MEANT TO BE

Romance-loving listeners will enjoy this Cinderella story about Cate, a high school dropout from an abusive home who becomes the love interest of Joe, "America's most eligible bachelor." This love story is told by two gifted narrators, Caroline Hewitt and Robert Petkoff. Joe is rich, Ivy-League-educated, and socially prominent. Cate is gorgeous, a former model, and a fashion influencer. Hewitt creates a lively, sensitive heroine in Cate and does other outstanding portrayals, including that of Cate's Afro-British roommate. Petkoff delivers Joe's chapters, presenting him as likable and glamorous. Petkoff also depicts Joe's patrician grandmother expertly. At the end, the author reads a statement acknowledging that her inspiration for the plot was JFK, Jr., a revelation that most listeners will have already observed. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2022]