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How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas

By: A.J. Pine
Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Jason Clarke
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A steamy, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about mistakes we make and the chances we take on the road to love.

After a snowstorm grounds her flight, Lucy makes a last-ditch effort to get home for Christmas using a rideshare app. She thinks she’ll be taking a road trip with a stranger...but the guy who shows up is someone she knows all too well. He’s the hookup she ghosted a few months ago, and now she’ll be stuck in a car with him for the most awkward road trip of her life.

Making matters worse, he’s even more gorgeous than she remembers—too bad things between them are frostier than the North Pole. Will the long ride home allow them to get to know each other in surprising new ways? And more importantly, will the season warm things up and send sparks flying yet again? Whatever happens, one thing is clear: It’s going to take a whole lot of Christmas magic to unlock their guarded hearts.

©2023 A.J. Pine (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC. Romantic Comedy Heartfelt Feel-Good
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This was a great, easy to listen holiday story. Cute, cozy, at times spicy, predictable- but in a good, holiday movie type of way. Characters were likeable and the author wrapped up the ending beautifully. Narrators were good too!

Cute, cozy and a little spicy

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Loved this little holiday listen. Had the perfect amount of spice, magic and comedy to stitch up their story. I loved these characters and how their past hurts helped shape the story but also how they took that leap of faith to overcome them to find each other.

Escapism into a magical wistful little romantic comedy

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3.5 Stars. A cute Christmas romance that has quite a few good elements in it but not quite the 5 star read. The way they keep meeting is handled well and I love the stopover town of Tinsel along the way. There's a bit of holiday magic going on there. Lots of good support characters and a few laughs.
The narrators were on point and were a highlight of this Audible original.

A cute 3.5star holiday romance

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I really enjoyed listening to this holiday rom com set in such an adorable small town, and narrated by 
I had a good giggle at certain parts and managed to listen to it in one sitting basically.
Lucy and Eric had met each other once and then never spoke again until the day all flights get cancelled and Lucy finds herself stuck at the airport trying to get home for Christmas. 
I don’t do spoilers so this is as much as I will say on the storyline, I don’t want to give anything away. 
I really enjoyed the narrators on this audio book to, they executed the book so well, it was such an enjoyable experience.

A very cute Holiday romance

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I found the male narration by both laughable and painful at first. His too-deep "masculine" voice was put-on and was over-the-top and stilted. It sounded like he was reading the trailer of a b-grade action film. "ERIC. DIDN'T. KNOW... HOW. HUNGRY. HE. WAS... UNTIL. HE. SMELLED. THE. TURKEY'S. SAVOURY. AROMA...".
It did seem to get less exaggerated as the book went on and he read the female parts well, so it seemed to be how he played 'Eric' (every second chapter).
The story was predictable as expected but wasn't bad for a bit of Christmas/romance fluff.

Narration Sounds Like an Action Trailer

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Christmas meets romance meets a happily ever after. It’s what I came for, and it’s exactly what I got.
I did find the male narrators voice quite abrupt, push past that he’s not too bad by the end.

Cheesy Holiday Romance in all its glory

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Schmaltzy, predictable and delightful. Tis the season! I’m decorating the tree and listening to this. I am…. content xx

Hmmmm!

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there are zero surprises in this - it's a hallmark movie in book form with some sex scenes. but it's fun and ridiculous and exactly what you need for the holiday period!

exactly what you expect, but so worthwhile

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The introduction & end sections were short/ moved quickly. The tinsel town (main body) a bit drawn out/slow (in comparison). Not bad but a little clunky.

Interesting supporting characters

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There were lots of cute moments and it had everything a good Christmas rom-com needs. I enjoyed all of the modern day elements mixed with the classics.

Cute and easy to read

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