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Never Been Better

By: Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Narrated by: Kym Miller
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A hilariously offbeat and tender comedy about one bipolar woman’s messy search for love at a seaside wedding where no one can stay afloat.

Is she falling in love, or falling apart?

Dee, Misa, and Matt were the "three musketeers" of the psych ward. A year after discharge, Dee is eager to convince everyone that she’s finally turning things around. But Matt and Misa are tying the knot in Turks and Caicos, surrounded by guests who have no idea where they met, and the secrecy isn’t sitting well with Dee, who has been hopelessly in love with Matt since before she got kicked out of the hospital.

So, when Dee arrives at the swanky resort with her high-voltage sister, Tilley, it’s now or never to confess how she feels. But disrupting her best friends’ nuptials would jeopardize the entire support system that holds the trio together. When it comes to happily ever afters, how is a girl supposed to choose between love and recovery?

©2024 Leanne Toshiko Simpson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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"[An] invigoratingly comic debut novel . . . Full of sharp, pithy dialogue and farcical scenes that will put a grin on your face, this story about love, friendship, and family also offers hard-won wisdom about mental health and the myths that surround it. . . . Navigating the contrast between humor and pain can be tricky, but Simpson makes it look easy in her first novel. A funny, refreshing, and generous story full of wisdom on mental health."—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"Laugh-out-loud funny . . . Simpson's refreshing debut depicts the reality of living with mental illness, which will resonate with many readers."Booklist

"A hilarious, honest, refreshing, and moving story about mental health, friendship, and love. Never Been Better is a brilliant debut."Emily Austin, author of Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead

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Relatable and Important RE: mental health

Never Been Better is a book full of emotion, real struggles, and mental health awareness. I enjoyed the dynamics between the main character, her friends, and her sister. Each supporting character felt authentic and had important stories to share of their own difficulties. The setting was also a great layer because it presented a tropical retreat setting that so many long for, while showing how it doesn’t cure all.


I listened at 1.85-2x speed (my normal listening speed is 1.75-2x speed). The narrator did a good job with distinguishing the characters and bringing the story to life.

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