Call Me Maybe

By: Cara Bastone

Narrated by: Luci Christian, Neil Hellegers

True love is on the line in this charming, laugh-out-loud rom-com - created specifically for the audio format!

Paint your toes. Pick up the wrong coffee and bagel order. Drive from Brooklyn to Jersey in traffic so slow you want to tear your hair out. It’s amazing all the useless things I can accomplish while on hold for three hours with customer service. Three hours when I should be getting the Date-in-a-Box website ready to launch at the big business expo in a few days. Except my shiny new website is glitching, and my inner rage-monster is ready to scorch some earth...when he finally picks up. Not the robot voice I expected but a real live human named Kal. He’s surprisingly helpful and really knows his stuff, even if he’s a little awkward...in an adorable way.

And suddenly I’m flirting with him? And I think he’s flirting back.
And suddenly it’s been hours, and we’re still on the phone talking and ordering each other takeout while he troubleshoots my website.
And suddenly we’re exchanging numbers and sending texts and DMs every day, leaving voice mails (who even does that anymore?!).
And suddenly I’m wondering if it’s possible for two people to fall in love at first talk.

Because I’m falling...hard.

©2020 Cara Bastone (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

Fun, cute and funny rom-com

New to me author and a truly funny read. The narration was terrific and sound effects added to the reader experience. Really worth the read and an unexpected way to meet your true match.

Very heartwarming

I throughly enjoyed this book the narrators were very pleasant to listen to and their conversations sounded so natural. The story in my opinion was very lighthearted and sweet, just the kind of stuff I enjoy so I could just be biased when I say it felt original and how much I enjoyed the whole dynamic. I’d definitely give something like this a go again.

Perfect story, perfect narration, perfect ending!

I had no idea what to expect from this title, but it checked all the boxes for me! Its a unique story about a budding entrepreneur and a tech support operator who start with a phone call to troubleshoot her website. After she had been on hold for 3+ hours! But she makes him laugh, and he charms her without realizing it, and, well...thereby hangs the tale! And an utterly charming one it is, too.

The narration style is duet, so Luci Christian voices all the female parts and Neil Hellegers voices the male parts. I like the idea of duet narration, but it is seldom well-executed. Here it is perfection! The actors play off of one another, responding to emotional and vocal cues like Hepburn and Tracy, which gives you the sense of watching a movie. Adding to that feeling are quiet sound effects; the buzzing of phones, footsteps, door bells, cats meowing, etc. The sound effects are subtle and do not distract from the narration - they enhance it instead. It really has been done exquisitely well. This is my first experience with these two narrators, but oh my. They are very very good! I look forward to more narration by them in my future.

Both characters have issues with parents, but they are not the usual things you see in contemporary romance. And the way in which they handle the issues are just as unexpected. There are a few twists in the story, lots of laughs, and exceptionally well developed characters. I enjoyed the family dynamics and what that revealed about all of the characters. The story is mostly told through phone conversations, texts, and emails, which can be annoying if not carefully handled. Here it is done beautifully, it all feels really natural, easy and fluid.

For now at least this book is free on Audible, but I would not have felt cheated at all if it had cost me a credit. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, its the happiest surprise I've had in an audio book since 'Getting Schooled' was first released. There isn't much swearing (A few f-bombs, though), there are no graphic sex scenes, there is no violence or bullying. There are cyber threats to an animal, but only threats that are not explicit. This would be perfectly appropriate for nearly any listener of nearly any age. A mature 14 year old to an immature 114 year old and every age in between.

Download this book NOW!! I think you'll love it.

One of the greatest listens

This story was wonderful - the narration was perfect, really made me get involved wit the story and characters. I literally laughed out loud at some of the parts and couldnt stop listening. Highly highly recommend this story

Cute fun love story

What a fun story. Couldn’t put it down once I started it. It was witty and very modern day romance.

Adorable

This story was very sweet, and you are drawn in almost immediately. There are a few twists- one predictable and the others not as much. The narrators are really compatible and enjoyable and I can completely see this as a movie. (Maybe a Hallmark channel film?)

Perfect!

I loved every second of this book. Originally, I was just looking for something lighthearted as a break from the "heavier" mysteries and thrillers that I tend to gravitate towards. That is to say, this isn't my usual genre. But I loved this title... so much that this is my first book review despite being an Audible member for over 5 years. This actually made me laugh out loud multiple times. Narration was perfect. I'd love to hear more in this style from Cara.

wish it were me

enjoyed the performance as well as the story. gawd Kal's voice was sexy; I would have stayed on the phone with him also

so dang fun

Adorable romcom! It was read in a different format than I have heard before. The narrators were great and believable.
The story takes place over a quick week. A couple predictable twists, but still hilarious and fun.
If you need a light fun easy escape this is it.
loved it!

So glad I listened.

A fun and entertaining story. Perfect while I puttered at art work for a day and surprisingly motivational too! Not too deep, but a fun look at a blossom relationship. Loved the narrators.