~**~ Audiobook Review: The Learning Hours (How to Date a Douchebag #3) by Sara Ney Narrated by Josh Goodman & Muffy Newton ~**~
***4 Stars***
I know that the series is called “How to Date a Douchebag” and that should have been a huge Vegas sized neon blinky warning sign as to what I was probably going to be getting myself into, but DAMN! Even I had a few “seriously? WTF?” moments. Thankfully, they were balanced out by some sweet swoon worthy moments as well as great character growth by our main characters that kept me listening until the very end.
Rhett and Laurel. As much as I ended up liking both of them, they put me through the wringer. Rhett is simply that good guy. He’s a hard worker and is a rule follower, not because he’s a kiss ass, but because it’s the right thing to do. He is a bit naive and oblivious to what’s in front of him, though I couldn’t necessarily blame him for that, but his heart is so golden it’s hard to be anything more than annoyed with him for it. Laurel. Straight up, I wanted to smack her in the beginning. She wasn’t as huge of a douchebag as others in the book, but she definitely was on the road to joining up with them. Thankfully she had the errors of her ways smack her in the face and from there began to reconsider her stance on some her strongly held beliefs.
Their journey to their HEA was a bumpy one for so many reasons, some brought about by their own hand and others by external sources, that my eyes hurt from all the rolling they were doing BUT to watch as they not only grew to genuinely like each other, but also evolve individually was definitely worth it. And though it took one of them longer to take the blinders off, in the end they balanced each other out and I ended up liking who they were when they were together.
As for the narrators, Josh Goodman and Muffy Newton, this was my first listening experience with them and I enjoyed it. It took me a bit longer to get used to Ms. Newton’s voice versus Mr. Goodman’s, but once I did I found the cadence of their voices easy on my ears and liked how they brought the various characters and the myriad of emotions they go through to life and will definitely be putting them on my list of good to go narrators when I do my audiobook shopping in the future.
As this is my first foray into the How to Date a Douchebag world, as well as my first read by Sara Ney, I find myself in a bit of a weird limbo kind of place. I really did enjoy the story overall and how Rhett and Laurel grew as characters, but some of the stuff that Rhett gets put through as well as one particular secondary character was a bit much for even me. I totally get the reasons behind the why of their actions, and will admit that a few did help to push things forward, but instead of causing me to laugh out loud, they had me growling and wanting to gut the perpetrators with a spoon. Will I be picking up the first two books in the series? Yeah, I’ll give them both a go, I am quite curious about Zeke, so I’ll be diving back into this world again.
~ Copy provided via InkSlinger PR & voluntarily reviewed ~
He's not a douchebag; but that doesn't stop his friends from turning him into one.
MY FRIENDS WANT ME TO GET LAID.
So much so that they plastered my ugly mug all over campus, in bold printed letters:
Are you the lucky lady who's going to break our roommate's cherry?
Him: socially awkward man with average-sized penis looking for willing sexual partner. You: must have a pulse. He will reciprakate with oral. Text him at: 555-254-5551
The morons can't even spell. And the texts I've been receiving are what wet dreams are made of. But I'm not like these douchebags, no matter how hard they try to turn me into one.
THIS ISN'T THE KIND OF ATTENTION I WANT.
One text stands out from hundreds. One number I can't bring myself to block. She seems different. Hotter, even in black and white.
However, after seeing her in person, I know she's not the girl for me. But my friends won't let up--they just don't get it. Douchebags or not, there's one thing they'll never understand: GIRLS DON'T WANT ME.
Especially her.
Release Date: September 26th, 2017
Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte's, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British.
She lives with her husband, children, and her ridiculously large dog
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