I Heart New York: A Novel

By: Lindsey Kelk

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Angela Clark is in love - with the most fabulous city in the world!

When Angela catches her boyfriend with another woman at her best friend's wedding, she's heartbroken and desperate to run away. With little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins, and her passport in hand, Angela decides to jump on a plane for... NYC!

Settling into a cute hotel and quickly bonding with benevolent concierge Jenny - a chatterbox Oprah wannabe with room for a new best friend, Angela heads out for a New York makeover, some serious retail therapy, and a whirlwind tour of the city. Before she knows it, she's dating two sexy guys and blogging about her Big Apple escapades for a real fashion magazine. But while it's one thing telling readers about your romantic dilemmas, it's another working them out for yourself. Angela has fallen head over heels for the city that never sleeps, but does she heart New York more than home?

©2010, 2011 Lindsey Kelk (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

cute story

If you could sum up I Heart New York: A Novel in three words, what would they be?

cute dating book

Who was your favorite character and why?

the heroine, sweet and innocent

What about Justine Eyre’s performance did you like?

she did a wonderful job with all the characters.

If you could take any character from I Heart New York: A Novel out to dinner, who would it be and why?

the musician, he sounded so interesting

Cute story

It was a fun story but the narrator’s voice made it hard to listen to. Her voice was so quivering and nasally through the whole story that I played it at a fast speed just to get it over with!

MMMM

What did you like best about I Heart New York: A Novel? What did you like least?

THE STORY WAS SUPER UNREAL AND NO ONE COULD RELATED TO IT , IT WAS SO RANDOM WHAT HAPPEND

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

HATE IT ! I EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE

What three words best describe Justine Eyre’s voice?

KINDA DULL, AND WITH NO EMOTIONS

Do you think I Heart New York: A Novel needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

YES , BECAUSE IT HAS SUCH A WEIRD ENDING , NO REAL CLOSURE FOR THE CHARACTERS

Meh

I just loved Lindsey kelk in her other books, but about a girl and this one... Ugh. I didn't like Angela. It was really ridiculous that she thought to date two guys after being cheated on and (spoiler) the only decent and realistic part was when she was called out my Jenny near the end. I heard the other I heart series were better, and I really wanted love this first one so I would have bunch of options to read later on, but I don't think I can. It's just to contrived, too many eye rolls and an unlikable character.

Surprisingly wonderful!!!

This was an awesome book, made my daily commute fun! The general review is right in. It's perfect for SATC and Sophie Kinsella enthusiasts!!!

Narration unbearably distracting

Difficult to describe the intonation with which the narrator ended virtually every sentence, but after the first chapter or two, it drove me up a wall. It's sort of a nasally gravel that ends with a drop in register with a simper, and there is no variation in inflection. The listener could never guess, by listening to cadence only, what emotion the character is expressing. Her voice sounds bored, and somewhat snobbish. Maybe it's meant to convey a social class in the UK - but this Yank is not impressed.

The story itself is ridiculous, but frivolous enough to listen to while focused on other tasks - or dozing on the beach. A better narrator would have taken it to the next level.