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Kissing Tolstoy by Penny Reid

Kissing Tolstoy
Penny Reid

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Blurb: 


Now a USA Today best-seller. What do you do when you discover your super-hot blind date from months ago is now your super-hot Russian lit professor? You overthink everything and pray for a swift end to your misery, of course! Kissing Tolstoy is the first audiobook in the Dear Professor series, and it can be listened to as a stand-alone. A shorter version of this story was entitled "Nobody Looks Good in Leather Pants" and was available via Penny Reid's newsletter for free over the course of 2017.



Surprisingly this is actually the first book I've ever read/listened to by Penny Reid. I've seen them around but never picked one up. Kissing Tolstoy was included in my audible plus program so I thought I'd give it a try. I really enjoyed it. It's a lighter romance. Anna is a college student and she's a bit of a nerd. She's like adorably nerdy. Luca is a Russian lit professor. A HOT Russian Lit professor. A chance meeting in the past has them both surprised when she ends up in his class. She's embarrassed, he's intrigued and a bit pissed off. Neither really knows how to handle it and that's where the whole story comes in.

I enjoyed that this was a shorter, lighter, sweet and funny romance. There were a couple of steamy scenes but not too many. Which I enjoy when I'm listening to books b/c it can get awkward while sitting at a red light. I also have to make sure of where I cut it off incase my truck accidentally connects to bluetooth at the wrong time. That ever happen to you guys? *cringe* Anna and Luca have a very great chemistry together and I love how they can debate back and forth. I love how passionate they can each get. 

This is narrated by Fiona Fisher and Stephen Dexter. Both did a great job. Stephen could sound a little dry at times but I believe that Luca as a character was dry sometimes so it worked out well. The ending also has a sneak peek at another one of Penny's books (Attraction) that I was really getting into. I'll have to wait for my credits to renew on that one though b/c it's not included in Plus.

So overall, if you are looking for something that is short, sweet and has some humor in it, you should definitely give this a shot. Whether you listen to it or read it, you should add it to the list. 
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