Thank you #Avon #HarperVogager and #Netgalley for early access to this ebook. I love Julia Whelan and how she allowed the reader to peek behind the curtain of audiobook narration. What was a hit for me was the character of Sewanee, who was well fleshed out. I also liked the banter between Sewanee and Nick. What could have been a little better for me was one fewer storyline throughout the story. There were lots of different aspects of the story to unpack. I think I may have preferred this on audiobook, and I know it will be enjoyed by many readers.

Sewanee is an actress turned audiobook narrator due to a skydiving-related injury. Her injury did not only affect her career path, but it also affected her relationships with others and how she views herself. This becomes an ongoing theme throughout the entire book.

One night Sewanee is out celebrating Adaku's first million dollar job as an actress, when she meets Nick. They spend the night together with the mindset that they will never see each other again.
Sewanee's grandmother has Alzheimer's. Sewanee wants her to stay at her current facility because any sense of normalcy and consistency helps keep her grandma comfortable. The only problem is that she would not be able to afford the levels of care she would need. An opportunity for her to narrate a romance book with Brock McKnight. They begin to chat and grow closer together. At an award show Sewanee discovers that Nick is June's (the author of the audiobook she is narrating) nephew. Soon after she also finds out that he is Brock McNight. She is shocked and pushes him away, even though she lied to him about being a book publisher named Alice. He also reveals to her that he had actually planned to get in good with her so that he could date Adaku.

I think that the story was interesting, but in my opinion, I felt like there was too much conflict. I loved the I-thought-I-was-talking-to-two-people-but-I-was-actually-just-talking-to-one-person-the-whole-time trope. If it were just that and one other plot line then both plot lines could be fleshed out. It was almost overwhelming how much was going on and at the end it just felt like the book sped up significantly after they found out who they really were. It went from surprise to I don't want to talk to you anymore to yay we are together to engagement.

The author, Julia Whelan, is a beloved audiobook narrator. It's obvious that she has been paying close attention to the romance novels that she's narrated because she nailed it with this book!

The main character, Sewanee, is a well-established audiobook narrator (write what you know!). While she got her start in romance, she doesn't really believe in it and has steered clear of the genre. However, she finds herself in need of a fast influx of cash to help pay for her grandmother's care and this means a recent offer is one she can't refuse. She's going to narrate an authors last book with Brock McNight, a romance narrator wit ha swoon voice.

While they don't let in person, they slowly connect over different mediums 9email, text, voice text, and eventually phone calls). There's lots of fun references to all the romance tropes. And they live a few out in their own romance journey. Sewanee and Brock both have some personal issues to overcome (I love when the main characters grow) before they can really connect. I loved this book and it's emotional range (laughter and tears were involved). I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version if you are an audiobook listener. The author does an amazing job of narrating it and capturing the character's personalities and emotions.

Thanks to the publisher for a copy. All opinions are my own.

When I saw that Julia Whelan had a new booking coming out I knew I wanted to read right away. Thank you to @avonbooks for kindly sending me this copy! I adored reading My Oxford Year and I love audiobooks narrated my Julia Whelan. Do to make the reading experience even better, I also listened to the audiobook, thanks to @librofm ! I enjoyed the discussions on the romance and woman’s fiction genres and the behind the scenes look in the audiobook narrator world. The banter between the two main characters, Sewanee and Nick, and the love and heartaches of Sewanee’s family had me laughing out loud and also tearing up. It was a fun change from my normal historical fiction reading. I also enjoyed The Venetian setting in Las Vegas at the beginning of the book as we stayed there last year.

I know you’ve heard of audiobook 👑queen👑 Julia Whelan, but have you heard of author, Julia Whelan?? If you have yet to pick up one of her books, stop what you are doing and read this one now.

I’ve had a rocky road with romance this year, I’ve read some wildly popular books and felt very “meh” and I think this is my first 5 star romance of the year. It’s so well deserved.

There are so many tropes explored in this book, and my least favorite (possibly because I just couldn’t get into it with either of Emily Henry’s reads) was the book-within-a-book. BUT I LOVED IT! I loved all the cheesy one liners and the banter and the overplayed tropes and everything in between. I’m also going to warn you - you most likely won’t get the same experience if you don’t listen to this one on audio. After all the MC is an audiobook narrator.

Thank You for Listening was just the fall break book I needed. A heartfelt novel about second chances, love, and friendship. I devoured this novel and will read anything by Julia Whelan!
Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this novel!

Adored this! I loved the characters, the banter, the story. Julia Whelan is so incredibly talented. I loved Sewanee and Nick and BlahBlah and the whole cast of side characters.

A book about audiobook narration by my favorite audiobook narrator? Yes, please!

This hit every mark for me. Great story, strong plot, sharp humor, witty banter, and oh, the swoon and steam! I appreciated the author’s personal perspectives on the industry woven through this fantastic work of fiction. A new favorite romance!

I absolutely love Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan. I listen to audiobooks everyday so to get a look into the world behind the book was really interesting especialy since Julia Whelan is an amazing narrator. The characters of Sewanee and "Brock" were written so well, you really get absorbed in to their story. The twist of who Brock really is made the plot really interesting. I would definitely reccommend this boook.

This book was so good. About halfway through I was a bit annoyed because it was really predictable, but I ended up loving the tropes and the transformation in both of my main characters.

I voluntarily agreed to read and honestly review this book.
I want to thank the author for this book. It has really made me think, and I have decided that I should try to listen to an audio book. It was interesting to learn that the people who do this are actual real people also. Of course I am going to have to remind myself to not dissect the voice(s), and try to figure out what their real life story is like. LOL

Confession: I just finished Thank You for Listening today. I have three other RomComs I need to review that I've read in the last few weeks. Don't get me wrong - I enjoyed these other RomComs. But Thank You for Listening? This is the RomCom I've been waiting for. Loved, loved, loved it.

It's sweet. It's sexy. It's laugh-out-loud funny. It has great characters and witty dialogue. And it's so much fun - Ms. Whelan isn't afraid to have her characters point out the romance tropes as they happen.

The characters are wonderful, especially the three romantic leads - Sewanee, Nick, and Brock. And Sewanee's relationship with her grandmother really hit home for me - my dad died from Alzheimer's almost eight years ago- and some of the moments Sewanee and Blah share were extremely poignant and heartbreaking.

This gives the audience a fun glimpse into the world of audiobooks and their creation. And I recommend listening to the audiobook for this one - it's narrated by the author, and her performance is just spot on. I will not only continue to read more books authored by Ms. Whelan, but I will also seek out her narrations, too.

I enjoyed Thank You for Listening so much. Highly, highly recommend this one!

I received a reviewer copy of Thank You For Listening from the publisher Avon and Harper Voyager from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Sewanee Chester had a significant accident that has left her without an eye and has halted her acting career. However, she has made a new career for herself as an audiobook narrator. Though she has always said no more romance audiobooks, she gets roped into leading a panel to discuss romance audiobook narrator and books in Vegas. While in Vegas, she has an amazing one night stand before returning home where she is offered a deal narrating a famous romance author's final book. She would never consider it under normal circumstances, but her grandma is falling deeper into dementia and needs more support, so she takes the gig, and begins talking to her colleague narrator, Brock McKnight.

What I Loved: Oh gosh, this book is really something. I loved the chemistry between our two audiobook authors. I loved the behind the scenes of the audiobook industry. I loved Sewanee's personal story of dealing with her injury and the impact it has had on her life while also dealing with the two family members she is closest with being farther away (her mother is physically away and her grandma is suffering from dementia), and the ramification it has on her. I loved the female friendships. I also loved her mom and her mom's boyfriend, I would low key read a book about them to be honest.

What I didn’t like so much: I felt at times this book had too many characters to keep track of and some kind of fell to the background and seemed unnecessary (though I am only thinking of two characters). I didn't like the romance conflict, I thought it was ridiculous, but it was overcome fairly quickly. Otherwise, I enjoyed this a lot.

Who Should Read It: People who love romance books. People who love audiobooks. People who love stories of characters working to overcome trauma and grief.

Summary: A story of an audiobook narrator learning to accept herself while also finding love.

As a fan of Julia Whelan as a narrator , I couldn't wait to get my hands on this ebook!
Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager, for an ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was also lucky enough to get an audiobook copy , which of course was a double bonus for me.

This book has made it to my favorites list hands down! I loved the MC , Sewanee and her bestie and their whole success story. I've always wondered what it takes to be an audiobook narrator, of course knowing it wasn't as simple as reading a book, and this book gave a little insight into the behind the scenes, with fun little snipets of actors discussing the script. This was a Romance, Chick lit, survivor, story about a woman who makes the most of the hand she has been dealt. I loved all of the secondary characters, especially her grandma , Blah blah... oh so many fun side stories in this book. It is definitely one to read and re-read!

Any audio book narrated by Julia Whelan is done with brilliance. So to part listen thanks to #prhaudio and read along thank to #netgalley is a joy.
The story was so interesting and had me sucked in from the start. Having the main character be an audio book narrator made it hard to separate the story from thinking it was based on Julia's real life. Thankfully the ending author's note set that straight that Shawnee is 100% not her, yet I think audio book listeners would love to know her real life story as she narrates SO MANY books.

Although at times predictable, this story still ran smooth as silk with great tension and pacing. Shawnee was a character to root for and I enjoyed this tale.

So good! I listened to this and read on kindle. Definitely recommend audio because the narrator is the author. However, I found the text messages and alternate methods of communication were better in print to understand. I think the whole story just worked. The romance was mistaken identity and done really well. How much Swanee changed throughout was perfect. Definitely recommend this one!

I started this book in print and quickly switched to audio and loved it! Highly recommend audiobook version of this book. Voices are great and it was fun to get a behind the scenes peek at audiobook narrating and the romance book genre. Loved the story and didn’t want to stop listening! 4.5 stars rounded up. Thank you to Avon books and net galley for ARC in exchange for my honest review.

When I saw that Julia Whelan had written another book, I was so excited to read this book. I love her narration of audiobooks and all of her voices that she brings to books as she is reading the story.

Thank you for listening is the story of Sewanee Chester and her life as an audiobook narrator. Sewanee used to be an actress when an accident changed all of that. She has moved over to the audiobook world and is famous for her many voices and romance stories that she reads. She is asked to read along with Brock McKnight on one of the best author's books. As she is reading with him, she realizes he might not be exactly who he said he was.

While I enjoyed the premise of the book and loved the narration by Julia Whelan, there were parts of this book that dragged for me. Before the halfway point, there were multiple times I wondered if this book just wasn't for me. To be 100% honest, if someone else had written the book, I might have put the book down. I felt like the true story didn't start until about halfway through the book. From that point on, I was excited to listen and couldn't wait to see what happened. I was able to bounce between the eARC and the audiobook for this one, so that was exciting to hear the way Whelan portrayed the characters both in text and in audio.

Fans of Julia Whelan's audiobook narration will be highly pleased with her dynamic ability to write an engaging novel, as well. Thank You for Listening follows Sewanee Chester, audiobook narrator and survivor of several incidents of life not going as planned. From a life-altering run-in with a skydiving plane to needing to care for her rapidly deteriorating grandmother, Sewanee knows what it means to have to change course and adapt to whatever curve balls come her way. In a life where it seems like most things spin out of control, Sewanee tries to take charge of anything that she can, such as abiding by her self-imposed rul of NOT narrating romance audiobooks. But when a proposition to narrate a certain audiobook will pay her more money than she's ever seen in her life, Sewanee may need to just let go of what she thinks she wants and see where the road takes her. And the flirty male-narrator constantly texting her doesn't hurt either.

Whelan may be more well-known for her captivating audiobook narration so far, but her writing style has proven she will be a force to be reckoned with in the author-realm, also. Likable characters, relatable life circumstances, and interesting plot lines keep the reader wanting more. The moral of this story of learning to accept yourself before expecting others to accept you is applicable to everyone, no matter where they are on life's journey.

I thought this was very well done. Sewanee is a fascinating protagonist. I loved her backstory and the relationship with her grandma. The small glimpse we got into the audiobook narrating world was interesting too. I would've liked even more of it, but that's probably a different book.

My only real complaint is I wanted more romantic scenes with the leads, but I did enjoy what we got.

Julia Whelan is a wonderful narrator too and added so much life to her characters with her voice. I will probably seek out other books she's narrated now.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy!