This was such a fun listen. I'm a sucker for a hockey romance and a second chance romance, so I am definitely predisposed to like this book. The spice was great and I enjoyed this audiobook narration

This was such a cute romance book! I loved the idea of the writer writing a book about her old crush from school who was a hockey player. Then her bully tried to make bad publicity for her by setting her up. But I loved the fake date idea and then just went up hill from there with the history and finally talking about it.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to listen and review this book before publication.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc and alc.

This was another fun romance by Kelley Armstrong. I think I enjoyed "Finding Mr. Right" slightly better than this book, but it was still a really enjoyable romance. I also loved the chemistry between Gemma and Mason and definitely thought they were meant to be together! The audiobook narrators Patricia Santomasso and Sean Patrick Hopkins were also perfect together and I loved the dual narration in each chapter.

Audio Review

I thoroughly enjoyed this story!! The duet narration was excellent and made this a seamless listen!

Gemma and Mason’s story was paced extremely well and I found their journey to be really authentic whilst still maintaining plenty of humor and drama. If you’re looking for a story with mature, self aware main characters this is a great one to pick up! These aren’t your still trying to find their footing in the world, early 20-somethings. These are established adults who are navigating what life changes and rediscovery mean for them. While this story has an incredibly small cast of characters, it maintained my attention and investment from start to finish and was easily binge-able!

This was a truly light and heartwarming read!

Note that there are some sensitive topics mentioned in the story and I recommend checking the content warnings before opening the book, especially regarding fertility, miscarriage, and infidelity (all discussed after the fact, none of this occurred on page).

I’m so grateful to NetGalley and Hachette Audio for the opportunity to enjoy an ALC of Writing Mr. Wrong and I can’t wait for it to be shared with the world tomorrow 6/24!

This was a light read (or shall I say listen). Considering this was my first audiobook, I was very excited and surprised when I found out that this was a two-person narration, which I found to be very cool and it seemed like the team had put in a lot of effort into it. (Kudos @hachetteaudio ) The book is a light-hearted, second-chance romance—not my favorite trope, but I still requested this ARC because I wanted to venture out. The concept of Gemma accidentally writing her high-school crush, who turned into an 'enemy,' as the Romance Hero for her debut novel was interesting, especially when said crush is a well-known professional hockey player on the local NHL team.

I thought the storyline was very interesting and I got into it, but I was disappointed when Gemma and Mason meet—after years, mind you. And throughout, it just felt like the two characters were very much stuck in their high school personalities, 20 years later. They did not seem like either one had grown up or acted like they were in their late 30s. Gemma was still stuck in her high school mentality of who's cool and who's not, and Mason couldn't get over how amazing he was. There's also the appearance of the mean cheerleader who becomes a TV show host and ambushes Gemma (I'm not sure I could relate because don't people grow up once they graduate high school and life gets to them?).

Also, Mason was sort of an idiot/asshole and did minor questionable things. While I understand that there is a redemption arc coming, I waited for it—for a very long time—and it finally came in the last 10% of the book, which was not sufficient for me to trust him enough as a character. I was disappointed with how little character growth we get from both Gemma and Mason; the third act began and was over in a jiffy. It felt a bit too abrupt for me.
Nonetheless, thank you @netgalley for giving me the early copy. I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook in general and couldn't stop listening to it because it's so easy while multi-tasking.

Writing Mr. Wrong is a model romance- exactly why I read the genre! Both characters are in their late 30s which I loved and both are looking for a new direction in their lives. They are former classmates with a second chance romance as adults. I liked that Gemma was a realist and that Mason wasn't really an a-hole. The pacing, set-up, and conflicts are worked well. All the side characters, especially the grandmas added to the richness of the story. It is sweet while still being mature.

The narrators do a great job with their pacing and vocal choices. I prefer this style of duet narration to dual or single narrator. Both voice actors captured the contemplative nature of their characters internal dialogue.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachete/Forever for this eARC!

Cute ✔️
Swoon worthy ✔️
HS romance re-do vibes. ✔️
Did I mention adorable? ✔️

Gemma and Mason. Well, this one starts out when they were very young…kindergarten to be exact!
They were friends since then. She helped him with his schoolwork. He was always sweet to her…
And then, finally, one day in HS…he kissed her! And, she loved it! And then, that was it. He ghosted her! And not only that, his friends made it even worse!

Fast forward about 20 years…
Now, he’s a star hockey player and she’s a writer. But, for her current book, they wanted her to write a romance. BUT, not just any romance… one where the guy ends up being an ass! So, naturally, who would she base the book on? You got it!

And when they meet up, Mason decides that they should ‘fake date’ to try to get her some more publicity to sell her books… And, I’m going to leave it at that…. 🛑

This was sweet. This was hot. This was adorable. This was eye-opening. This is one you don’t want to miss! And, if you like audiobooks, well, the narrators were terrific!!

#WritingMrWrong by #KelleyArmstrong and narrated beautifully by #PatriciaSantomasso and #SeanPatrickHopkins.

5 big, bright, beautiful shining 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for me!

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4.25⭐️

Writing Mr. Wrong was an absolute delight from start to finish. This is a second-chance, sports romance with a touch of fake dating. He’s a charming pro hockey player; she’s a writer and his former high school tutor (and the one that got away), now recently divorced and rediscovering herself. This story had banter, chemistry, healthy communication and heartwarming moments.

I especially loved the FMC —she’s refreshingly grounded, with a real sense of vulnerability and strength. Her flaws, fears, and hopes made her deeply relatable. There’s meaningful character development woven throughout, touching on healing, growth, accountability and learning to ask for what you want. The emotional depth gave this story real staying power.

From a technical standpoint, this audiobook was also phenomenal —strong performances in a duet narration setting (the best!), seamless editing, great pacing, and occasional sound effects that made it feel almost cinematic. It was immersive and elevated the whole experience.

This was my first book by this author, but it definitely won’t be my last. With a solid story and standout audiobook production from Hachette Audio, this was a fantastic listen! Highly recommend if you’re in the mood for a second-chance, fake dating, sports romance with emotional depth and mature characters!

Thank you to Hachette Audio and NetGalley for the ALC! All opinions are my own!

4⭐️ 1🌶️ 5🎧 This was a great book for second chances, self-reflection, and growing from our past mistakes. Mason and Gemma complemented each other so well and had such great chemistry and watching them grow closer was wonderful! Their slow burn was painful at times but was so worth it! The scene on the boat, so fun, hilarious, and swoony!

The 3rd act wasn’t a breakup, more of a hiccup that they were able to work through by having a conversation where they ultimately dug deep and figured it out. Miscommunication tropes are my least favorite, so when it was headed that way and didn’t follow through, I was so so happy!

This story was written in 3rd person but still had duet narration! Patricia Santomasso and Sean Patrick Hopkins did a great job bringing this story alive!

Gemma has just gotten out of messy marriage, and she's finally pursuing her interests. She finally managed to publish her first novel, even if she had to compromise a bit on her morals and exorcise her past a bit to get there.
Unfortunately, or not, the past in question
won't stay dead and actually shows up at her doorstep, and from then on the story just never stops. If you're expecting a book about a romance author to be cozy and homey maybe this is not the right fit, the pace is super tight, and while the mcs are trying and learning how to better comunicate it features quite a bit of, admittedly quickly resolved, misunderstandings. I liked all the themes and emotional depth in concept, it was just a bit too much all the time for me. A feeling heightened by the narrator switch for Mace's, considering that there is not much of it, I might have preferred to stick with one narrator, to keep the changes less jarring in an already action packed story. I also have one of the weirdest comments I've ever made, just a couple of times throughout the book Mace recieves a text, and it's signaled by an actual chime, I'm not sure why but it really stuck out as a little weird to me 😂.
The pacing means that it's a perfect one sitting read, captivating and always keeping you on your toes, but the very well done emotional parts don't really have time to shine.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.5. Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this fun and sweet book. I did enjoy the story I just didn’t love it. I didn’t feel a connection to the female main character, maybe because I didn’t love the female narrator in the audiobook. A cross between enemies to lovers and second chance romance. Definitely a good easy beach read for the summer.

Loved this audiobook so much that I immediately bought the audiobook for Finding Mr. Write, even though I already own the paperback! What a fun story. I loved their chemistry. I loved Mason's growth. The flashback scenes were adorable.
Both of these narrators are new to me and I thought they both delivered perfectly! Highly recommend!

I love the story and how ut has been developed.
The narrators have been very good doing the voice and all the exclamation.

I recieved a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you to Netgalley and Hatchette Audio for the copy!

❀.* 2.75 💫
╰┈➤ no spoiler review

◤❀ ❝𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞’ 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐈'𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫’.❞ ❀◥

ೃ⁀➷ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲
↬ Sports romance
↬ Second-chance
↬ No third-act breakups
↬ Banter

⇒ I was so, so excited for this arc! The average rating was good and the hypnosis sounded like so much fun and the dual audio book was beautiful. This genuinely might be the best audiobook I've ever listened to. I'm not a big audiobook listener, but if you are I couldn't recommend this enough.

┊📚┊Gemma Stanson
I'm going to be honest, Gemma got on my nerves. She was so held up with her grudges that she refused to see the good in those around her. I just hate when main characters are so negative because I just don't vibe with being in that perspective.

┊🏒┊Mason Moretti
I actually liked Mason a lot. I'm not one to give people labels but my man totally had undiagnosed anxiety. His perspective was much more enjoyable than Gemma's. I enjoyed seeing his character arc unfold and I'm happy with the way it ended.

💿 now playing ↷

♪ “This Love” – Taylor Swift
✿ ↪ "This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark."

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♪ “The Stranger” – Ingrid Andress
✿ ↪ "Let's trace those steps 'til we can find
Where we got lost in love that time."


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♪ “how many things” – Sabrina Carpenter
✿ ↪ "Remember when you left once?
That never made too much sense to me."

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: ̗̀➛ After some debate on what I was going to rate this, I settled on a solid 2.75 🌟 because as fun as it was when I did listen to it, I never felt the urge to come back to it. The plot just didn't have me hooked and it could be slow or repetitive at times, like there were moments that had me feeling like the whole story was one big circle.

It’s great to see authors giving their own twists to tropes that are starting to feel too repetitive.

After wanting to be an author all her life, Gemma is finally releasing her first romance book, even though it has an alpha hero that she doesn’t like to please the audience. A hero that 's based on a very famous hockey player she used to know very well. But the descriptions are hazy enough to avoid people realizing he’s Mason Moretti, right?

But they figure it out. Now, Gemma has to somehow go along the narrative of the sweet romance writer that wrote fanfiction about her famous hockey player and, now, has a second chance at love with him. People are eating the story up, and that’s great marketing for both, even if Gemma is not looking forward to being hurt again by Mason Moretti.


I listened to this as an audiobook and it had a huge impact on my enjoyment. I especially loved the voice of the female narrator, Patricia Santomasso, even though both were great. While I know I’d have loved this on ebook too, having narrators that make me want to keep listening forever and help you feel along with the characters really enhanced the reading experience.


As for the romance, I loved that the author added some little twists that made the story refreshing. For example, the fake dating trope wasn’t the type of fake dating you often see, where the limits are blurred and they have to keep acting as if they like each other and lying. Here, Mason and Gemma started to meet to make use of the publicity, but the ‘dates’ were about reconnecting, since they used to be friends. They would upload selfies and hold hands, but that was it. They never even acknowledge if they were in a relationship or not.

Another example was their first ‘date’. There are so many scenes that were bold to add, because they weren’t perfect, but that was exactly why the story felt authentic. Even the third act problem was interesting!

I also appreciated that we didn’t have misunderstandings. There was a scene where I wouldn’t have even minded if the author decided to make us suffer, but the characters refused to keep going without going through their feelings!

Also, the slow burn killed me. I loved how the sexual tension was present from the beginning, how the author didn’t hesitate to write a heroine who wasn’t afraid to acknowledge she desired the hero. I felt Mason (H) was the romantic in this book, and I loved it.

On top of that, I loved Gemma (h) and Mason (H), they were so relatable and the narrators really brought them to life. This has a dual POV and I appreciated that the author didn’t favour one over the other. Both had their issues and time in the book to figure out how to deal with them.

Overall, it was a pleasure listening to this audiobook. I’m not joking, one of the highlights of my day was waking up and hitting play. I was so sorry it was over!😭 Writing Mr. Wrong had heart, it was refreshing and had an amazing slow burn that didn’t rely on misunderstandings. I highly recommend both the story and the audiobook.

I kindly received an ARC from Netgalley and Hachette Audio in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


🎧Read as an audiobook.
Audiobook rating: 4.5 stars.

I adored this book! I enjoyed the development of Gemma and Mason's characters as we watch them revisit past mistakes, learning from them as they have a second chance to redeem themselves, not only in the eyes of one-another, but in their own eyes. I loved the nuances behind each of their backstories and how it influenced their decision-making processes as adults. I especially appreciated the development of Mason's character, as he continuously second-guesses himself, striving to obtain perfection but never quite knowing how, as a reflection of his relationship with his father. Gemma's struggle to rediscover herself and regain her inner fire was also extremely relatable.

Their connection felt authentic, wholesome, and fun. I was rooting for them the whole way! This is the perfect read for anyone looking for a warm, hopeful read with a lovable, relatable cast of characters.

A really cute book. Not too much unexpected but lots of fun. Great for a day at the beach or by the pool

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Hachette Audio and Forever for the advance listener copy of Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong.

Gemma writes a book which includes a leading character based off of her first crush. Her first crush, Mason, so happens to have become a pro hockey player. When Gemma ends up meeting Mason once again because of her book, both can benefit from the publicity.

I was drawn to Writing Mr. Wrong based on the premise. I enjoyed getting to listen to the audiobook. The narrator was great and really kept me engaged throughout the book. I thought this was an easy, enjoyable read. The main character, Gemma, was a highlight of the story for me.

If you enjoy a second chance romance, this is a book to check out.

Writing Mr. Wrong was a sweet little rom-com! I loved the setup—a romance author writing about her childhood crush (who totally messed up) and then boom, he’s back in her life... as a pro hockey player. Yes please.

The second chance + childhood crush combo was a win for me, and both characters had some emotional stuff to work through, which added a little depth. I really liked that they tried to face their issues, but it all wrapped up so fast. Like, one talk and we’re done? I wanted more. More time with them, more of their story, just... more.

Still, the audio was great—Patricia Santomasso and Sean Patrick Hopkins nailed it. Easy listen, sweet story. Just left me wishing it had gone a bit deeper.

Solid 3 ⭐read. This book was a cute rom-com. It was a quick read and was nice and fluffy. I like getting to know these MCs. I enjoyed this second chance romance that was based on childhood crushed. The fake dating aspect threw me off a little just because it was also second chance romance. But it all came together. I felt that the development needed a little more emphasis and then you gave me a third act and miscommunication (which isn't my favorite). It was well done I just wanted a little more in the end, but all in all, it was a solid 3 star read.

Both narrators Patricia Santomasso and Sean Patrick Hopkins did a very good job bringing these characters to life.

Thank you NetGalley for this ALC in exchange for my honest review.