Tell Me Not to Kiss You

Sapphic in Seattle, Book 1

De: Elee Rose

Narrado por: Robin Amanda

Fallon Bennett wants a happy life and, honestly, she deserves it! After a rough breakup, she packed up and moved to the city of her dreams, following her two best friends. She was getting used to her new life when she met Mackenzie and, wow, did she meet her!

Mackenzie Thompson likes her peace. She's lived in Seattle her whole life, but after surviving heartbreak, she moved to the other side of it. When she meets Fallon Bennett, peace becomes a thing of the past.

As things start to heat up between the two, the past begins to catch up to them, and they have to figure out if what is starting to blossom, is worth fighting for. Will these two become a permanent part of each other's lives, or is the cost of happiness too much to afford?

©2025 Onissa Rodriguez (P)2025 Onissa Rodriguez

Mackenzie & Fallon still own my heart…this time in audio.

I adored this story when I first read it and stand by my original review - 5 stars for the romance, chemistry, and emotional depth. So let me tell you… I was thrilled to finally get the audiobook and revisit Mackenzie and Fallon all over again!

The narrator was able to capture the nuances of both main characters, and I appreciated how distinct and emotionally grounded their voices felt. Their core love story shines through, and I enjoyed getting to experience it in a new format.

If you loved the book, this audio version is a great way to relive the story… and if you’re new to it, prepare for some swoons!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this! The narrator did a wonderful job bringing life to these characters. The story was ok a bit campy typical rom com timeline. Great if you want something kind of cute.

Wow! Just wow!

I could not stop listening to this and did not want it to end. Great story and character development. Hot and spicy with just the right number of intimate scenes along the way. Breath-catching plot twist - I literally gasped out loud while driving. Very impressive for what I believe is the author’s debut - it far exceeded my expectations. I cannot wait for her next book. As far as the narration, it was a tad fast in the beginning but then settled out to a more appropriate cadence. The individual character voices were well-done. I highly recommend this book!

Sapphic Romance Mess

4.75 Stars

I think the true sign of a good book is not necessarily one that just makes my heart warm and fuzzy, but one that creates an emotional response at all. Like when I can’t stop yelling at one of the main characters for being an idiot. While reading this one, there would be times when I would scream and want to jump in. The book to shake one or the other characters. But this was a really enjoyable sapphic romance. I loved all of the characters, and it made me laugh because it did a great job of really capturing just how completely connected sapphic communities can be. Fallon and Makenzie were great characters, even though they were both dealing with some deeper issues that seriously affected the way that they formed relationships. Both had trust issues that clashed with their intense attraction for each other. I really felt for Makenzie at times, and I wanted Fallon to realize what life was like if she could work on her trust issues. But the side characters were fantastic and I loved their involvement in the story. Well, except one or two of them.

I had the chance to listen to the audiobook and the narrator did a fantastic job. It is not easy being a lone voice portraying multiple characters, but Robin Amanda did a fantastic job. I could tell who was talking without any issue and I thought the voice she gave to each character really fit them. The pacing was great, and this was an enjoyable audiobook to listen to. I have never had the opportunity to listen to this narrator in the past, but I was definitely impressed by the audio of this story.

It is so rare that I get to read well written, sapphic romances. This was such an enjoyable listen, even at the times where I had to call my wife and yell about how I wanted to slap some sense into a character or two. My only issue was there was a time or two where an event was discussed and I wasn’t really sure where it came from. Like Poker night. I really wanted to read about spicy poker night. There were some amazing spicy scenes that were written very well and it showed the amazing connection between these characters. This is an enjoyable, well-written, sapphic romance and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys WLW stories.

Accurate wlw experience

I received the audiobook from Flying Pig PR and these are my honest thoughts and opinions.

I’m a firm believer that you don’t have to like a main character to enjoy a story. That being said, I honestly think Fallon is kind of awful. Mackenzie didn’t deserve her mood swings and jumping to conclusions. I get that her ex put her through it but you can’t put that on your new relationship.

Mackenzie on the other hand, no notes. She’s emotionally mature and knows what she wants. Mackenzie did the work to move past her previous relationship experience and take time for herself before jumping into something new.

I didn’t quite understand why Fallon and Mackenzie thought getting together would be a terrible idea and I got kinda tired of the same conflict. But if I said this wasn’t typical lesbian behavior, I’d be lying lol

I will say the twist at the end????? I didn’t see it coming. No spoilers but WHAT??? What a wild ride.

I really enjoyed the narrator and her ability to create the different character voices. My only drawback is that she went too fast. Even on regular speed, she spoke very quickly and I felt like I missed things.

Kenzie and Fallon

Okay I the beginning of this book I was
Getting and feeling frustrated. 😣 like kinda toxic
I want to be with you but we shouldn’t kind
But other that they starting to become friends and build
Good relationship and going to dates
It is very relatable. The spice was amazing 🤩
Be ready for that! I enjoyed the audiobook so good! It definitely will pull you in!

Really well done sapphic romance

This was very good. the narrator did fantastic with making sure you can tell the characters apart without the voices being too out there. I read this physically first so I knew I would like the story but the narrator definitely brought it all to life perfectly! I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it! The enemies to lovers, forced proximity tension was so good! And you felt it through the narration. And the spice... so well done! Add this to your tbr, you won't be disappointed!

Slow Burn, High Tension

Spice Level: I have to give this book two ratings as far as spice goes. The build up / tension between the characters leading to the “spicy” scenes is 2/5. What happens after the buildup / tension is non-existent / fade-to-black.

Fallon Bennett is new to Seattle. She had a rough break-up with her girlfriend and wanted to get away and start over so she moved to Seattle to be close with her two best friends. Then she meets her nextdoor neighbor while celebrating her new found liberation with her friends, alcohol, and loud music. Sparks fly, but not the good kind.

All Mackenzie Thompson wanted to do was sleep until her new neighbor decided to interrupt it with her loud music playing. Little did she know that banging on Fallon’s door would lead to making enemies with her neighbor, running into her around almost every corner, and wanting to bang more than just Fallon’s door.

I have so many thoughts on this book and I hope I can get them across coherently. First off, I 100% loved this book. The tension between Fallon and Mackenzie is palpable. That tension runs through a good part of the book. That tension also makes for some really intense one-on-one scenes. The build up scenes are a tad spicy and some are explicit that lead to either fade-to-black scenes or what I am now calling “sexnesia” scenes. Basically, they have an intense build up to what could be a spicy scene and then next thing you know, fast forward time, and they off hand mention something that they did a day or so ago.

Maybe it is just me but when you have two characters who have n*pp1e piercings and one has a Princess Diana piercing, you think you’re in for a pretty spicy story. As I explained a little before, the lead up to anything “intimate” is more explicit than any actual “intimate” scenes because there aren’t any. This, in my opinion, was one downside of the book to me. I mean, I went in knowing nothing other than the premise and the way it started I figured it was gonna be a spicy story, it was not as spicy as I thought it was going to be. However, my being let down by this one thing, the story is great.

That being said, this is a book that I could listen to again. When I find myself getting invested in the characters, then I know the author has done their job. Fallon invoked absolute anger from me. There are times when Fallon was being an absolute tease by leading Mackenzie on and then backing up and telling her she just couldn’t get into it with Mackenzie because she had been through too much. This happens a few times throughout the book, and it is infuriating and unfair to Mackenzie. Again, this book has invoked feelings in me and I love it! I will end my review on this. If you read this book or listen to it…. the car scene is **chef’s kiss.**

☕ Enemies to Lovers
☕ Neighbors
☕ Fresh Start
☕ Trauma / Healing
☕ F F Romance
☕ Angst

So much angst

I’m used to 3rd act break ups but this book waffled back and forth between getting together and ‘it was a mistake’ that I barely made it through. Narration was great. Story line was way too much drama