I read Cleat Cute via an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley and loved it. When I saw that the audiobook was listed on NetGalley, I debated for a few minutes. Not long, but I did think it through. Should I be greedy and request the audiobook? Should I be happy with the ebook and not take a copy possibly away from someone who hasn’t already fallen in love with Phoebe and Grace? Probably. But in the end, obviously, I decided I wanted to see how it translates to audio for myself. And when it comes to books, I am really greedy. Don’t judge me! If you’re reading reviews, you probably are too. So there.

Anyway, I still loved the story. And I mostly loved the audio. I totally loved the voice actor who did the chapters from Phoebe’s POV. She had the perfect speed and tone and I also preferred her voicing of Grace. The voice actor who did Grace’s chapters was fine, I guess. Her tone and speed were slower and more mellow which was a great distinction between the two personalities involved. What I didn’t enjoy was some of her pacing. Extra long pauses for apparently no reason, for example. Maybe she was really working those comma pauses or had some other reason for them but it didn’t work for me.

Initially, I loved the idea of two narrators for the individual POVs but by halfway through, I was wishing there had only been the one. Again, still loved the story so whether a reader chooses eyeball or ear reading, they should be good to go. For my next read, I’ll definitely go with eyeballs. Or maybe text-to-speech since I’m one of those people whose brain comes up with voices that are translated from the computerized one. Yep, I’m a lucky woman!

Thank you so much to the publisher for spoiling me with a second version of this lovely book. Now I’ve got to wait for the next Wilsner book…