Textrovert

By: Lindsey Summers

Narrated by: Nicole Bauman

It's bad enough when high-school senior Keeley grabs the wrong phone while leaving her small town's end-of-summer fair. It's even worse when she discovers that the phone she now has belongs to the obnoxious, self-centered Talon and that he's just left for football camp...with her phone. Reluctantly, the two agree to forward messages for a week. And as Keeley gets to know Talon, she starts to like him. Keeley learns there's more to Talon than the egocentric jock most people see. There's more to Keeley, too. Texting Talon, she can step out of the shadow of her popular twin brother. Texting Talon, she can be the person she's always wanted to be. Sparks fly when the two finally meet to exchange their phones. But while Keeley has been playing a part online, Talon has been keeping a secret. He has a different connection to Keeley - one that has nothing to do with phones, and one that will make their new relationship all but impossible. Knowing what she now knows, can Keeley trust him? And can love in the present erase mistakes of the past?

Lindsey Summers's pause-resisting romance is funny, surprising and full of heart. With its device-centered story, snappy dialogue, looping subplots, and depiction of first love, this title offers something for every listener.

©2017 Lindsey Summers (P)2017 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

2018, Young Adults' Choices List, International Literary Association, Winner

"The author has taken a typical summer romance and made it fresh." (School Library Journal)

different twist on a chick flick

It was a cute concept for a book, girl finds boys phone and text away. I thought the story was adorable and was well rounded. My only issue was that the story moved a bit fast near the end. I felt there could be a "tad" more character development. But over all it was great. The performance really made it worth while! :)

AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

Amazing

I read this on Wattpad and here again. It’s just different in quality and length, with more detailed plot and it’s great

Awesome book.

I first read this book on Wattpad, it was instantly one of my favourites and feels like my first as it overshadows the books that I read before it on wattpad. The Audio version differs a little, the narrator had a very child like voice and made everyone sound several years younger than they are supposed to, that said I still enjoyed the book, but I would be a liar and a hypocrite to say that my enjoyment had nothing to do with me being familiar with the book.

Great!!

Wish it was more like the original Cell Phone Swap but it’s still a great book.

I have loved this book since wattpad!

The only part that this version is missing is the dinner with his parents! Otherwise this is an awesome story!

One voice

Just one voice and it was female. She couldn't deepen her voice when speaking as a football player. This kind of threw me off. The big football captain sounded like a 10 year old girl. I could not get into it.

Don't waste your time

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

If the story wasn't so clearly written by a teenager.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Not this.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator is the only positive of this book.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Textrovert?

Where the fanfic cliches occur, where there wouldn't be discriptions the characters should already know within dialogue to start.

Any additional comments?

This was painful to listen to, I had to quit after just two hours and that was pushing it. While the part I listened to was clean, which I appreciate, I couldn't stand for all of the flaws.