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The Idea of You

By: Robinne Lee
Narrated by: Robinne Lee
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THE SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .

EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS.

To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband.

To his fans, he's the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy.

To Solène Marchand, he's just the pretty face that's plastered over every girl's bedroom wall.

Until a chance meeting throws them together . . .

The attraction is instant. The chemistry is electric. The affair is Solène's secret.

But how long can it stay that way?

'THIS SLAYED ME' Taylor Jenkins Reid

'I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL' Curtis Sittenfeld

'This is an addictive, glamourous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans' DAILY RECORD

'Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it' RED

'Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club' BOOK CIRCLE

'The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one' OPRAH MAGAZINE

'You finally have something else to obsess about. Will have you staying up all night to finish' THE SKIMM

©2021 Robinne Lee (P)2021 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking
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Once i started this and listened to the rich hypnotic narrative by the author herself I was hooked. She does such a wonderful job of voicing the characters making it all the more real.
It all hit a little close to home, relationship with a younger British accented enigmatic male, seductive, addictive… I understand Solene’s desire, her doubts and fears.
She annoyed me towards the end and I write this before finishing because I already know… I know she will break his heart. He gave her his all and she will just let the world and everyone else decide for her that it’s not worth fighting for… I can’t… I just don’t want to see Hayes and his heart shattered, he deserves more. This book is light and not, beautiful and silly and I don’t care, I desperately need a sequel and Hayes and Solene to get the ending they deserve (yes i finished it and I cried and was gutted).

Hot Breath Stealing Romance

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I was expecting a lot more. I couldn’t get past the British accent. Sounded more South African.

Over hyped

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Saw the movie and then read the book.
The author is brilliant. Her story and her sensual narration mesmerised.
I want to hear this again.
The characters were so lovingly written I feel I knew them intimately and now I miss them desperately.
I loved the story and lived vicariously through Solene. Didn’t we all have these dreams as teenagers, where a rock star would spot us in the crowd and fall helplessly in love with us? And for Solene it amazingly comes true albeit decades later.
I didn’t buy the ending. I feel it wouldn’t happen that way and so I need a sequel. The movie ending was dubious too and the movie itself disappointingly lets the source material down big time.

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How did I not know about this book?

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Hayes and Solene are such compelling characters, and their story is told with a lot of nuance and compassion (for both of them). Love love love this book.

Finished and then had to start it all over again

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This is my 50th Audible book but the first one (since the Twilight books) I’ll re-read, Loved the narration, loved her voice and accents and the characters. Please make a sequel!

Absolutely loved it!

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Interesting themes explored- ageing through a woman’s lens, youth, gender roles, motherhood, fame and societal pressures. Really found it hard to find the narrator’s voice engaging, particularly when they were switching between characters and attempting to play a young, posh British male accent. I did keep at it though, and I think it improved and the ending was thought provoking.

Average

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The reader’s voice is great to listen to and her change of accents for different characters is excellent. I loved this story, couldn’t stop listening.

Addictive and Sexy

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I absolutely loved this book. It has my heart. Although It was somewhat relatable in that I’m 14 yrs older than my boyfriend, the book is so much more than an age gap romance.
The narration, by the author, was some of the best I’ve ever heard. You can feel the emotion of the story in every word.
I think this was first released around 2017 so me here is 2023 praying for a sequal is a long shot but I’m hopeful for more to their story

I ate this up

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if you're looking for an easy book with minimal story development, this is it. A very predictable storyline from beginning to end and a plot that is very familiar if you follow hollywood gossip. Overall the performance was quite good authors voice easy to listen to.

easy to read plot

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The love in this book is PALPABLE. Still reeling from it and can’t wait to relive it over again in the movie!!! Only ick is the way the narrator says, ‘hiiii’ in Hayes voice…was a bit cringe 🤣 but she did well…

This book wrecked me

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