I previously received this book as an eARC and truly loved it. This audiobook adaptation was literally perfect. I loved the narrators. I am really glad they went with two different narrators, they were both perfect for their roles.

Here’s my full review from the eARC:
4.75 stars, rounded up.

I have been obsessed with Lex Croucher since I received an ARC of their last novel, Trouble. That book was so much fun and the writing so very witty. I have been wanting to her some their other novels but have not had a chance so when I saw this available on NetGalley, I knew I had to request it! I'm so glad it was approved because this is definitely one of my top reads of the year.

This book was the perfect kick off to my fall reading! It gave all of the adventure romcom, chilly out in the woods by a campfire vibes that I have been yearning for. I love the concept of this story, a reimagining that follows the Merry Men post Robin Hood's leadership. The ensemble cast of characters was absolutely perfect. Clem is an absolute riot and I love the way her character is written. She is well rounded and I love her. The rest of the characters are equally as entertaining and compliment each other well, even the morally questionable villains. Croucher does a great job of changing POV between Clem and Mariel. It is pretty seamless. The first time it happened, I was a bit confused but after I wrapped my mind around it, I liked it! It was not choppy, like only changing POVs during new chapters.

There were only two things that I didn't fully enjoy in this book: Mariel and how quickly the ending wrapped up. It was very hard for me to like Mariel as the other main character/love interest. She is not very likable to me and I couldn't understand her rationalizations. The other thing that I didn't love is how quickly it ended. I wish it was like 20 pages longer.. I just wanted to sit in the world a bit more.

Tropes: found family, grumpy x sunshine, kidnapee/kidnaper romance (lmao)

Croucher's writing is always fast paced, witty, and entertaining. I have noticed that her romance is mostly banter and then closed door.
Thank you so much NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Wednesday Books for this arc!

3.75 stars

This is going to be super similar to my review for Art & Gwen because I feel very similar about it.

This was good! This book is a lot of things, some expected and some very unexpected. The expected were the cute relationships, especially the main grumpy-sunshine one; the story is both cute, sweet, and a bit heart wrenching.

The story is a bit slow for the most part, but the last 80% went crazy! I was not entirely expecting the bloody action movie it turned into, and what each of our characters had to go through. I definitely didn’t expect a certain betrayal. The ending was ultimately hopeful and sweet. But we definitely go through some super emotional moments to get there. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the preview. All opinions are my own.

The two narrators of this audiobook did a beautiful job of embodying the main characters in this story. There was a great counterpoint to their voices that signaled both the differences between the characters and also changes in the mood as the story was told.
I highly recommend this audiobook for readers of fantasy adventure with strong female leads.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the audio ARC!