Text 2 Lovers by K. Webster & J.D. Hollyfield

This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.

Title: Text 2 Lovers
Author: K. Webster, J.D. Hollyfield
Series: 2 Lovers #1
Published by: Audible Studios
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Jacob Morgan, Ava Erickson
Length: 6 hours and 21 minutes
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy
Source: Audible
Find it: Goodreads ✩ Amazon ✩ B&N
My rating:

Blurb:

***This is book one in the series. Each book is a standalone based on different couples.***

It’s the start of nothing good.I fired off a storm of raunchy text messages…to the wrong number.And he replied.Him: Show me a picture.Him: Tell me your name.Why does the lure of anonymity have me craving to indulge a stranger?

It’s the start of everything right.I received a slew of text messages…when everything in my life was wrong.And she made me laugh again.Her: You’re probably a creeper.Her: Possibly a stalker.Why do I have the overwhelming need to find this stranger who saved me and make her mine?

Him: Take a chance with me.Her: This is crazy.Him: I need to see you.Her: What are we doing?Him: We’re about to find out.

Her: PHOTO ATTACHEDHim: PHOTO ATTACHED

DNF @ end of chapter 6: So, there were parts of this that I was REALLY enjoying — their text message banter was actually really good!  But there were a few things that made me give my phone the side eye, and then I went looking at reviews, and I figured I’d just cut my losses.

First: narrators seemed good.  I like Mr. Morgan, though sometimes I am not a fan of his female voices…they’re not bad, I’ve just heard better.  And this was my first time with Ms. Erickson, but her pacing seemed great, and I enjoyed the way she was distinguishing characters, and the emotions that she was conveying.

OK, to the story.  Our characters seemed okay, though Dani was an almost extreme case of a doormat…not sure how I would have handled that long term.  She could be back and forth with Ram as well, and I wasn’t sure why.  I was a bit startled that she initiated the phone sex, it seemed out of character.  Ram seemed fairly cool sometimes, but there would be these throwaway comments that rubbed me the wrong way — like saying things like “well, I’m not a fattie.”  Or talking about how his chest was good, and he worked out.  I’m not meaning to judge or anything, but it gave a shallower, more physical appearance vibe, even as they talked about having beautiful personalities.  It just…I wondered if these were my kind of characters, you know?

Honestly, the ones who rubbed me the wrong way the most were Dani’s BFF Andi, and Ram’s older brother Roman.  Just from their interactions with each of them, I was NOT a fan.  Andi’s obsession with getting a dick pic was odd, and while I know she had good intentions trying to toughen Dani up, she herself walked all over Dani.  And Roman seemed kind of douchey…  When they got drunk in the bar, and Ram mentions how Roman gets more touchy feely with the waitresses as he gets drunker, and he said this in a “god I love this guy” kind of way, I was out.  I’m not really a fan of that behavior personally, and that’s definitely not something to aspire to and look fondly on.  I tried to give it another shot, but honestly I just figure it’s a waste of my time since we’re unlikely to be a match (especially given the spoilers I read).

Ah well.