
We Could Be So Good
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Joel Leslie
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By:
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Cat Sebastian
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023
A New York Times Books Review Best Romances of 2023 pick • Apple Books’ Best Books of the Month • Amazon Best Books of the Month Editor’s Pick, Romance • An NPR “Books We Love” • Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month • LibraryReads Hall of Fame: June 2023 • Publishers Weekly Best Romances of 2023
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul’s son "‘for Newsies shippers,’ [that] absolutely delivers” (Dahlia Adler, Buzzfeed Books).
“A spectacularly talented writer!”—Julia Quinn
Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city’s biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can’t let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.
Andy Fleming’s newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He’s barely able to run his life—he’s never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he’ll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it.
Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can’t deny. But what feels possible in secret—this fragile, tender thing between them—seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they’re willing to fight.
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In the end I decided to take a risk on the audiobook specifically because I though that Joel is reading it and I can probably handle it with him holding my hand.
Surprisingly the angst never quite manifests. The entire book is just as the title says, a careful balance of "life is not as good as it could be, but it's not as bad either and we can work on it together". Joel's talent does help in the rougher spots.
Very, very good.
A very pleasant read
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Joel can make mediocre excellent
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The book is what it is. I needed it. Hopefully Netflix will pick it up.
Why not? Remember the past.
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Fresh
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The terrific heartwarming story
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Not my favorite
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Hidden Gem
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No one does Sebastian's books better justice on audio than Joel Leslie. He's so insanely good. Besides a few slips, he manages to nail a Brooklyn accent (in another book, he does a Tennessee accent so convincingly I felt like I was listening to one of my cousins talk, so no surprise there) and his female characters never have those irritating, cliched voices that many male voice actors feel like they need to put on when reading female lines. I'm here for American!Joel and all his variations. Cat Sebastian/Joel Leslie books are an insta-buy for me now.
Be still, my cynical heart.
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Nick and Andy are a perfect match and the inner struggles they both faced to be together were heartbreaking. I adored this book.
Crying happy tears
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Match made in Audiobook heaven!
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