Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle AKA Holly James (June 10, 2025) – Thank you, @avonbooks and @harpervoyager for the #gifted advanced reading copy of this really fun summer read!
Emmy Jameson loves her job as a baseball data analyst, even if it is something of a boys club. A boys club led by Gabe Olson, the infuriating smart and handsome former college player who is her rival for a key promotion. She won’t let Gabe distract her from her goal of getting that promotion. She also won’t let her sister’s destination wedding, for which she still needs a date, to distract her. But then she gets a random wrong number text from a stranger who was clearly given a fake number by a woman, a fake number that just happened to be Emmy’s. And she gets a little distracted…in the best way. This stranger quickly becomes the bright spot in her days, someone she’s vulnerable and honest with. Then she takes the leap to invite him to her sister’s wedding only to discover that the funny, kind, thoughtful stranger is none other than Gabe Olsen – and he’s just as shocked as she is. Now she has to reconcile her biggest rival is also her closest confidant. And all those pesky feelings.
What an incredibly fun book! This one reads really quickly, with lots of text messages between the main characters. The banter, nicknames, and pure fun of the book is deftly balanced with discussions of inequality in the workplace, how equality is an effort that must be shared by all. This is also the primary theme of Holly’s book Nothing But the Truth, which was very smart. The other books by this author that I’ve read have been closed door. This one is definitely a departure with more open door scenes.
🎧 Audiobook Notes 🎧 With all of the texts and back and forth banter, this one really lends itself to audio. Patti Murin, who has voiced some of my other favorite audiobooks (Soulmate Equation, The Paradise Problem, The Bodyguard, Sounds Like Love), does a really fantastic job with this one. (11h, 50m)
Book: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Audio Performance: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
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