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The Best Thing

By: Mariana Zapata
Narrated by: Callie Dalton, Calum Gittins
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Some things are easily forgiven. Other things...not so much.

Lenny DeMaio made herself a promise: She was done.

Done thinking about him.

Done worrying about him.

Done reaching out to a man who clearly didn’t want to be found.

Too bad no one gave Jonah Collins the memo.

©2019 Mariana Zapata (P)2020 Mariana Zapata
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

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The Best Thing

This book is emotional, and sweet and all the things a good romance book should be. I really enjoyed it!

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Eeek

As a massive Zapata fan and a kiwi this book melted my brain. Literal stomach cramps.

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Another must-listen from Mariana Zapata

I was waiting impatiently for this audio book, as I do with all this author’s books. As a New Zealander I was also nervous to see how the kiwi accent of the male protagonist would be handled. Delighted to find that narrator Calum Gittins is a talented NZ actor and his performance worked splendidly with Callie Dalton’s usual high standard of narration.

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Prepare tissues

Second chances and the importance of family read strong in this story - two tropes that I really enjoy. While slow to start, I laughed, I cried, I smiled, and could not stop reading. Another satisfying read from Mariana Zapata.

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Brilliant Again Mariana Zapata.

Keep these great productions coming. More Calum please, just more. It was like a tease, wanting to hear his side more.

Callie is brilliant as usual, the best narrator by far.

Mariana, can you do something for this pedantic reader? You keep writing "sooner than later". The correct phrase is "sooner rather than later". It's annoying for Aussie me, with a penchant for correct English grammar.

Next please, asap. 🙏 Sooner rather than later, please. 😊

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Excellent duet narration

Lovely story of family and love. All MZ’s stories are wonderful. All a very slow burn (which can be a bit frustrating during the set up) but worth the wait. Awesome characters, and the duet narrations, particularly with an authentic kiwi accent and phrasing was terrific.
Epilogue was everything…

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She is back!!!

Another amazing title from MZ. I was laughing and crying all while falling in love with these characters.

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so enjoyable to listen to

I've been looking forward to the audio of The Best Thing releasing since I finished reading the ebook, and it was worth the wait. I really enjoyed the performances of both narrators, Calum Gittins especially - I love listening to characters that have accents, I only wish Jonah had more lines so there was more of him to listen to!

Lenny's relationship with Grandpa Gus was the best. They have such an amazing bond, and the way they bantered with each other had me smiling constantly. It was sweet and funny, and Grandpa Gus held awesome grudges when it was required.

I'm not going to say much on Lenny and Jonah, as the way the story unfolds should be read without spoilers. I just REALLY REALLY hope that at some stage the author releases a few bonus scenes from Jonah's POV because that would be so amazing.

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Always a hit, this one is a miss for me.

Let me start off by saying I am a huge Mariana Zapata fan and anxiously await her new releases on audio. She's one of the few romance authors that do a slow burn right. Unfortunately, this book couple I couldn't feel much of a connection between them at all. I normally devour a Mariana Zapata book in a day, but I found myself bored without the desire to keep listening. Though this one didn't do it for me, I will definitely continue to purchase every future release.

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An awesome book, a sensational audiobook

Mariana Zapata just gets better and better with every book she delivers, but hats off to Calum Gittins and Callie Dalton for giving 2 of my all time favorite characters an extra dimension through their fabulous narration. Sweet (8-and-a- half-pound) baby Jesus... Grandpa the vampire... so much to laugh about, so much to squeeze tears straight from the heart. 8 stars out of 5. Easy.

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