Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Ambitious fashionista Perry Goodwood lands the project of his dreams—track down a celebrity family’s missing brother in the Scottish Highlands and bring him back to London for a TV reality show. But first he must transform the rugged loner into a glamorous sophisticate.
Greg Ventura has no use for high fashion. He lives on the isolated island of North Uist to escape the reminder that he’s nowhere near as handsome as his gorgeous brothers and avoid the painful childhood memories of being bullied.
Greg wants nothing to do with city life, and Perry’s never been outside London. When Perry is stranded on North Uist, this conflict seems insurmountable. But Greg is captivated by the vivacious Perry, and Perry by both the island and his host. However, Perry’s one heartfelt wish remains: that ugly duckling Greg fulfill his potential as a swan.
This was a nice story and once the characters got over their own crap they had going on in their heads it was better. Perry is sent to retrieve and transform Greg, however he is sent on his own and has no support from the agency. Greg has successfully stayed far away from the limelight since he could move away and isn’t going to let anything drag him back.
I got see both of the characters’ points of view in this story so I knew how they were feeling for the most part but even Perry kept secrets I didn’t know about until close to the end. I could see how uncertain Perry is with his future and his determination to do what he came to do but he quickly gets to see the real Greg and the beauty that his brothers don’t seem to see and wouldn’t change it for the world. Greg is stubborn about changing anything in his life and it’s almost too late by the time he realizes that he actually wants the changes Perry has made in his life.
Joel Leslie did a nice job narrating this story. I was able to keep track of the story and characters which is always nice. However, I don’t think his narration is for me; this isn’t the first time I have listened to him and his over-exaggerated accents are just too much. It took me a bit to get into the story at the beginning but once I pretty much ignored how he was saying it and just what he was saying I got into the story more.
Cover art by Bree Archer is great and follows the pattern for the series.
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Audiobook Details:
Audiobook, 7hrs 15min
Published: June 19, 2017 (ebook first published June 15, 2017) by Dreamspinner Press
Edition Language: English
Series: Romancing The …
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 