Leo Loves Aries

Signs of Love Series, Book 1

By: Anyta Sunday

Narrated by: Rudy Sanda

A new person will enter your life in the early year, Leo. Look past any moments of frustration they might bring and laugh - this could be the start of a thriving friendship.

Theo Wallace usually laughs at the horoscopes his mom sends. Still hung up on his ex-girlfriend and practically friendless, this one begs him to reconsider. Because a friendship that stuck, that thrived...well, that would be a reason to leave past pains behind and look to the bright future.

When his sister Leone challenges him to find her the perfect date for a spring wedding, Theo uses it as a chance to make new friends. Theo's ex-economics tutor and newest roommate, Mr. Jamie Cooper, seems to be a possible and convenient match. Real convenient. Like written in the stars, convenient. All he has to do is make sure this Jamie is good enough. Could really be "The One" for her and the friend for him. But watch out, Leo, the stars have a surprise in store....

Contains mature themes.

©2016 Anyta Sunday (P)2018 Tantor

Good story, terrible narration

The story itself is cute but the way the narrator read the story was laughable. The voices the narrator used for each character were awful.The sweet moments between the two characters were ruined because of how it was read. Do yourself a favor and just stick to reading the book and skip the audible.

A funny witty book finally out in audio!

This is the first time I have listened to this narrator and I think he did a pretty good job with Jamie, Leo and Leona. some of the side characters had an annoying, nasally voice that I did not like as much but it did not bother me too much.

Anyta writs unique intricate stories were words are colors she uses to draw beautifully with. I love these kind of artistry with language, and I felt the connections between the characters were so deep and interesting because of the way the were written. Leo's use of "phrase of the day" tells so much about his emotions and also about who he is as a man. I love his strong connection to his sister and how independent she is. It is always nice to see a strong female character, and one with a disability as well.
The slow burn is bout tantalizing and frustrating, but the bond between both men is so interesting. I love the slow buildup of the friendship and the quirky banter they share. This is a funny sweet book that hides deep emotions and I feel like this is it's magic.

Good story. Good narration.

This was a warm fuzzy M/M romance.

The characters are wonderful, and the plot was kinda adorable. This was a much needed break from a stressful year. The narrator was good, and I am already listening to the second book in this series.

Clueless

The cluelessness got boring really quickly. We were halfway through and theo was still oblivious so I gave up. I only finished because I got bored and figured I could play it in the background as white noise pretty much. Luckily he was clued in not long after I resumed listening so I tuned back in and liked the rest for the most part. The way they were friendly with their exes was so weird because they didn’t deserve it.

Great book with poor narration

I loved the story of the oblivious Lei and his amazing Aries. This friend's to lovers worked so well for me. I am so disappointed at the narration. Theo and Leone sound fine. Every other character, including the lovely Jamie, sound nasal, old, oddly cadence, ridiculous, etc.

Enjoyable

I enjoyed the book when reading it. As an audible it came alive in a different way bringing a new dynamic and dimension to it.

Theo had me laughing and the narrator does a good job at giving us this lazy Leo at his best.

Loved the story

🎧 Are you blind? The signals are all there.

I read this book back when it was first published and I absolutely loved it. I adored Theo and all his cluelessness and this book just brought me joy and happiness and sappy smiles. When I heard it was going to be made into an audiobook I was over the moon and it just couldn’t get here fast enough. So it was a brutal and long fall back down to reality when I realized my expectations were not met, far from it, but more on that later, let’s start with the story.

I loved the story, it’s sweet, fun and the characters are just great. There is a lot of banter and antics which is always a favourite of mine. The story is told from the clueless, but lovable Theo. He’s living with his twin sister Leone while attending college. Once a year their mother sends them the new horoscope for her Leos and this year promised shocking news and new bonds to be made – if they took a chance. Jamie, their new roommate seems to fit the bill on many levels…

I loved Jamie and Theo together and not only together, together but in general. They made sense, they fit. They started out as friends, or at least that was what Theo thought. I usually can't stand characters that are too stupid to live, but that was not the case here, Theo just missed a few signs that's all... okay, so he missed all of them - and then some. But he's just so adorable cute that you can't help but love him for it anyway – even when you want to smack him over the head with a pillow, or maybe with something hard to get though that thick skull. There was one blind person in this book and it sure wasn’t the legally blind Leone…
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🎧 Hairs tickled the balls of Theo’s toes as he ran his icy feet up Jamie’s shins. Jamie’s breath hitched
“Cold?”
“Hot, Theo. Really fucking hot.”
Theo loved Jamie’s dry sarcasm.

Their relationship is slow-burn. Everyone (but Theo) knows where it’s heading, can see and feel the tension, the connection between the two men. Their getting together is only a matter of time and questioning if the peanut butter war might have something to do with it. Anyway, this book wasn’t only about Jamie and Theo and their relationship, but about family and friends, letting go of the past and moving forward. There were some great characters in this book, especially Leone. She had a quiet strength and saw so much of the world, never letting her blindness hinder her in any endeavour.

This book was the first I listened to by Rudy Sanda and it will more than likely be my last. The story is told from Theo’s POV and Theo’s voice and the general narration, descriptions and whatnots, were all fine. I liked the voice, it fit Theo’s personality and there was the right amount of emotion to it to make him come alive. However that’s where all the good parts end. Sanda’s voice for Jamie was beyond bad. It was robotic, unnatural and sounded like it was an older man speaking. A lot of the times I spaced out when he was talking.

As for the rest of the voices in this book; they all sounded fake and made up. It made me think of kids playing dress-up, trying on different voices and accents that don’t sound quite right. None of the voices sounded natural, they all sounded forced to me. Some were, I’m sad to say, down-right cringe worthy. Sanda has a good voice (singular) for narrating, but I do believe he should avoid narrating books where different voices are required – or stick to using the voice he was born with.

The story itself is absolutely wonderful and funny and just great in every way, so if you haven’t already had the pleasure to read this book you definitely should – reading it mind you, note listening to it. The audio was not worth it, and in my opinion kind of destroyed the magic of this book. So this time around I would definitely say; eyes only!

Love this series!

I usually don’t like slow burn romance but no one does it like Ms. Sunday. Theo and Jamie are perfect for each other! All the feels!

Great story

Loved the story because I am a Leo myself. Awesome work with the story. Yes

Sweet, endearing and I loved every single moment!

Ahhh this book was so good! It was so sweet and endearing and I loved every single moment of it. The characters were so well written and the chemistry between Theo and Jamie just totally blew me away. Poor clueless Theo just wanted Jamie to be his bestest best friend.

For those who read this and thought it was outlandish that Theo was experiencing these feelings towards Jamie and not realizing what they were, I envy you. As someone who didn’t realize her sexuality until adulthood, situations like Theo’s are very real. Except he was lucky enough to be surrounded by people who supported him! I realized my sexuality after telling my partner “well, all women are bi, aren’t they?” And realizing that’s not really the case.. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ So Theo and I are on the same level there. Hahaha.