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Except You

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Except You

By: Cora Rose
Narrated by: Zachary Zaba
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A straight man walks into a gay bar searching for meaning…It sounds like the start of a lousy joke.

And honestly, that’s what my life is beginning to feel like.

I look back at all the hateful things I’ve said and done—so many things I can’t take back—and I’m not proud. I let my ignorance steal my relationship with my youngest brother, Magnus. He and his husband, Sem, are now happily married with kids, and all I want is to be a part of their lives.

But I need help to get there.

Help in the form of a sweet man so open-hearted and optimistic that he’s willing to take on and teach a lost cause like me.

Because I don’t know if people are truly capable of change. But the way Beau looks at me with his pretty eyes and cheeky smile, the way he openly shows me friendship, love, and affection…he sure makes me wonder, if a person can change, can they also earn forgiveness?

©2024 Cora Rose (P)2024 Cora Rose

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So good!!

Every Cora Rose book becomes a new favorite for me! Jumping straight into book 2!

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Amazing Performance

I first heard Zachary in Hamartia, he was amazing. Hearing him in different rolls and narrating both characters was amazing. He is so talented, he really brought both characters to life perfectly. Especially Beaus character, it was exactly how I imagined him. Really enjoyed this audiobook and I can’t wait to hear more audiobook performances by him. I will definitely be hearing this one again.

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Great Start to a Promising Series

Great start to what I'm certain will be an excellent series! Likable characters, interesting storyline, and all the feels. Flawless narration. Highly recommend!

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fun, sweet and spicy, great narration

this is an Unexpected Series spin-off with a villain redemption story

here we have Maggie's brother Max who's been going to therapy and educating himself to try to become a better person that accepts and understands his brother, trying to be the brother Maggie needed and rebuilding those burnt bridges

this was an easy read like all CR's books, very spicy, with surprisingly sweet moments, with a lot of really funny lines as expected

as Max tries to learn more he goes to a gay bar where he meets Beau who helps him out answering questions about the LGBTQ+ community... but Beau is pretty much the ray of sunshine Max's life needed and his support leads to a bit of codependency and a lot of funny moments and interesting conflicting thoughts making Max question even more everything he used to belive

“Look at you, straight man, opening your mind. Those hinges are rusty as f* and they creak really loudly, but you’re doing it. It’s an inch, but that door is opening.”

I loved how this story was approached, there's no gaslighting here and even though this is an easy no-angst read and focuses on our main characters falling for each other, we clearly see Max's intention and effort to learn and acknowledge his mistakes

I can't wait to read the next book in the series











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Loved this couple & their story <3

This audiobook was so well done! And I absolutely love Cora’s writing. It always feels like home to me. Beau and Max were everything! I also loved that we got some cameos of Sem & Maggie, I love them so much and am always missing them.

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Loved this so much!

Excited for this new series and the first book did not disappoint! Love beau so much! These two were so sweet. Narrator did a great job. Can’t wait for the next book.

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My new favorite Cora Rose book!

I absolutely adored everything about this audio! Zachary Zaba has such a range of voices that i forgot it was a single narrator half the time. This was such a fantastic story with the cutest nickname I've ever heard, an adorable Doggo, and true love. Max and Beau are adorable together, and Zachary's portrayal of them was perfection. 🥰 Don't miss this one!

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Narrator Not My Jam

If you’re not bothered by unconventional narration, I would recommend this book. I, unfortunately, am bothered by it.

Anyway, the characters are really sweet and the plot is, at the very least, off the beaten path of the usual tropes. It required some forced suspension of disbelief for me to get on board, but it was a fun story in the end. I thought the plot was far fetched, but what romance novel doesn’t suffer the same?

I guess the TLDR is that even though I find the narrator really trying (just to my ears; I’m sure the narrator is someone’s jam), I will probably listen to the next book, because I liked the pair that was teased as the next couple enough to want to find out how things go for them.

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Fast and furious

Look if it’s one thing about Cora Rose, she’s gonna write a couple that has knows each other for a ridiculously short amount of time and fall fast and hard. But somehow do in a way that doesn’t feel annoying or rushed. She writes obsession so well and I’m an here for it.

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Fantastic redemption story!

Love Max and Beau. Unique story or redemption of a former bully brother of Maggie from Sem’s book.

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