Perfect on Paper

The (Mis)Adventures of Waverly Bryson, Book 1

By: Maria Murnane

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Waverly Bryson is a successful businesswoman in her late 20s who almost has it all: a dream job in sports PR, two best friends, and a bar where everybody knows her name. What she doesn’t have is a ring on her finger. And after being ditched at the altar, she’s in no hurry to get one. Besides, plenty of other issues keep her busy, including her wayward father, a new rival at work, and an ever-nagging fear that her life is not turning out as she thought it would...or should.

To stay sane, Waverly makes a habit of jotting down “Honey Notes”, self-deprecating bitsof single-girl humor that she hopes to one day develop into a line of greeting cards: "Can’t face the dating scene after a bad breakup? Honey, hit the bar, and hit it hard. Beer goggles are the lonely girl’s Cupid."

As Waverly stumbles back into the dating scene (no stalkers or jean shorts, please), her personal and professional lives threaten to collide. Perfect on Paper reminds listeners that everyone has had a bad date (or 12), and that everyone needs a best friend to tell them, “Honey, you are not alone.”

©2010 Maria Murnane (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Cute and funny story

It took a minute to follow the story and stay with it. I continued to learn and thought it was cute and a happy ending.

Lighthearted and Fun

Bridge Jones, Sex in the City, Mary Tyler Moore! Yes, this has been done before and yes it is a bit of lighthearted, predictable fluff - but so what. I love the human side of the Waverly Bryson character and her "Honey Notes" are to the point and a delightful inclusion.

Julia Whelan is a fabulous narrator and with so many varied characters she does a wonderful job with this book too.

I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who just wants to switch off with some harmless entertainment. Looking forward to the next two in the series.

loved it

I really enjoyed reading this book. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the near future.

Not bad!

Would you try another book from Maria Murnane and/or Julia Whelan?

Yes, I think I would give her another try. I have already listened to Julia Whelan and like her.

Do you think Perfect on Paper needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Nope, it doesn't. It ended where it needed to be.

Any additional comments?

A little too slow. They finally get together and it was hurried. I thought it took way to long to "get to the point". It was a decent book and glad I bought it on the "daily special".

Great story, but uses the word said repeatedly

I really liked this story. I thought it was fun & quirky, but in the dialogue portions, the author uses “said” repeatedly which I found a little annoying to listen to. I think if I were reading a paper copy of this book, then I wouldn’t have noticed it, but as an audiobook that phrase sticks out like a sore thumb.

Fun getaway from work noise....

Loved this quirky and enticing narrated prime read! The characters are fun to listen to.

Good story

What other book might you compare Perfect on Paper to and why?

Kind of similar to Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series... at times it was just ridiculous how many things could possibly go wrong for Waverly but the author eventually ties everything together.

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

This book took me a while to get into, but after a while, I was hooked.

i loved Waverly Bryson!

I really enjoyed this book and the reader did a great job. Waverly is a great character and I found her to be very relatable. I loved the honey notes. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

Okay story

This is an okay story and I made it through to the end, but there is absolutely no reason to say “she said” or “I said” after every sentence. It was very annoying.

Great Series 1

I couldn't wait to go on to the next book in the series. Most times I like it better when the complete series is already written before I start a series. I immediately purchased Book 2 to see how te main character was making out.

Julia Whelan makes the series.