The Third Best Thing

De: Maya Hughes

Narrado por: Jason Clarke, Emma Wilder

Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?

Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.

There's only one problem - I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves, and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.

My notes were supposed to be a one time thing.

A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.

Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.

She's the girl next door.

He's my secret pen pal.

Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked....

©2020 Maya Hughes (P)2020 Maya Hughes

love how friendship can become love

This book has a great plot and the performance was absolutely great. I found myself smiling and very much invested in the
story. I love the female lead she is very relatable with her insecurities and the issues that she faces with her family. I found that her being so joyful and kindhearted was heartwarming. The talent of baking was a nice touch more than once I found myself wishing I could taste some of the cookies she bakes in the book. Now when I comes to her preferred choice of exercise. Let's just say It made me wonder if maybe I should look into taking some of those classes. They seem to come in handy for her later on in the book. Trust me that was a great part of the book for me especially because of her fuller figure body.

As far as the male lead, wow let me say that he made me smile very often and I love how loyal he is to her standing by her when others are making her feel bad and what he says at the engagement party let me tell you I let out a giggle will and had to look around because of my goofy look on my face. I love him he is doing the best he can and the way he loves his sister and takes care of her is nice. I do see him grow and fine more of himself ad the book goes on I was very happy for him when he got closure even if it was not what he wanted. It's better to know than to wonder thru life wondering what happened. He had me in tears more than ounce. He has become one of my favorites I love both of them and their friends.


This is a great book I would recommend it to anyone I am looking forward to the next book.

Oh and yes it's a spicy book those scenes are great. You will love this book

Good Story

Based off of the narrators I chose this book and although parts of it were typical it was still a good story, nothing heavy but with a more real life story line and very little fluff. This one deals with self esteem, body shaming and abandonment issues between the main characters. I didn't realize when I started that it was part of a series so I may need to go back to the others although this one seems to stand on it's own.

These 2 were off the charts

I originally read the book and fell in love but listening to it brings on a whole new feeling. These narrators were great. They brought the emotions out of Jules that you just couldn't grab from the book. I've seen multiple reviews saying she needed to suck it up or put her big girl pants on. That she was too whiny. Those who've never been on the receiving end of words like these or even just having those thoughts of not being good enough will never understand the effect this takes on one's emotions. It's torture. Berk was everything a girl could ask for. He saw passed the looks of someone and saw straight through to the person. He'd been down a road of not good enough so he got it. Just in a different aspect. 5/5 ⭐️

Definitely

Definitely the best in the series so far! Not sure if it’s because you started hearing their story in the second one but definitely not just a one time listen!

So Emotional

Loved this book. Berk and Jules have a rough road and lots of tough times but they manage to find each other and be exactly what the other needs when they need it. Great performances by Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder.

Male voice is all wrong; Females too insecure!

This is a good story, but the male voice is much too old for a young college guy!! Also, these stories would be even better if the author made some of the female characters have stronger self esteems. In books 2 and 3 especially, the female leads are so insecure. I’d love to see the guys have to work a bit at proving themselves rather than constantly trying to reassure he women that they’re “good enough”!!

The Third Best Thing

The Third Best Thing was one of my most anticipated reads of 2020 and Maya Hughes delivered!

Berk and Jules were introduced earlier in the series and the set up for their story was intriguing. They start writing letters to each other, but Berk doesn't know who The Letter Girl is. Jules is hesitant to tell him it's her because she fears being rejected, but she's put in a tough spot when Berk recruits her to help him find The Letter Girl.

If the story had stuck to just that I probably still would have enjoyed it. However, we get to know these characters on a deeper level and in different situations. The letters play a huge part in the story, but by this point Jules has stopped writing Berk back. So we get to see them connecting as they spend time together vs on paper.

The narration, as with the earlier books in the series, is spot on. I loved hearing these characters brought to life.

I absolutely loved stepping back into this world and am already planning to reread The Third Best Thing and the other two books in the series.

The best in the the series!

First of all, let me say that this is a fantastic series. And I am a hard critic. I am not a huge fan of the female's narrator but the storyline is so good. I love Jason Clark. Period. I have loved every one of these books, but this one I could not stop listening to. It had the best build up and Gah how could you not love Jules and Berk. Berk was a beloved side character until this book. Berk is the ultimate BF for ladies that have natural sizes. Then he became a HOT hero. I am so picky about my books but you best believe I will finish this series out! on to LJ and Risa

Started off good

I was hesitant to read this book. It started off really good, and I like the way the characters developed. It was working it's way to being my favorite book of this series. However, the ending of the conflict resolution felt very rushed. It was a lot of moving parts that I wished the author would have went into more detail.

Loved it! Could not stop listening!

Narrated by Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder, they brought Berk and Jules story to life in The Third Best Thing by Maya Hughes. We first met Berk and Jules in the previous book and I had no idea how much I would just love their story. I devoured it! Just devoured it! Could not stop listening.

Their journey was emotional, charming and sweet read. They each carried so much personal baggage. Jules was just so likable. She was sweet and caring and on the timid side. Her insecurities just broke my heart. I just wanted to give her a hug. Berk was so unexpected. He is still the fun guy we got to know previously, but we also see so much more of him and who he is. I loved their friendship, their chemistry and watching them fall. This was a great story and one I highly recommend!

Happy listening!