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Serendipity

By: Melanie La'Brooy
Narrated by: Zenia Starr
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Publisher's Summary

A warm and laugh-out-loud funny story of one woman's brave quest to avoid true love.

Best friends Hero and Sunday are holidaying in New York when Sunday persuades the normally conservative Hero to don a siren-red wig and the persona of Lola, a do-anything-anywhere-anytime trapeze artist. Disguised as Lola, Hero crosses paths - and a whole lot more - with gorgeous Oscar. Sparks fly, but Hero can't admit to Oscar that she's not who he thinks she is.

Flash forward two years and Hero is back in Sydney and in a relationship with arch conservative boyfriend Pelham. Life is comfortable, stable. Until she bumps into Oscar, that is. He's determined to pursue and win her back into his arms. He's also convinced that Hero is more like her alter ego Lola than she'd like to admit.

No matter how hard Oscar tries, however, Hero insists that she's nothing like Lola, and she's not even slightly interested in him. Or so she keeps telling herself - and anyone else who'll listen.

But does she protest too much?

From the best-selling author of Love Struck and The Wish List comes a sparkling story about fate, love, cocktails and gorilla-grams.

©2007 Melanie La'Brooy (P)2021 Audible, Ltd
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

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Funny Love Story

Enjoyed this funny story immensly Lots of laughs Well narrated with good character voices

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Fun romcom novel

Serendipity was a lighthearted listen. Funny and enjoyable. Nothing too deep. Good to pass the time while doing other things.

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Hasn’t aged well

This was written in 2007, but feels more like 1990s with lots of stereotypes. Narration is ordinary, making all men out to be pompous.

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What even was this?

Books like this have me wondering if the straights are okay. A story on gaslighting, love bombing and stalking to win a grown woman over. Oh and let’s not forget about black mail.

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Worse than a Mills and Boon

This story is pathetic, the narration is very poor, especially the attempt at male voices by the female narrator and it was actually almost physically painful to get through it.

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Not good

This was not a good book. The story and characters seemed as though they may have been written by a teenager. Perhaps it would’ve worked if the characters were also meant to be teenagers. And with a completely different storyline. Possibly one of the worst things I have read for a long time.

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Couldn’t finish the first chapter

Whilst the narrator is Australia her over exaggerated accent for the characters was like a bad crocodile Dundee impression. I found it distracting and couldn’t follow the story. I didn’t even make it through the prologue.

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Story enjoyable

I found the story entertaining just didn’t enjoy the performance that much her voice was grating.

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Mixed feelings

The storyline was quite good but unfortunately the narrator was very school teacher like.. a little immature!

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Entertaining story

I recommend this book: Quite lighthearted & easy, well delivered & read.
Worth a listen to this romantic comedy!

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