Catch of the Day

By: Kristan Higgins

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Maggie Beaumont's luck is about to change. Sure, she's known for her bad romantic choices-her former boyfriend broke up with her by bringing his new girlfriend home for a visit. And then there was the crush she had on a gorgeous young Irishman, who turned out to be Father Tim, the parish's new priest. But romantic salvation has arrived in the form of handsome, if surly, fisherman Malone. It turns out there's a heart of gold underneath his barnacle-clad exterior. Will this catch of the day turn into the dish of a lifetime?

©2007 Kristan Higgins (P)2012 Tantor

So different and loved the humor, great character development

Would recommend this - for the story and the narration. Very good. Good author. I will definitely read/ listen to more from this author.

Cute and feel good

It was a cute story, I enjoyed the humor the most. The story its self was a bit predictable but overall I enjoyed it.

Loved the story line

Loved this book and the narration was very relaxing and it had a. great story line def recommend

Loved it!

A nice love story and kind of keeps you guessing which i like. Nice characters too.

Nice little romance

This was a nice story with characters you can like and identify with. XE Sands does a great job reading the story.

Excellent story

Loved the twists and turns and humor. Can’t wait to read the second book. Queuing it up now.

Perfect story/narrator combination

What made the experience of listening to Catch of the Day the most enjoyable?

The intonation of the narrator, she captured the humor the author intended.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Catch of the Day?

The day Maggie realized that Tim was the new priest in town.

Have you listened to any of Xe Sands’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No but I will soon. She's a talented narrator, I wish she narrated more of this author's books.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Maggie is used to putting her foot in her mouth but does she have faith that she'll take a step in the right direction and find love in her hometown?

Any additional comments?

This was such a great find. You won't be disappointed if you're looking for a book that will make you miss the characters as soon as it ends.

love the book!... narrator? not so much!

Any additional comments?

I do love Kristan Higgins's books and jumped when at least two were released in audio, but Sands's performance is a kill-joy. The narration is blasé and condenscending and not worth of the book - I'm released "Somebody to Love" was performed by another narrator.

Captivating

I love this author and this book series is great! Can't wait for the next book in the series.

Laughed and cried

I related so much with Maggie at the start of the book. Early 30s, Catholic, dating issues, etc. I laughed at her embarrassing episodes but cringed too, because they got to be too many at some point.

Cried about Colonel. Loved the descriptions of small town living. Fantastic storytelling.

Bit long with perhaps too many secondary and tertiary characters. Slut-shaming was constant and the big misunderstanding took a while to be resolved.

I also wish there was more to Maggie and Malone’s developing relationship. Malone was too quiet and his motivation for his actions were not fully explained because he wouldn’t talk.

As it is, this is more women's fiction (Maggie's coming into her own) than romance.