KISMET

Narrator Ellie Heydon's voice delivers the apathy and anxiety of a young woman who is suffering an existential crisis. Tredget's novel examines the high toll that social media and other forms of technology take on our personal lives. Just before her thirtieth birthday, Anna can't help wondering if there's more to romance than her current boyfriend, Pete, with whom she's comfortable--but maybe not perfectly compatible. So she enrolls in a dating app. Soon enough, she begins to question whether or not the compatibility numbers really matter when it comes to true connection. But the damage may have already been done. Heydon gives listeners a solid performance, bringing Anna's relationship insecurities to life in sharp contrast to the ordinary lives of those around her. A.L. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2018]