If you're looking for a feel-good, clever and witty love story you have come to the best place.

Which is why when some actual good news happens unexpectedly, it can feel a bit surreallike at the start of 2022 when Here’s Looking At You reopened after being closed (seemingly permanently) for the past two years. I have very quickly become a HUGE fun of Mhairi McFarlane and can't wait to listen to more of her books (have already listened to 'You had me at hello'). We don’t need to remind anyone how dark the news is these days. I must admit, when I listened to the sample, I wasn't quite convinced by the narrator but I was completely won over! Cassandra Harwood is a great match to the main characters of the story, the tone of her voice and her pace are perfect for this book. I absolutely ADORED Michelle, Anna's best friend, who I really wanted to adopt as my own mate! All characters are very well built. I really enjoyed the easy-going interactions between them and made me pine for them to get together from early on. He's the kind of guy everyone would have fancied at school or 'have a thing for' at the office. James on the other hand has had a pretty 'easy' life journey and is full of confidence. Anna is a witty, sophisticated and sexy whose difficult experiences at school have stripped her of all confidence. Also, I have a lot of respect for books that although light-hearted and romantic at core, they are not scared of touching on serious and important subjects, in this case the catastrophic effects of being bullied at school. The plot is straight forward, a love story that started with a school hate story! In my opinion, the book's simplicity adds to its appeal, as it makes the whole book more 'real'. I very much enjoyed listening to 'Here's at looking at you', an incredibly pleasant listen that left me with a never-ending craving for more. The narrator is very good at playing roles and she has a very clear way of speaking (I'm a non-native).īook definetely advised! Looking forward other books from the same author Throw in a cat which is probably plotting the death of the entire humanity but ends up only risking to get himself killed and you'll find yourself grinning throughout the listening. The hero is a well-rounder character as well, and the interaction H/h fills the book with very funny scenes. As an ex-obese turned beautiful woman by sheer will-power and dedication, this books differs from the classical ugly-duckling-becomes-beautiful-swan plots because it does not overlook the deep psycological side-effects of low self-esteem. I must say that this author was a complete revelation! She is very similar to Sophie Kinsella and Jill Mansell as regards the ability to put a very funny twis in the storyline, but this book is also about deeper feelings and very touching confessions. McFarlene before bumping in this one by chance and deciding to give it a try. This observation will also hold for all other exponents considered in this paper.Where does Here's Looking at You rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Here's Looking at You by Ed Leander