. Her speaking voice is beautiful but it was a mismatch for Johari character wise. The gent narrator did a great job.

Couldn't finish but ...

Good storyline. Only made it to chapter 5. I strongly dislike the female narrator. I dislike her voice so much that I returned the audio and purchased the e-book so I can finish. Male narrator was great.

unnecessary drama

There was so much unnecessary drama. 2/3 of the drama was due to lack of communication. Are we sure she is was medical student or graduate...... is she 26? what woman would tell her current boyfriend ex her business????