Somebody Wonderful

By: Kate Rothwell

Narrated by: Stephanie Cannon

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Michael McCann has a gentle way with women, and Timona Calverson is no exception, despite her ragged clothes. Though Timona may be no more than a mysterious woman, Michael is determined to keep her from harm, if only for one night. Timona can't bring herself to tell him who she really is - or that her rich family will pay handsomely for her return. She knows very little about Michael McCann, except that he is good enough to give his last cup of tea to a stranger, and compassionate enough to own the ugliest dog on earth. But the rugged Irishman's unexpected kindness has won her wayward heart - now and forever.

©2015 Kate Rothwell (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Couldn’t hold my attention

Heroine’s line “Not again” sums up the plot. How many evil failed attempts to conquer can you have in one story? Why introduce characters and not develop them? Too many names to follow that add very little to the plot. Just gave up on this one and exchanged for another title.

Mutually respectful romance

it was refreshing to read this romance with two characters who like, help, and respect each other almost from beginning to end. The one time the hero tries to intimidate the heroine, they both burst out laughing. There's some interesting subversion in how the book treats masculinity. The hero in this book is a working class Irishman who is esteemed in his community for his exceptional kindness and helpfulness. He is gentle and a friend to children. This is contrasted with the heroine's protective brother, more of an "alpha" type and a cold man who will resort to violence to protect his sister--a fact that is treated as disturbing more than admirable.

The heroine is a very singular character who seems to be almost cognitively incapable of understanding the upper class mores she grew up with (though her manners are excellent). She treats no one as inferior. I liked her a lot. She is the victim of an attempted rape at the beginning of the book and seems to suffer no lasting trauma for it. That did feel unrealistic to me as did a few other events in the book (the characters often act quite modern) but ultimately I didn't mind.

The vocal performance was excellent and I enjoyed hearing all the different accents.

Overall this romance was refreshing, thoughtful, and sweet. Light on the smut although it is certainly there. Recommended.

disappointed

was disappointed due to book 1 would stop playing and would freeze on an error message. The said book 2 free but it was only the first chapter that was free.

Interesting story

I was engaged by the characters and the story. The hero was spinning by the heroine and she was very colorful.
The narrator did a wonderful job with the reading.

Fun, strong female

Laughed out loud a few times. Highly entertaining. I listened twice just to make sure I didn’t miss anything!

Unique style, characters and story.

I found the essence of this book to be sweet and unique. It he characters were compelling and the story interesting. The pace of the story was slow at times and I found it hard to listen to it continuously but in the end I’m glad I did. There is an innocence in this type of love that is worth it.
The narrator was good.

Delightfully Different

What made the experience of listening to Somebody Wonderful the most enjoyable?

I read a lot of romance but this was delightfully different. Poor Mick (literally and figuratively) constantly battling the image of a kept man. Possible spoiler: I like the fact that when each of them might have doubted the other, they held fast to their love and trust in the other.

What does Stephanie Cannon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrator does well with the accents and children's voices. Men's voices are a bit of a challenge.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I practically did listen to the book in one sitting. I finished the book in 1-1/2 days, listening every chance I had.

Amazing variety of voices

So many quick changes of voices and each one different. -and the story is pretty good too 😁

I was disappointed

I didn’t finish this book because of the language. Using the Lords name over and over isn’t acceptable

My first Rothwell novel, but won’t be the last

Enjoyed it immensely! Both the story line and the amazingly talented narrator. So many novels can be ruined by poor narration, but this was perfectly performed. Going to end this review now so I can listen to the next in the series!