Merry Measure

De: Lily Morton

Narrado por: Joel Leslie

Arlo Wright’s introduction to his sexuality came when he saw his older brother’s best friend, Jack Cooper, in his sweaty football kit. Unfortunately, he didn’t have long to enjoy the revelation because he promptly knocked himself out on a table. Relations between them have never really moved on from that auspicious beginning. Arlo is still clumsy, and Jack is still as handsome and unobtainable as ever. However, things look like they’re starting to change when Arlo finds himself sharing a room with Jack while on holiday in Amsterdam at Christmas. Will the festive spirit finally move them towards each other, or is Arlo just banging his head against a wall this time? From bestselling author, Lily Morton comes a warm romantic comedy set in chilly Amsterdam.

This is the second book in the Wright Brothers series but it can be listened to as a standalone.

©2020 Lily Morton (P)2024 Lily Morton

What a joyful, crazy, sweet Christmas romance!

Lily Morton is the queen of snark and quirky characters and Arlo is no exception. A clumsy, rumbly mess with a giant crush on his older brother’s best friend, Jack.
Jack is the stereotypical perfect man: composed, put together and as a bisexual man, has had a number of picture-perfect boyfriends and girlfriends.
That’s why Arlo doesn’t think he stands a chance with him.
A family vacation in Amsterdam, a mix up with reservations which leads to them sharing a room, and Arlo will be proven wrong in his assumptions.
This book features a slightly-crazy family (Arlo’s) a freezing-cold one (Jack’s), copious amounts of alcohol and two sweet and goofy guys finding their way to their HEA!
Joel Leslie is the perfect choice for Lily Morton’s books, as no one does romance and snark quite like him!

Couple Goals

I loved this book. I laughed from start to finish. Joel does a fabulous performance of Lily’s excellently written book. So sweet with some steam.

Sweet sweet holiday love

Arlo and Jack were spectacular!!! This was such a funny and merry holiday short! The secondary characters brought so much light and joy to everything. Jack letting loose was also precious to see!
I just simply LOVED THIS!
Also, Lily wrote the story of Bee and T! So you need to check that out.

Audiobook 10/10

A cute and lighthearted romance

The last thing Arlo expects is to share a hotel room with his childhood crush, who also happens to be his brothers best friend, while on vacation. You can feel the chemistry between Arlo and Jack right from the beginning. Arlo is insecure, clumsy, and totally adorable. Jack is just a perfect person for him to help him see just how wonderful he really is. They are totally great together and incredibly hot. The narrator was absolutely spectacular with his interpretation of all of the different characters and the story. I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this audio book.

Lovely but not too much Christmas

A goofy nerd plus older brother's hot best friend story, with a hint of the holidays. While this story takes place at Christmastime and there are references to the time of year, there is not much focus on Christmas. But it is a funny story with the city of Amsterdam creating a lovely backdrop and setting for the story. It is very low angst and has a sweet twist in the relationship dynamic between Arlo and Jack. The bickering between Arlo and his brother is fabulous and creates laugh-out loud situations. Joel Leslie does an amazing job as usual giving life to the hilarious and sweet dialog.

completely in love

This story was amazing. I loved the emotion that was conveyed in this book. Arlo and Jack were completely adorable and I love that they finally pulled their heads out of you know where and realized they were in love with each other.

Extremely cute and predictable

They were points where I didn’t wanna stop listing. Some what of a predictable plot and trite but the story flows effortfully

fabulous

M/M
Friends to lovers
Brothers best friend
Forced close proximity/One hotel room available
Quick read

Story = 5 stara
Narration = 4.5 stars

I was given a free audio copy from the author and the GRR arc team for review.

This was by far one of my fav books. I cannot say enough great things about it. It was so funny and so sweet. I was skeptical going in based on the title, as I don't like Christmas and it's not even Nov., but I was pleasantly surprised that there was no mention of Christmas really. This was a shorter length story buy felt complete. I do wish though that last page didn't leave us hanging. It wasn't a cliffhanger but rather an implied ending that I wanted to see on page.

I was sucked into the story from the very start and couldn't not stop listening from start to finish. The story stayed fabulous the whole time. It was full of sweet friendship, mutual pining, hilarious snarky banter and romance. There is some steam but I found it pretty low heat. There were a couple off page mentions that I wish would have been on page. Even still the story was wonderfully written and the characters were charming and well developed. Arlo was delightfully snarky and feisty and very humorously clumbsy and Jack was so sweet and protective. They were the perfect match. I also loved the group of friends and the great world building and I hope there is more of them. I absolutely recommend this story.

This is only my second time reading this author. The second being Best Man. Both books are 5 stars so I'll have to read more from this author.

Joel Leslie is fabulous as always. He has such a pleasant voice and accent. He keeps a good pace. He expresses all the emotions and brings the story to life and makes it such a wonderful listening experience. He is great with side character voices especially females which not all narrators can do. The only criticism I can make is that the main characters voices sometimes sound the same. The is a difference but it is very suttle.

Sweet

Bought this (both) on a whim, I've been in kinda of a slump lately and nothing has been hitting the audiobook buttons.
So when this popped up, it seemed perfect.

It's exactly what I wanted. The story is fast moving and just lovely.
All the characters meld well with each other.

The narration is of course perfect

A Christmas delight

honestly, I loved this. The performance was a perfect fit in this odd story of opposites attracting. It felt more believable due to main couple having history. I can only hope my love and I continue as the main two do. (fair warning; explicit scenes exist and are important due to them enriching the way these two grow.)