* I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.

I really enjoyed Gigi, Listening. Gigi is 30 and as a birthday gift from her friends, they sign her up for a bus tour in England led by the narrator of her favorite audiobook, Zane. When she gets to the tour, things don’t go as planned and he doesn’t show up. So for the first few days of the tour we get to meet all of the other people on the tour with Gigi, including the bus driver Taj. They don’t get off on the right foot but one thing leads to another and Gigi has conflicting feelings for Zane and Taj.

I really liked that this story was spread over the 10 days of the bus tour, with different stops along the way. It reminded me of a bus tour I took last summer, except mine didn’t have any romance.

There were parts of this book where I laughed and parts where I cried. I would recommend this book!

GIGI, LISTENING is a sweet, fast-paced romance with plenty of book and travel-worthy descriptions to entice readers. Gigi falls in love with the voice of the narrator of her favorite romance novels so her friends send her on a tour of England in which he is the guide. There are colorful characters on the tour bus with her and, as can be expected, the tour guide/Voice is not quite as Gigi expected. A classic rom-com with an easy flow even if few real surprises. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

I love GiGi! Falling in love with a voice on an audiobook is so endearing, Tracking him down in another country is a tad bit nutty. When Gigi friends gift her the trip for her birthday she leaves behind the stress of her everyday life for the adventure. Will meeting her "crush" end with the happily every after her beloved romance books all offer or will he be the toad that doesn't turn into a prince?

After reading this book I wanted to sign un for a bus tour immediately!!

I was so looking forward to reading this book but I'm so sorry and disappointed that it didn't work for me. Especially because it's from one of my favourite publishers.

The plot is so interesting. But it's slow paced (mainly because of uninteresting events and unnecessary conversations).
I wish Gigi hadn't found Zane's profile on social media. I began to lose interest the moment she found everything about him.

This was such a fun read! I enjoyed Gigi's backstory -being a bookshop owner (with only romance books!), in Ann Arbor MI (right up the street from me) - and all the references to different romance authors. It kept me engaged and connected as the story progressed.

The obsession over the audiobook narrators voice being such a huge part of this storyline felt a little over the top/unhealthy to me at times. I understand it in the context of setting up the story and progressing the narrative, but that was one part of the FMC that I couldn't quite relate to.

This is the first book that I've read by this author, but I'll definitely be checking out some of her other work. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy to read and review.

This was a nice read. I didnt love it but i did not hate it either. It was an interesting piece of material. But good nonetheless!

This was like an amalgamation of all the romance books mentioned in passing, but with no spice and very little chemistry. I wanted so much more ... SOMETHING. I liked all the characters but I loved nothing in particular.

I was able to get ARCs of both the written book and the audiobook, switching between the two as I “read”. This is very sweet romance with a quirky premise. Gigi owns a romance book shop in Ann Arbor, MI. She has put her life on hold focusing on work since her parents deaths in an accident eight years ago. She is absolutely obsessed with the voice of Zane, the narrator of a book that was instrumental in her parents love story. As a gift for her 30th birthday her friends give her a ten day trip to England on a tour where the guide is the narrator of her dreams.

Once in England as she joins her tour she learns that Zane is unavailable and may catch up at some point. In the interim Gigi meets her charming tour mates, guide Angus and hottie coach driver Taj. The story follows the daily activities of the tour visiting sites and cities. I was excited for this part because I’ve been to many of the locations mentioned. But was disappointed because Gigi often skipps out on the local tours to visit book shops. (She intentionally avoids cathedrals as she hasn’t been in a church since her parents funeral.)

Of course along the way Taj and she become closer until guide Zane makes an appearance. I love so many books are referenced in the story and in fact a master list is included at the end. The book is told entirely from Gigi’s POV and it goes on a bit long before she stops obsessing about getting her special love story. I love the interaction with the tour mates and they add to my caring about the book. In fact I was emotionally more moved by a couple of the mates stories than Gigi getting her HEA.

I thought Natalie Naudus did a wonderful job with the voices and accents. I recognize her voice (even if I couldn’t have named her) as I own other audio books she narrates. The heat level is low. There is longing, and kissing only, with one morning after scene that fades to black. I did like that she owns a romance book shop. I didn’t know they are a thing until my daughter took me to one in Culver City, CA several months ago. It was charming (I purchased many, many books) and it let me easily envision Gigi’s shop.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kensington Books, and RB Media for the ARCs in exchange for an honest review. (3.5 Stars)

This book was not for me.
This book presents us with the story of Gigi who is in love with a boy who narrates an audiobook (the audiobook with which her parents met and started their epic love story) and for her birthday she is given the opportunity to meet this boy.
Now she will have to travel to England to see if she can live a love story like her parents.
The truth is that the book caught my attention but when I read it... it bored me too much.
It didn't have that something that would hook me, it was a bit tedious to read and a bit cloying.
It wasn't at all what I expected, obviously it wasn't all bad, there were several things I enjoyed and found funny, but for the most part I found it rather boring.
Although if you're looking for a cute romance without spicy scenes, you can try this book.
Although it wasn't very good for me, someone might find it interesting.

How could I resist an audiobook about an owner of a romance bookstore who falls in love with an audiobook narrator?

Gigi, Listening was entirely different from Instamom, Guertin's previous book, but even more loveable. Gigi was such a fun protagonist. She's a bit of a homebody, a bit scattered, and a bit stuck, but when her friends gift her a trip to England for her 30th birthday, she steps out of her comfort zone and takes it. (Can I just take a moment to say, where do I find friends like this?? I've never been gifted an international vacation!) Gigi grows significantly as a person throughout the course of the trip.

The romance completely charming, and the references to other beloved romance books made it even more fun. I've read almost all of the romances that Guertin references in the book, which made it a blast to read.

The side characters were also lovely. The backstories of all the different tourists made for fun detours throughout the story, and there was definitely one little twist I didn't see coming.

Make sure to add this fun, lighthearted travel romance to your TBR this spring.

To begin with, my gratitude to @netgalley for introducing me to this charming story.

Gigi is a thirty year old book shop owner in a small town in US. She inherited the shop from her parents and turned into a romance-specific bookstore. She was looking for love through dating apps but nothing matches to the bar created by Zane (sounds like Zayn?). Gigi's love for Zane remains unrequited until her group of friends gifted her a ticket to a ten-day bus tour in London where Zane is guide. She remained delusional and misguided in the "guided" tour and realized that her new journey means so much more. On the surface, he fellow passengers an epitome of normalcy. As the journey progresses, she learns the magnitude of their problems. What seemed like a group of odd people coming together, soon became an inseparable family.

The book is a hurricane of emotions in every page, and every sentence sometimes. The description of locations, funny and relatable metaphors in serious situations, conflicts and reconciliations, this book has all the flavors and every flavor has its own identity. I loved how it deals with grief, trauma, and realities of life that make or break a human being

In conclusion, read it if you love the authors like Cecelia Ahern who have mastered the art of writing her imperfect women characters in a way that they seem perfect all the time, their flaws become their beauty.

This is a simple and fun meet cute that takes place in England on a guided tour.
Gigi’s fascination with the audiobook narrator, Zane, of the book her parents fell in love over is why she took the tour, a bit cringe, but anything for love right? Especially since GiGi runs a book store her parents left her that she changed to be a romance novels only store.
However there are 9 other people on the trip and Zane isn’t one of them, at least at first. But that’s ok, there’s another person that takes up Gigis time. Everyone on the bus has there own background and reason for being on the trip and I absolutely loved getting to know the other characters. Francis with his fun facts was one of my favorites, definitely teared up over his story.
I loved how the book was broken up into days, almost like a travel journal. It felt like I was reading something that could be a real travel day, but it’s romance, so it could never happen in real life, right?
Definitely suggest this book to my fellow hopeless romantics who also love an HEA

I want a story. If I can’t have a story, I’d rather be reading my book.

Thank you so much to netgalley, Kensington Books and Chantel Guertin for giving me this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is Gigi's story, a girl who loves her parent's love story, they met because of a book and then fell in love and happily ever after. Years later, she is obsessed with this book, more specifically with the audiobook and the guy who narrated it. On her birthday, her friends sent her to England to meet the guy, and here's where I stop talking about the book because here is where the magic begins.

Definitely I wasn't expecting the curse of this story, but this was so good, this book was cute, easy to read and a light rom com. I was in a little reading slump and reading this one helped me because it is a quick read. The characters were really interesting, I loved Gigi and another person I won't tell you about because of the S word. But the best part were all the descriptions in the book, it was really easy for me to make a picture in my head of what she was seeing during this road trip.

I give this book 4/5 because it was really cute, but I think Gigi's obsession with this guy's voice was a little too much sometimes.

4 stars! Thank you so much to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an advanced copy of Gigi, Listening.

Gigi's is a hopeless romantic, owner of the Love Interest bookstore (FANTASTIC name for a romance book shop, by the way), and is on a quest to meet her soulmate. Zane narrates an audiobook that holds sentimental value to Gigi, and her friends gift her a bus tour of the English countryside that Zane just so happens to guide.

Immediately this book reminded me of one of my fave romcoms, "While You Were Sleeping" starring Sandra Bullock. Chef's kiss!!!! Anyone that reads this book and calls Gigi a stalker has never been a fangirl. For me, it's so easy to suspend my disbelief when reading romance, and there's a special kind of fantasy that goes into happy endings. Gigi felt relatable — she loves all of the books I love, she's a daydreamer with an active imagination, she's fun and good, but she's also flawed! This is a story about believing in love, but also making the mistake of loving the idea of someone, and not the actual someone.

A great adventure from start to finish, and would recommend to romance fans :)

I made it 27% into this book and decided to DNF. The premise was so cute so I am really bummed that this one ended up not being for me. I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters, but especially the FMC and it was taking too long to get ANYWHERE.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader!

I want to like this book because 1) It was such an easy read. The story was paced well and kept me engaged 2)The audiobook is narrated by Natalie Naudus. So. Duh. 3)The love story was actually rather sweet in the end.
But, what in the EAT PRAY LOVE was that plot?! Our main character is coping with a traumatic event in their life in what I would argue is an EXTREMELY unhealthy way which all her friends and family support to the point of spending thousands of dollars for her to take a trip across the world.
Also, this book has clarified that I HATE books about books. I swear our main character mentioned a different book every other page.
I would highly recommend this to anyone that says #momlife unironically or considers drinking wine a personality trait.
Thanks to netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a sweet and fun book! I really liked the road trip love story feel and was a play on the holiday movie! Makes me want to visit England! A super fun, cute and quick read!

It just didn't hit the notes I was hoping it would. It feels very quirky hallmark, which I think will be just the ticket for many readers, but not for me. While I enjoy wordy stories in general, I think there is a point where describing to excess minuscule details that are ultimately unimportant to the world building or plot does more to remove you from the setting than place you in it. The book sort of dragged, and I found the main character unlikable and - at times - downright creepy.

🦇 Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

❝ Mishaps make memories. ❞

❓ #QOTD If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?❓

🦇 Gigi Rutherford doesn't just love love stories; she sells them in her romance-themed bookstore, where her parents had their very own meet-cute years ago. After finding an audiobook of the novel that brought them together, Gigi falls in love with the narrator's voice, keeping her now-deceased parents alive by listening to it on repeat. On her 30th birthday, her friends send her on a surprise bus tour through England, where the audiobook's narrator acts as the tour guide. Is this Gigi's chance at a happily ever after?

💜 Chantel Guertin does an amazing job guiding us through Gigi's tour of England. Every stop in Gigi's tour is captured with vivid detail, sweeping readers out of their seats and onto cobblestone roads. We accompany Gigi on every step of her adventure. Even more beautiful is the diverse cast of characters alongside her, each with their own history, story, and desires. The other tour attendees help Gigi on her adventure toward self-discovery in different ways; each person is there for a reason. The premise of Gigi seeking a love story that mimics her parents' meet cute is heart-warming. We see how hard she's worked, how much she deserves a story of her own, and can't help but root for her happy ending.

🦇 While it's always fun to see the title snuck into a book somewhere, we're hit on the head with the "Gigi, listening" concept way too many times in the final portion of the book. There's strength in subtly that was lacking here. There were also moments of unnecessary repetition we could have done without. Show, don't tell. Perhaps the biggest issue for me was Gigi's lack of self-awareness. She's smart, logical, and organized, but her love of romance novels has created an obvious blind spot. She's projecting her parents' own love story onto her own life, which is a great way to start the story, but she should have been aware she was forcing herself to fall for the wrong guy sooner.

🦇 Recommended to anyone searching for a comfy love story or an escape through England without ever reading your reading chair. If you were a fan of the 1995 film While You Were Sleeping, this one's for you.

💕 (Kind of) Grumpy/Sunshine
📚 Book References
🧭 See the Sights
🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Ship

🦇 Major thanks to the author and publisher for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

I adored this road-trip love story that sees romance book store owner Gigi getting gifted a bus tour around English guided by the audiobook narrator she's convinced herself she's in love with. While the premise is a bit out there, I was completely invested in Gigi's journey to discover real life can be even better than fiction or fantasies and the cast of characters on the tour with her just warmed my heart with each of their different stories.

Great on audio narrated by one of my favourites, Natalie Naudus and highly recommended for fans of Thank you for listening by Julia Whelan. If you're looking for a feel good read with memorable characters and a sweet, PG/Hallmark style love story you need look no further!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early digital and audio copies in exchange for my honest review. This is my new favorite book by Canadian author Chantel Guertin - plus all the romance novel references were so on point and enjoyable for this romance bookstagrammer!!

CW: Sudden death of parents, grief, loss