Not for Me

The Windy City Chronicles, Book 1

De: Kat de Falla

Narrado por: Sullie Mason

Manda Wolfgram is a struggling literary agent who is looking for the perfect manuscript to land in her lap and the perfect man to land in her bed. When the sixth-floor hottie finally asks her out, she gets more than for which she bargained. How can a girl wrap her brain around a Shakespearean actor who writes erotica?

Harry Sackes leads a double life: making a career as an author by day and dipping into the dark underworld of criminals at night. The moment he sees Manda in his twin brother's arms, his whole life becomes his personal Shakespearean trag-comedy of mistaken identity and unrequited love in this fast-paced chick-lit romance.

©2018 Kathee de Falla (P)2018 Kathee de Falla

A SOLID 4

NOT FOR ME is the first book in The Windy City Chronicles series. These will each stand on their own as individual stories in the lives of couples in the Windy City.

Don’t judge this book by its cover or any of the characters within by who they seem at first introduction.

Harry and Dane are confusing… and for more than just being identical twins. The story would feel that it was leading in one direction and would suddenly veer a sharp left. I’m still not sure where this roller coaster twisted off. I do know that the meet cute in the elevator was perfectly executed and the adventure at the end was well done. The middle still has me scratching my head.

Romance, human-trafficking, and princesses stories come together in a romantic comedy that entertained and had me hoping for happy endings for everyone.

Of the writing style, if I had to guess, I would say that Ms. deFalla is a pantser type of writer, as opposed to a plotter. No judgement, but either type needs to have alpha and beta readers to look for their plot bunnies and chase them back into their holes. Perhaps with a bit more work, this would be a solid five crown/star read. I would definitely choose another look into this series if given a chance.

Narration: Sullie Mason has a nice clear voice that is easy to listen to on a long commute. Though the cadence was a little unusual, it wasn’t monotone – thank God. There were audio quality issues, but I liked her use of sound props for text messages. That was a nice touch.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy via Audiobookworm productions, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Title: NOT FOR ME
Series: The Windy City Chronicles #1
Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Listenability: NSFW
Received from: Kat de Falla (as an Audible gifted copy)

good all the way around

manda a book agent is asked to take on a new client she never suspects that its her "neighbor" that writes books or that it's even erotica that he writes great story

Meh...

It was alright. The story could have used some editing to not be so chaotic. The narrator read the story so slowly sometimes, that it made me feel like if somebody was talking to me in that spelling it out - manner that people use to talk to someone they assume to be stupid.

got myself a shocker . . . and a disappointment

Now this was a small switch in roles of insecurities. I enjoyed Manda. I found her interesting and a bit funny. I found Harry to be interesting. He found his looks to be a deterrent to others but Manda and his twin did not see the same thing. I enjoyed the story and the characters.

Narration was good but the audio quality was not up to the level of the narration. I found the hollowing of the sound to be detract from wanting to listen all at one time. I had to take this read/listen in sections.

Funny but Definitely for Adults

I too found that there were sound editing issues but I do think the narrator did a pretty good job overall. This is a fun story line with some interesting twists but be warned it is for adult readers with all the sexual: innuendos, talk, sex scenes and bad language. The content is understandable considering the male character is an erotica writer who is also working undercover to bring down some sex traffickers.

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