Then Came You

Animal Magnetism, Book 5

By: Jill Shalvis

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Veterinary intern Emily can't believe she wound up in the small town of Sunshine, Idaho, instead of in a Los Angeles clinic like she had always imagined. Now she has to put her plans to move to L.A. on hold for a whole year while she fulfills the obligation of her vet school scholarship. Then Wyatt, her gorgeous one-night stand from a Reno vet conference, introduces himself as her new boss. And Emily is just as drawn to his seductive looks and quiet strength as she was on that very steamy night. She soon learns that Wyatt isn't just a laid-back doctor but a delicious alpha male tempting her away from her carefully laid-out plans.

©2014 Jill Shalvis (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Shalvis tells a sexy, satisfying small-town love story." -( Kirkus)

Annoyingly Airheaded Heroine

I admit I have read the rest of the books in this series and enjoyed the first couple of them. They seem to get progressively weaker. And Karen White's narration, which used to not bug me is now like fingernails down a chalkboard. Her voice just drips with sincerity and has a catch in it right when you are ready to strangle the character for being so vapid. It sends me over the edge.

But even a less annoying narrator could not save this book. There is no way the main character has the brains to get through vet school. She could not think herself out of a box and has absolutely no control over her thoughts, actions or emotions. She is the kind of person everyone hates - always trying to "help" others who don't need or want her help and are far better at taking care of themselves than she will ever be.

The main male character, Wyatt is totally one dimensional. He is supposed to be some alpha male, but he seems to be so laid back that he might be asleep and no one has figured it out yet.

The other problem I had was the author does create some interesting secondary characters. And not just characters from future books. The most interesting character in this book is Emily's sister. Why did she have multiple degrees, including a Phd in Philosophy and work construction. Why did she get away with using her student loans as an excuse not to pay her share of the rent? She should have thought of that before she decided to get multiple degrees and not use them. And the breakup with her girlfriend is never really explained. What could have been a very interesting character was basically introduced then ignored.

After the previous book in this series, I swore I was done with it. And definitely done with Karen White as a narrator, no matter how much I want to listen to a book. However, in a moment of weakness, aka an Audible sale, I relented and got this book. I wish I had not.