Man of My Dreams

 

🎧 Pub Week Audiobook Review 🎧

She wrote the perfect man into her next book. Then she met him in real life. Then things got weird.

Man of My Dreams might be the most fun I've had with a thriller so far this summer, and it's not even technically summer yet.

Ivy Harcourt is a bestselling romance author drowning in second-book imposter syndrome. Then she rescues a runaway dog in the park and runs straight into Liam: charming, British, hot architect Liam, who happens to be the exact love interest she's writing into her next book. Like he walked off the page and into her life. They fall fast, but he might be too perfect. He might be hiding something. And Ivy has secrets of her own.

This is a romantic popcorn thriller in the best sense. Fast-paced, twisty, and so entertaining I tore through it. Worley tells it in a dual timeline, with flashbacks to Ivy's childhood narrated by her sister Cora, who grew up with an autoimmune disease so severe she couldn't leave the house or be around anyone outside her immediate family. That thread gets darker and more interesting as Cora grows up and grows resentful, and it pays off in an ending that goes fully unhinged. Olivia Worley really knows how to write an unhinged woman, and I say that with full respect and admiration. I loved it. Did I see where it was headed once I finally clicked into the twist? Yeah, a little. Did it matter even slightly? Not at all.

Gail Shalan absolutely nails the narration. Every character has a distinct voice, and I never once got confused between Ivy and Cora, which matters a lot in a dual-timeline story. Nine and a half hours flew by.

If you like meet-cutes gone very wrong, boyfriends as unreliable as your narrators, family secrets, witty banter, and the kind of female lead who keeps you guessing, this one's for you. It’s great choice for Olivia Worley fans, romantic suspense readers, and anyone who wants a fast, twisty book to throw in the beach bag. This is a pool read, plain and simple. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you Macmillan Audio for the gifted listen. Man of My Dreams is out now.

If you liked this review, you might enjoy another book by Olivia Worley - So Happy Together.

About the Author

Olivia Worley is an author born and raised in New Orleans. A graduate of Northwestern University, she now lives in New York City, where she spends her time writing thrillers, overanalyzing episodes of The Bachelor, and hoping someone will romanticize her for reading on the subway.

Keep up with news and information about Olivia on her website and Instagram.