• The Idea of You

  • By: Robinne Lee
  • Narrated by: Robinne Lee
  • Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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The Idea of You

By: Robinne Lee
Narrated by: Robinne Lee
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INTRODUCING YOUR NEXT OBSESSION.....

THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS HAYES CAMPBELL.

To the media, he's the enigmatic front-man of a record-breaking boyband.

To his fans, he's the boy of their dreams.

To his label, he's gold-dust.

And to Solène Marchand, he's the pretty face that's plastered over her teenage daughter's bedroom wall.

Until a chance meeting throws Hayes and Solène together....

The attraction is instant. The chemistry is electric. The affair is Solène's secret.

But can it really stay that way forever?

©2021 Robinne Lee (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club." (Book Circle) 

"The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one." (Oprah Magazine

"You finally have something else to obsess about. Will have you staying up all night to finish." (The Skimm

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Great love story, perfect narration

I enjoyed this book so much, I heard it twice in a row.
the love story is beautiful, develops so organicaly against all odds.
The narration adds to it all and is absolutlly wonderful.

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Great love story

I loved both of them and their story. I am glad that the end was logical, but it really stuck with me.

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Get the tissues

A love story that ends as it begins. Cruelty of age circumstance. Real and angry and challenging you could feel it all.
For me a desperately tragic story.

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It's a complicated love story

I enjoyed Haze character. He was growing and evolving through the story. We got why Solene fell for him. So it had a good start and a good writing, but it felt to me that the author put too much angst, even when it was a bit forced.

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so so fucking good

i just finished the book and im overwhelmed! it was perfect!!! The best ever!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 06-30-22

Well Done Robinne Lee

The warmth and ease of Robinne Lee voice makes the story that much more interesting. RL switches between characters effortlessly making you believe more than one person is narrating the book. Love the story. Love the writer. Definitely recommend.

P.S RL - Why? 😩😊

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 04-27-21

A book about Harry Styles! 😂😂😂

Loved it! Fun and easy to listen. A holiday romance but prolonged. Exactly what I needed to distract me from work, being locked at home and not allowed to meet friends and travel. This book is not for serious book readers, but someone looking to break the day and just have a bit of a laugh. Enjoy! 🙌

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  • CF
  • 10-22-23

Not to my taste, a tadd crass.

To be honest, most of it I found uncomfortable to listen to. Between the cringe worthy name dropping of designer brands, to the painfully bad English accent, to the repetitive and predictable sex scenes, it was not to my personal taste.

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  • Emily
  • 09-17-23

Loved it

Loved the book so much. The ending made me cry. I hope hayes finds someone new 😢 and hope things with solene goes back to normal.

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  • Tara S.
  • 08-30-23

Loved it

Perfect summer beach read, engaging and entertaining, particularly if you are a 40 year old divorcee…

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  • Silvia
  • 08-13-23

Enjoyed as it’s easy to follow

I’d recommend this book to anyone who can imagine H.
It’s easy to follow and easy to imagine yourself into the main character Solene.

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  • Sharon Webb
  • 05-10-23

Sublime

Oh how I love this book. The writing and character driven narration is stunning. Anxiously awaiting Robinne Lee's next work of art.

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  • Diane O Connor
  • 04-29-23

Excellent loved it so much

There needs to be a sequel obsessed! Absolutely loved it I cried at the end 😢

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  • georgie
  • 03-02-23

Story is fun but narration needs work

Really enjoyed this book and it kept me captured throughout. However, the English accent is really quite painful. Think it would have been better and more engaging if there was someone else. Made me nearly stop at times but the story kept me listening.

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  • 01-18-23

The British accent is beyond AWFUL!!!

Plot was ok but I had to give up due to the horrendous British accent … completely ruined it and was unbearable to listen too.

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  • Eliza
  • 12-01-22

Sooooo good!

Sexy and fun and I did not want to put it down.
I want more

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  • Rohsaan McInnes
  • 11-19-22

Addictive and Sexy

The reader’s voice is great to listen to and her change of accents for different characters is excellent. I loved this story, couldn’t stop listening.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 10-05-23

Loved it!

This has to be my favourite book I have ever read.
The audiobook version made it a 10/10

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  • 06-10-23

easy to read plot

if you're looking for an easy book with minimal story development, this is it. A very predictable storyline from beginning to end and a plot that is very familiar if you follow hollywood gossip. Overall the performance was quite good authors voice easy to listen to.

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  • Belinda Richardson
  • 06-04-23

I ate this up

I absolutely loved this book. It has my heart. Although It was somewhat relatable in that I’m 14 yrs older than my boyfriend, the book is so much more than an age gap romance.
The narration, by the author, was some of the best I’ve ever heard. You can feel the emotion of the story in every word.
I think this was first released around 2017 so me here is 2023 praying for a sequal is a long shot but I’m hopeful for more to their story

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  • Marnie Beck
  • 03-07-23

Obsessed

Have already listened twice more and just want Robinne Lee to release a follow up asap!

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