Thirty-Two Going on Spinster

Spinster Series, Book 1

By: Becky Monson

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

From Readers' Favorite Book Award winner Becky Monson comes the first book in a chick lit romance series that will keep you laughing.

Julia Dorning is a spinster, or at least on the road to becoming one. She has no social life, hates her career, and lives in her parent's basement with her cat, Charlie.

With the arrival of Jared Moody, the new hire at work, Julia's mundane life is suddenly turned upside down. Her instant (and totally ridiculous) crush on the new guy causes Julia to finally make some long-overdue changes, in hopes to find a life that includes more than baking and hanging out with Charlie.

But when the biggest and most unexpected change comes, will the new and improved Julia be able to overcome it? Or will she go back to her spinster ways?

©2012 Becky Monson (P)2018 Tantor

Good listen

Good story line I enjoyed this I laughed at the corninessi would recommend for a feel good listen

Cute!

This was a cute book. It was sweet and a quick listen. I enjoyed the narration and story line.

Pretty cute

Cute story of life, love and the unsettling nerves that accompany both. Julia is portrayed a bit emotionally immature, and clueless, for being 32. Characters around Julia are a good support for her but she is still way too naïve. Jared is not as pronounced as he could be, but it adds to his mystery. I had Mr. Wynn pegged pretty quickly :-).

Why all the weight mentioning?

I liked the voice actor but found the story to contain many weight shaming that were not necessary as they didn’t add any value to the story.

So cute!

This needs to be a series or. movie. It's clear Julia has Asperger's. Changes, people? A major red flag. She's also brilliant, which is another flag. Story has the same magic, as Notting Hill and Bridget Jones diary.

Easy listen

I enjoyed the narrator, especially. Having a great narrator definitely makes a difference. Sometimes I can’t get through a certain book because the narrator is annoying and off putting.

I am surprised that I liked it.

I appreciate the light heartedness of the plot and like the voice of the actress who performed the presentation.

My favorite book has now been brought to life!!

I have loved this book since it was released on Kindle. I read and re read it over and over. Makes me laugh, cry, and feel overall happy for the self proclaimed spinster. The main character is someone that you can relate to. She's funny, smart, talented and stronger than she gives herself credit for. I was worried that the audible version would ruin the story I play in my head when reading it, but it was pretty spot on. The narrator nailed it and truly brought the story and all the characters to life. I finished listening to Thirty-Two Going on Spinster in just a couple days. I couldn't bring myself to turn it off. I am now finishing up the 2nd book. I can't wait to see if Becky will write a 4th book in the Spinster Series. Hopefully the story continues.

Excellent narration and story!

Loved this books as a clean romcom. There is a small amount of language - minimal. Love this author and her books! The narration of this was also excellent.

Good to pass the time

This story was predictable but fun. The main character was pretty dumb and dramatic, but I guess there would have been no story if she wasn't. This is a good one to have on while you are doing other things.