99 PERCENT MINE

Take a luscious dip into this novel with narrator Jayme Mattler. Her distinctive voice with its thick timbre and snarky Valley Girl tone is appropriate for edgy heroine Darcy Barrett. Darcy has a history of burning bridges--she missed her chance with childhood friend Tom Valeska and had a knock-down-drag-out fight with her twin, Jamie. Now her stars are realigning as Tom renovates her grandmother's cottage with input from Jamie. Darcy has no verbal filters, and Mattler owns her take-chances personality with a wistful narration that makes listeners love Darcy, flaws and all. It's sometimes hard to tell when Darcy is speaking out loud versus thinking, but the yearning romance that brings Tom and Darcy together is perfectly realized and worth the listen. C.A. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2019]