Courting Greta

De: Ramsey Hootman

Narrado por: Daniel McColly

Duración: 10 h y 1 m

Resumen del Editor

Samuel Cooke knows most women wouldn't give him a second glance even if he were the last man on earth. He's the cripple with crutches, the nerdy computer genius every female past puberty feels compelled to mother. So when he leaves his lucrative career to teach programming to high schoolers, romance definitely isn't on his radar.

Perhaps that's why Greta Cassamajor catches him off guard. The sarcastic gym coach with zero sense of humor is no beauty - not even on the inside. But an inexplicably kind act toward Samuel makes him realize she is interesting.

Samuel is certain she won't accept his invitation to dinner - so when she does, he's out of his depth. All he knows is that he'll do whatever it takes to keep her as long as he can. Pretending he's got his class under control? Easy. Being vulnerable enough to admit why he ditched his programming career for teaching? Um, no. That would require honesty. And if there's one thing Samuel can't exist without, it's the lies he tells himself.

In this poignant, witty debut, Ramsey Hootman upends traditional romance tropes to weave a charming tale of perseverance, trust, and slightly conditional love.

©2013 Simon & Schuster (P)2018 Ramsey Hootman

Real Good Read!

I found this story to be really good. The author did a really good job addressing the abuse that Sam endured as a child and adult from his father. The characters of Greta and Sam seemed to flow endlessly. I would love to hear about their lives after marriage and if justice was finally ever served to Sam's father or Greta's rapists. The narrator did a great job with their characters. This was my first book by this author but will definitely not be my last! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I'd give 10 stars if I could!

I gave this book 5 stars, but I would give it 10 stars if I could! Courting Greta is like no other book that I've read. Ms. Hootman takes two characters that are neither physically attractive or outgoing and both extremely hardheaded and puts them in the most unlikely romance--and it works beautifully.
Samuel is a small man who uses crutches and/or a wheel chair because he suffers from spina bifida, which didn't show symptoms until late childhood. I found it interesting that he had a normal life physically up until that time. In a way, he's had two totally different lives. Ms. Hootman did not shy away from submerging the reader into the everyday struggles and harsh medical aspects of the condition.
Samuel is attracted to Greta, who seems to be his polar opposite. She is a robust gym teacher who is as brash as Samuel is timid. Under it all, she has a hidden past and hidden yearnings that make Samuel perhaps the perfect man for her. The revelations at the end took me by surprise and made this a gloriously shining star (or 10 stars) of a book. It really blew me away!
The narration by Daniel McColly was fantastic! His voice and the manner in which he delivered Greta's lines were different and made such an impact on the story.
10 stars!

Re-edited; a quirky but so human love story.

Discovering that a portion of CH16 had been deleted, the error has since been corrected ensuring this one-of-a-kind tale of faults and foibles, reward and redemption may be enjoyed to the fullest. It's a "can't put it down" listen!

Bad editing ruined s great book

This was a really good book with two love-starved people that found themselves in an incredibly sweet romance. The narrator was equally as excellent as the material and I will look for additional titles by him.

With all of that going for this listen, I could not believe the amount of editing faux pas. One or two, here or there, was not that disconcerting. The edit that was the most glaring, and the one which almost made me stop listening, was where one chapter ended with two brothers talking in a store and the next chapter began with the brothers in a physical altercation. In between, things happened that moved the story along and I was none the wiser.

The fact that I lost one and perhaps two chapters with bad editing but continued the listen anyway, is the best testament for what a great listen this book is.

With any luck, the editing issue will be fixed and you will get to enjoy this wonderful story. Trust me though, even if the editing is not fixed, you are in for s seriously good slow-burn of a love story.

Great Narration, Wonderfully written snark!

Really well done narration!! I don't normally like male narrators interpretation of female voices, Daniel McColly in my opinion gave Greta just the voice I would have imagined. Great story, I would have purchased the kindle edition of this book. "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

More like, Greta’s endurance of Sam’s courtship

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great job creating two awkward adults navigating the dating scene. Very original plan of attack to the storyline. I didn’t get a good visual description but the dialogs and situations were painfully hysterical. Sam’s handicap rendered his legs almost useless so he had to use crutches or at least a cane to carefully navigate. Any uneven ground was difficult. Sam is technically brilliant and is part owner to a very successful company but wants a simpler lifestyle. He accepts a position as a substitute teacher teaching teens computer basics. His first day he encountered Greta, an Amazon of a gym teacher. For no explicable reason, he is drawn to her and she reluctantly agrees to a relationship. Things start to drag here as the storyline gets way too much milage from Sam’s handicap. He falls, he gets picked on, he gets carried, he gets sick, he is full of self pity.... and it just goes on and on. Seriously. Too much. Greta has social issues and is blunt as a doorknob but is portrayed as smart, selfless and brave. Two very different people who can actually put up with one another.

Daniel McCoy was perfect!

👏🏻 Applause, 👏🏻 Applause, and 👍🏻 One Thumb

wow... loved it

what a great funny... heart warming story... literally LOL moments... the narrator really made these characters come to life! I wish the author had more... easily one of my favorite authors... even with only the 2 published!

Slow burn

It took me a while to connect with these characters but I enjoyed how real their journey and this story was.


I was provided a copy of this book from audiobook boom in exchange of an honest review.

unique!

This book was unlike a lot of the romance books I've read lately. Neither of these characters wer3e the type that were so good looking they would stop traffic and having others fighting over them. They were unique to this genre as was the slow-burn, well developed romance. I really enjoyed this story and the uniqueness of these characters. Narration was well done. I'm looking forward to checking out more by this author and narrator.

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

"Go F*ck a Cactus" - An Unconventional Love Story

I really enjoyed this book. I like Samuel - he was such a strong man in spite of his physical disability, though he still had a vulnerability about him that immediately made you feel protective of him.

Greta was gold. Her curt, no-nonsense way of conducting herself had me laughing out loud many times.

Their relationship wasn't easy, it shuddered along a shaky path but it was great to see them finally allow themselves to be happy with each other.

Daniel McColly was a great narrator and did a wonderful job narrating Courting Greta.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book.

*I was given a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review*