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Ready or Not

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Ready or Not

By: Cara Bastone
Narrated by: Alex Finke
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A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this “absolutely buoyant read” (Elle).

“Bastone delivers on this truly heartwarming, funny, and real story. Come for the dog bar, stay for the special, slow-burn romcom.”—Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Elle

Eve Hatch lives for surprises! Just kidding. She expects every tomorrow to be pretty much the same as today. She loves her cozy apartment in Brooklyn that’s close to her childhood best friend Willa, and far from her midwestern, traditional family who has never really understood her. While her job is only dream-adjacent, it’s comfortable and steady. She always knows what to expect from her life . . . until she finds herself expecting after an uncharacteristic one-night stand.

The unplanned pregnancy cracks open all the relationships in her life. Eve’s loyal friendship with Willa is feeling tense, right when she needs her the most. And it’s actually Willa’s steadfast older brother, Shep, who steps up to help Eve. He has always been friendly, but now he’s checking in, ordering her surprise lunches, listening to all her complaints, and is . . . suddenly kinda hot? Then, as if she needs one more complication, there’s the baby’s father, who is (technically) supportive but (majorly) conflicted.

Up until this point, Eve’s been content to coast through life. Now, though—maybe it’s the hormones, maybe it’s the way Shep’s shoulders look in a T-shirt—Eve starts to wonder if she has been secretly desiring more from every aspect of her life.

Over the course of nine months, as Eve struggles to figure out the next right step in her expanding reality, she begins to realize that family and love, in all forms, can sneak up on you when you least expect it. Contemporary Romance Friendship Genre Fiction Pregnancy Romantic Comedy Feel-Good Witty Heartfelt Romance Contemporary Comedy
Heartwarming Romance • Witty Dialogue • Exceptional Voice Acting • Relatable Characters • Emotional Depth

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This book is beautiful. You will laugh out loud and cry tears of sadness and joy. Just a wonderful story about love and life. And Alex Finke is officially one of my favorite narrators!

A new favorite

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Absolutely love the storyline and everybody’s parts. They played in eves life and very much enjoyed. Everybody’s story minus the pronouns/gender involvement.

Could have done without the gender and pronouns comments

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First off, the voice actress is AMAZING. She really made the wonderful story stand out. The story itself was very charming and led me on this emotional rollercoaster with the main character. Very much recommended.

Impeccible storytelling

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Bastone has done it again. This is a wonderful and feel-good story that you cannot miss. The narrator breathes reality into Eve’s perspective.

Can’t wait for more from this author.

Beauty in life

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This book is a new favorite, I wish there was more because I didn’t want it to end. The way the narrator captured every character was amazing and I was ugly crying happy tears by the end

Heartwarming

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