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The Honey-Don't List

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Patti Murin, Jon Root
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From the New York Times best-selling author behind the “joyful, warm, touching” (Jasmine Guillory, New York Times best-selling author) The Unhoneymooners comes a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own.

Carey Duncan has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at 16, and - more than anyone would suspect - has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There’s only one problem: America’s favorite couple can’t stand each other.

James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn’t all he thought it’d be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.

Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses’ secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along - and start playing for keeps - they may have the chance to build something beautiful together.

From the “hilariously zany and heartfelt” (Booklist) Christina Lauren comes a romantic comedy that proves if it’s broke, you might as well fix it.

©2020 Christina Lauren (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio

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great book

loved it.It was hard to get into in the beginning but glad I stuck with it

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Sweet love story & growth

Loved their slight rivals to friends to lovers theme and even liked the third act breakup because it gave Carrie the perfect window to do something independent just for herself. Even the celebrity part of it wasn’t super cringey (except for the twitter threads - please god stop doing that). Young people navigating sticking up for themselves while growing together.

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Classic Romcom Fun

Overall: just a really fun, light listen- especially great for a distraction during chores/commute and such.

I especially enjoy the two voices narrating, and both are great. Every once in a while (and especially when life feels heavy), a romcom is exactly what I need. The Honey-Don’t List suits perfectly for that- 5 stars for: engages quickly, interesting characters, and great narration. Bonus points for some nuance that will remain unspecified to avoid spoilers- but perhaps you’ll notice them too.

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Loved the premise...

This book had an interesting premise and I love it. The characters are alive. They jump off the pages.

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Calling all HGTV Fans!

The dynamic duo has done it again. They haven't written a thing I haven't at least liked. I love how they keep banging out these great books for me to fall in love with. Great characters and world-building. I wish I could say it was unique but this seems to be an up and coming trend. This one was exactly the RomCom they claim it is but all in all another great story.

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Loved every minute.

Remarkable story and narration. Each novel of Christina Lauren’s gets better and more complex. Yet delightful.

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Under developed slow book

This was an incredibly slow book, where you’re hoping the build up will be worth it. Unfortunately, it led to no where. There wasn’t a connecting or interesting side story that kept this book going. Basically, it was a short story on rewind. I would think if you submitted this story to your professor in college you would receive a C- for lack of character development and a storyline that went no where. It was like ‘Groundhogs Day’, every chapter was the same.

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Loved this!

Great book. It had an interesting story that kept me hooked. I listened to this book every day until I finished it because I was just waiting to see what happened next. It wasn’t too mushy, a good love story with important character building side stories. A must read!

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Predictable and too short. No real conflict and no character arch.

Waaaaaay too simple. The plot was non existent, and a just plain basic storyline and characters.

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Light rom-com

I discovered the writing duo Christina Lauren a few years ago through their Beautiful series, which is still a favorite. I found The Honey-Don't List to have a lighter, more rom-comy feel. With the popularity of married design/build married couples dotting the pop culture landscape these days, it was fun to read about a duo on the staff of one of those couples. Carey and James were so fun together and just plain charming, especially when framed again the backdrop of nightmare bosses Rusty and Mellie. After I read the book, I purchased the audiobook. Patti Murin and Jon Root were new-to-me narrators, and I found both fantastic. It appears that this is a first work for both of them on Audible and I definitely hope to hear more from them in the future. I listened at my typical 1.25X speed and it was perfect.

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