Sweet and Charming and the Feels! Part-Time Lover by Lauren Blakely [Audiobook Review + Giveaway]

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Well, well, well. Part-Time Lover was a charming surprise! Let me preface this review by saying that I LOVED Wanderlust so much that this book did not meet my expectations. Also, this book is one of my highly anticipated books this year! But since I read Wanderlust first, I was a tad bit disappointed.

We meet Elise in Wanderlust. She is Joy’s close friend and we also meet Christian, who is Griffin’s best mate. Part-Time Lover is their HEA and I have to say, their first meeting in Wanderlust whetted my appetite for more!

Elise and Christian “met” a year ago while Elise was in Copenhagen on vacay and was on a boat tour. She sees Christian in his birthday suit putting on a show for the tourists. Elise and Christian arrange to meet up that night without changing names. But FATE happened.

Part-Time Lover is a story about fate. For that one night, Elise and Christian never meet for their day but they meet a year later when Griffin and Joy invited both of them. This is where their romance starts.

I love the banter between Christian and Elise. Seriously! I found myself smiling while listening to the audio. Christian and Elise HAD chemistry and I love how they didn’t immediately hook-up.

Part-Time Love is a marriage of convenience story, kind of a second chance romance and also features an older heroine! I was absolutely stoked about this because we hardly see this trope in the mainstream.

I loved Christian and Elise. Elise is such a strong and independent woman. She runs her own business and also blogs! I love her blog post snippets sprinkled throughout the book. Elise also has baggage and is not looking for romance. This was the main reason why she agreed to the marriage of convenience. Christian didn’t have baggage which was very refreshing. In fact, he is the one with all the feels! So, so, so good!

What disappointed me was that Part-Time Lover is not as emotional as Wanderlust and the audio felt too short, despite it being 7 hours and 21 minutes.

I have to say that I really, really want Eric to have his own HEA! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

Part-Time Love Audiobook

Part-Time Lover is narrated by Grace Grant and Shane East and they were absolutely perfect! The stellar narration really made a difference in my enjoyment with the audiobook! Pacing and tone were perfect. Shane East also has a dreamy voice!

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Although Part-Time Lover is not a series, Wanderlust introduces us to Elise and Christian!

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