Bent Corners

By: Kris Jacen

Narrated by: Denver Stevens

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

They say you can find just about anything in a book, but who knew you could find love in a bookstore?

Riley’s world is upended when he gets a call from the police that his uncle’s in the hospital. Evan’s schedule is turned upside down when he’s in charge of his yaya’s care while his parents are on vacation. Both men have their hands full, but it seems fate has something else for them. Seems love in the stacks might be just what each of them needs.

©2019 Kris Jacen (P)2022 Kris Jacen

Cute short story

Sometimes short stories are totally complete in and of themselves and sometimes there are points in the story where you would like to have more and you’d like the author to consider expanding it into a novella or a full novel length at some point. This story was the latter type for me which you can take as a compliment or a criticism depending on what you are hoping to get. I liked the characters, the premise, narration, and the story itself. So if you want to come away with fully encapsulated story where you feel like nothing is left out this may not be the one for you but if you like a short story where you can let your own imagination expand on what the author gives you and/or you don’t mind places where because of the length the plot could be expanded to give you a more rounded story then this is a good choice and a fun short listen.

Enjoyable short story

Bent Corners is a short sweet story about how Evan and Riley met.
This is a cute short story about two men who meet by chance and find an instant connection.
I loved the that most of the story takes place in a bookstore!
This is a cute, fun story and a quick listen.
Denver Stevens does a wonderful job of giving voice to the characters.

enjoyable short story

Bent Corners is a short sweet story about how Evan and Riley met. Though it's family drama that ultimately brought Evan and Riley together; Riley looking after his uncle's bookstore and Evan looking after his yaya while his parents are away. Evan and Riley are really sweet together and good for each other. This is an enjoyable story and I'd love more from this world. Cousin Joey needs a story.
Narrator Denver Stevens does a marvelous job.

Good sex and unnecessary drama

As short as this is I found myself zombie reading parts of it, the heat was good but there were many attempts to drum up unnecessary drama and sometimes it felt way too forced. It's my first Kris Jacen read and I hope the future books will be more engaging.

Cute short story.

This is a cute short story about two men who meet by chance and find an instant connection. It mostly takes place in Riley’s uncle bookshop, which, to me, is as romantic as it can get.
The book is short, low-angst and enjoyable, but it maybe lacks a bit of depth on certain themes.

Riley and Evan

Riley is helping run his uncle’s bookstore while he recuperates in the hospital, while running his tattoo shop too. Evan comes into the bookstore to buy a book for his grandma and from the first glances both feel an attraction. This story is practically insta love. I enjoyed the narrator, the music between chapters is nice too. Overall I did enjoy this quick listen. I’ve enjoyed other books from Kris Jensen in the past. I received an arc of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Short and sweet

I had fun listening to this story it was face paced and cute and funny

Love in the bookstore

Riley and Evan meet by chance and feel instant attraction for each other that quickly turns into more. They do seem right for eachother and while we get to see them both have some family issues, this is ultimately a fairly fluffy short story about finding the one.

I wasn’t impressed with Denver Stevens’ narration. His intonation felt off to me and I disliked the small instances of backgroud music and the weird echoing sound that signified when someone thought something to themselves. He did however have a clear voice and it was easy to follow.

Short and Sweet

There is a lot packed into this hour-long story about Evan and Riley. Despite being short there is a surprising amount of backstory/side characters involved. It also manages not to be an insta-love story though there is not much time for much relationship building. Very low angst with a nice touch of sweetness. I was not a fan of the narrator, though he was OK and his voice was not bad. It was more his cadence that threw me off a bit, but it wasn't hard to listen to or anything.

great short listen

enjoyed this short listen great way to spend a hour today. would recommend it for anyone looking for a good way to spend a short amount of time while cleaning or a drive home from work. well rounded characters and plot.