Not Famous

De: Matthew Hanover

Narrado por: Lucio Leone

For fans of Nick Hornby, Mike Gayle, and Jonathan Tropper, a heartwarming and humorous tale of love, music, and the unexpected.

Nick Forrester thought he would spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend, Lauren--until he proposed. Instead of engaged, he ends up humiliated and alone. Then he meets Alli Conwell, a socially awkward nineteen-year-old barista, and Nick has hope again. Alli is trying to make a name for herself as a singer/songwriter and might just be the next Taylor Swift. She's ambitious, talented, and determined to succeed on her own terms.

But all is not what it seems. Alli has secrets about her life before moving to the city, and her innocence has left her unprepared for the temptations of Boston's indie music scene. As their relationship blossoms, so do the tensions created by the past she's trying to hide and the heartbreak he's trying to forget. Is Alli "The One" or just "Another One" who will break his heart?

©2019 Matthew Hanover (P)2026 Matthew Hanover

An Actual Romance

I haven't listened to much in the romance category for awhile, because sex has replaced romance generally in that category. And frankly, I wasn't sure this was going to be any different. Boy was I wrong. This turned out to be an actual romance and from a male POV to boot.

The story pulls at the heart strings. It felt like I was listening to the story of how a couple of friends got together. It was sweet and I was rooting the whole time for them.

There is some crude language, which might turn off some people, but other than that, it's a great listen.

Sexist and the narrating is so bad

Ok- I can’t with this book. After a one night stand, the main character says “what kind of girl goes home
With a guy after 30 minutes?” What kind of dude does??? I tried to stick with it- but the narrator does not know how to do a female voice to save his life. It’s almost funny. He also reads like he is asking questions or like something is about to happen, but nothing happens. The cadence is off.
Anyway, it’s not funny and pretty lame.