SHAKE UP & SMELL THE COFFEE

Meghan Kelly enthusiastically vocalizes Maya, Nick, and their friends and family in this slow-burn romance. Friends since childhood who lost touch after college, they reconnect in their hometown in their late twenties. Once they do, their friends and family insist the two belong together; each denies the possibility while also secretly starting to acknowledge their attraction. Both characters' feelings of attraction and angst are rehashed throughout the story and are overdramatized in the narration as well. Kelly smoothly handles all the characters, and listeners can follow the plot without confusion however irritated they may become with adults who are frequently acting like teenagers. B.E.S. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2023]