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A review by lindsayb09
Adulting 101 by Lisa Henry
4.0
4.75 stars, damn near perfect! I listened to the audiobook version, which was fantastic. I knew within the first few minutes that I was in for a real treat.The narrator had subtly distinct voices for each character, especially the 3 leads, and they fit them just perfectly. You know when a voice really adds life to a character? Nick Russo definitely did that for Jai, Nick, and Devon.The differences were subtle, just slight changes of pitch and inflection, but I never had any doubt who was speaking or narrating.
The story itself is simply hilarious. I cackled out loud more times than I can count, and definitely wheezed at least a few times. Nick is so adorably guileless and just full of enthusiasm (and anxiety), I related to him a lot. Jai is the perfect cool and stoic type on the surface, but I love how sweet and considerate he is, with both Nick and his family. And Devon, omg Devon. Their easy, unquestioningly supportive bromance would be my favorite thing about this book if I didn't enjoy Jai and Nick's dynamic so much as well. Hell, I even loved Ebony, and Kat, and Jai's mom. Everyone is just so loveable. I wasn't expecting that kind of story from Lisa Henry (looove her angst fests, don't get me wrong), so it was such a pleasant surprise.
I took off just .25 from a perfect score because the end felt just a bit rushed. I had gotten to the last half hour and everything was still up in the air, and I was worried about how it would all tie up. It ends pretty much EXACTLY as I hoped/expected, but it all happens in about 10 minutes. They made some big life decisions, and they just felt a little too rushed after the pace of the rest of the story.
Also, I would definitely read an entire series of Jai and Nick's travel adventures. Many, many books (Devon would have to join them at some point, though, I need 3-man puppy pile cuddles with Nick in the middle, and Jai just being all cool and Zen about it, please&thank you)
This is a re-listen for sure.
The story itself is simply hilarious. I cackled out loud more times than I can count, and definitely wheezed at least a few times. Nick is so adorably guileless and just full of enthusiasm (and anxiety), I related to him a lot. Jai is the perfect cool and stoic type on the surface, but I love how sweet and considerate he is, with both Nick and his family. And Devon, omg Devon. Their easy, unquestioningly supportive bromance would be my favorite thing about this book if I didn't enjoy Jai and Nick's dynamic so much as well. Hell, I even loved Ebony, and Kat, and Jai's mom. Everyone is just so loveable. I wasn't expecting that kind of story from Lisa Henry (looove her angst fests, don't get me wrong), so it was such a pleasant surprise.
I took off just .25 from a perfect score because the end felt just a bit rushed. I had gotten to the last half hour and everything was still up in the air, and I was worried about how it would all tie up. It ends pretty much EXACTLY as I hoped/expected, but it all happens in about 10 minutes. They made some big life decisions, and they just felt a little too rushed after the pace of the rest of the story.
Also, I would definitely read an entire series of Jai and Nick's travel adventures. Many, many books (Devon would have to join them at some point, though, I need 3-man puppy pile cuddles with Nick in the middle, and Jai just being all cool and Zen about it, please&thank you)
This is a re-listen for sure.