Jason Lewis is a self-proclaimed nerdy guy who hates his red hair. Bullied most of his life, at 22 social situations still make him awkward. On a trip to the World Video Game Expo in Las Vegas, Jason decides to enlist the help of Madame Eve in his failed romantic endeavors. While at the con, he runs into sexy, professional baseball pitcher Blake Huntington, the guy he tutored in high school. … Blake invites him to a party and after hanging out with his high school crush, Jason begins to regret booking his 1NS “encounter” later that night. But Madame Eve may have planned the best night ever.
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Angela –
I used to read the M/F 1Night Stand novellas all the time and had no idea the series had expanded to include M/M stories until a little over a year ago when I bought an audiobook edition of one. So after listening to the sample to make sure I liked the narrator’s voice, I signed up to review the audiobook edition of #The Best Ever and when a new day dawned for Jason and Blake, I was very pleased that I had done so.
Jason was your classic nerd in high school, making him an easy target of bullying. The only bright spot in his sophomore year was that the jock he was tutoring in math wasn’t one of his bullies. In fact, Blake offered to teach one of Jason’s tormentors a lesson – which Jason didn’t take him up on. Fast forward seven years and Jason is on his way to a video game convention in Las Vegas, where he has also made arrangements with Madame Eve for a 1Night Stand encounter. While at the convention, Jason discovers that Blake is there promoting one of the sports video games he is in and he decides to say hi to Blake. Unexpectedly, not only does Blake remember Jason, but he makes a big deal about their reunion and invites Jason to a VIP party that evening. Even though he’s no longer the same timid boy he was in high school, Jason is still full of insecurities and isn’t sure he can hang out with Blake and his friends in a sports bar. But Jason is tired of regretting the things he didn’t do, so he plucks up the courage and heads to meet Blake. After a rocky beginning to the night, the two have a great time and all is well until Blake has to cut out early for a meeting – which works out great because Jason’s 1Night Stand appointment is at the same time. Can you see it coming? They didn’t. At all. And it makes for one really awkward begin to the evening… and left me laughing at them. As expected, Jason and Blake have great chemistry that carries over quite nicely to the bedroom, which makes for a very steamy listen and big decisions to be made the morning after.
This is the first audiobook narrated by Terrence Leonardo that I’ve listened to and I really liked his performance. Leonardo has a pleasant voice and was convincing as both the nerdy Jason and the athletic Blake. Leonardo has an interesting ability to enunciate the words so clearly that they should sound stilted yet does it in a completely conversational manner so that it isn’t stilted at all and the story flows nicely. I feel as though I should mention that there were two or three scenes where the difference in audio quality was apparent, but it wasn’t enough to disrupt my enjoyment of the story or affect my overall rating. I really enjoyed #The Best Ever – including all the hashtags – and look forward to more from both Wadsworth and Leonardo.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free audiobook copy of #The Best Ever (1Night Stand #184) by Deanna Wadsworth, narrated by Terrence Leonardo to listen to and review.
This is for the audio version of the book.
Would you consider the audio edition of #The Best Ever to be better than the print version?
I have not read this book. Because I have the audio version, I don’t think that I need the print copy. It’s a short listen and that’s fine by me because there are certain times where I want to listen to a book that’s not too long. This book is a good reason to check out some of Ms. Wadsworth’s other books to see what else she has to offer readers.
Which scene was your favorite?
I didn’t really have a favorite. Each scene was needed for the book to make sense and helped to make the story flow.
Any additional comments?
Mr. Leonardo was a good choice for a narrator. He helped me picture the characters as he told me Jason Lewis’ story. If I had to give a downside it was that as time went on I started to cringe after hearing the word hashtag after a while. I even found myself adding one or two myself.
This was my first 1Night Stand book and it was a good introduction. A good reason to see what else this series has to offer. Have not read this author’s work before and it was a good place to start. Others may enjoy listening to a story that shows how the high school geek can grow up and find a little bit of happiness. If you’re a jock even you can hook up with a nerd and have a pleasant experience.
I voluntarily reviewed an Audiobook copy of this book.