Not Another Bad Date

By: Rachel Gibson

Narrated by: Nicole Poole

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Rachel Gibson's spunky New York Times best-selling romances are confectionary treats for listeners. Curvaceous Adele Harris is prepared to give up dating forever. But when she travels home to console her sister, whose marriage is on the rocks, she runs into ex-flame Zach Zemaitis - and passions are reignited.

©2008 Rachel Gibson (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Gibson keeps the action light but dead-on delicious in Adele's and Zach's sizzling second chance at love." ( Publishers Weekly)

Fun Sexy Romance

I enjoy books by Rachel Gibson. After reading the reviews I wasn’t sure I wanted to listen to this book but I’m so glad I did.
It’s fun, a bit quirky, plenty of romance, some sex, plus family dynamics. No murder or gore involved. A definite keeper that I’ve listened to a couple of times now.

Not my favorite at all

This one is actually my least favorite. It felt rushed and contrived. I enjoyed the narrator for this one, but that’s about it.

Levi's

I overall enjoyed the series but the over use of Levi's feels like a joke. It's used so much by book 2 I was already rolling my eyes every time they said it. I've heard of product placement in movies and TV but in books!? it's this series sponsored by Levi's?

Second chance love with a ghostly twist...

Not Another Bad Date is part of a series (Writers friends). Not all of the titles of the series are available as audiobook but this is the right order:
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating (Writer Friends 1)- not audiobook
I'm In No Mood For Love (Writer Friends 2)- not audiobook
Tangled Up In You (Writer Friends 3) Audiobook available
Not Another Bad Date (Writer Friends 4) Audiobook available

This book can be read as a stand alone but it's better to read in order so that you can enjoy catching up on the lives of the previous couples. This is just another great book by Rachel Gibson. Romantic, hot, funny! I just love a lost love story! Adele and Zach dated in college but Zach's ex-girlfriend tells him she's pregnant so he marries her and Adele is heartbroken. Fast forward 14 years and Zach's wife dies (there's a secondary story about the ghost of the ex-wife being on limbo, which happens to be Walmart and that's kind of weird). Adele and Zach find each other again and then the magic begins.

Narration: Nicole Poole did a very good job with this book. Great male voices and you could always tell the different characters apart. There was a bit of background noise but it didn't take away from the story. I enjoyed every minute of this listen :)

Yeah, Rachel Gibson!!

This story is romantic and touching while staying fun and intriguing. It is sweet and has some interesting twists. As another reviewer pointed out the narrator does breathe. It could be annoying, except for the fact that the story is so great that you might not even notice! Read all stories from Rachel Gibson, she is the best!

I loved it.

This was my favorite. I loved all 4 of them. I actually wished they interacted with each of the girls in the other books a bit more. Just to know what ends up happening with each. That’s always a thing I have with romance novels is that they profess their love and then basically “the end”.
But I loved this one! I actually listened to it more than once!!

Another Rachel Gibson knockout.

I l loved how this story included both the past and the present and the way. it all came together.

Supernatural meets romance✨️

**slight spoilers in here**


The way the book opened, I had to check to make sure I was listening to the right book lol.. but it soon became clear what was going on and I kind of love that the book about the fantasy/sci-fi writer began with a ghost story. Things got complicated and a little messed up but in the end all is well and I think it's funny that we got to stay posted on how the ghost was doing in purgatory(?). The fact that Adele actually *was* cursed with bad dates is crazy lol I love that twist. I wish the end had a more expansive epilogue about all 4 writers since it's the last book but at least we got to see where they're all at. Great series! I really enjoyed it and I recommend it.

A sweet story, great performance

The story was sweet. A bit predictable, but good. The performance was fantastic. Nicole Poole is just such a great narrators.

Cute by wimpy ending

Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson is a lighter romance, albeit with a hot alpha male (Zach) as the hero. Ms Gibson does a great job with the characters, including Zach's daughter and Adele's niece, Kendra. It was cute, snappy and a fun listen but I was ultimately let down by the short and convenient wrap up-Ms Gibson had a great plot but didn't make the most of it. I liked the narrator (Nicole Pool) and thought she did a great job with the various voices and accents. Would I listen again? Maybe. But I'll have to rewrite the ending in my head. I'm a fan of hot alpha males and prefer a little more grit in my stories; I'm taking two stars off for the weak ending and the mystical element that distracted from the story more than it added.