All three Gals discussed Natural Born Charmer earlier as part of our Three Gals Talking: Three Gal Favorites event. But there’s definitely a review to be found within so here’s our discussion/review.
Narrated by Anna Fields
Lea: Winning the Favorite Contemporary Romance spot in the 2011 Speaking of Audiobooks Favorite Romance Audiobooks Poll, NBC is loved far and wide. Once again the winning SEP/Fields combo takes an unlikely scenario – this time a football god picking up a woman dressed in a beaver suit from the side of a road and somehow making it work with laughs, tears, and sheer enjoyment. Neither lead could be considered an SEP favorite by my book but the entire story works so well that I have now listened to NBC several times. Continue the sweet music Brenda…
Brenda: NBC was a hit for me when I read it and, as always, Anna Fields captured the perfect blend of humor, sarcasm, and angst I’d found within Dean and Blue’s journey to their HEA. Dean was already a favorite character for me because of his friendship and protectiveness of Annabelle in MMIYC so I was more than ready for his story. There are also several secondary characters involved in their own bids for happiness here – one of my favorites centers around the unlikely friendship that develops between Blue and a cantankerous old neighbor. Another I found special is that of Dean’s parents – an aging rock star (think Bruce Springsteen here) and his first love reconnecting after many years. There is a lot going on in MMIYC and Ms. Fields doesn’t miss a minute of it. And you, Melinda?
Melinda: NBC is a fun story about forgiveness and family and love. Although Blue doesn’t fit Dean’s idea of the type of woman he’s attracted to, he soon realizes she knows him – she GETS him – and she’s just THAT into him, which is what he needs. They both struggle with trust issues, and in the end come up with a plan to test them both. But it isn’t just their love story – it’s April and Jack’s, and Jack and Riley’s and even Blue and Mrs. Garrison’s – young love, mature love, parent/child love.
And the ending is so wonderful that even if I was feeling a 4 star, I’d have changed my mind during the epilogue and given it 5 stars. Oh, and Notable Pet status goes to Killer/Fluffy, the dog!
Narration: A
Book Content: A
Steam Factor: Glad I had my ear buds in
Violence: None
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Harper Audio
