Just Say When

By: Kaylee Ryan

Narrated by: Nelson Hobbs, Jillian Macie

Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Saving myself for marriage, not hardly. Saving myself for someone who will make my heart race, most definitely. In theory it's a good plan, however even the best-laid plans fall through. Seeing him, being around him, alerts all my senses and I dream about being his, wrapping myself in his arms and never letting go. The only problem - he sees me as his sister. My name's Ava Evans, and I'm in love with my older brother's best friend, Nate Garrison.

Burying myself in work for the past two years, avoiding any thought of her, has worked, until now. She's everywhere, in my dreams, in my gym, and in my heart. I'm not sure when I fell in love with Ava Evans, but I am completely in love with my best friend's baby sister. At first she was too young for me, and that made it easy to stay away. Now, it's a struggle to keep my distance. How am I supposed to resist her when I can't escape her? If he ever found out, it would ruin our friendship. Even with that knowledge, all she would have to do is just say when.

©2015 Kaylee Ryan (P)2017 Tantor

A stereotypical romance

This is an okay book. And if you like book reinforcijg stereotypical gender roles this is the books for you.

She is petite very pretty and only focused on her studies until her brother BFF reenters her life. She had a huge crush on him and it resurfaces almost immediately.

I like strong female characters and this book really did not deliver. The girl is harassed by a man she dated once and she just let him touch her, never pushes back. She is just really laking a personality in my view.
All her male friends are bloody fighters, know a weird guy is harassing her and they never even suggest teaching her self defence. No instead one of them is always there to protect her, so she can continue to be an oblivious little mouse. And we are supposed to buy that her father and brother are super protective of her while not giving her a single took to protect herself.

He is a gym owner who growls every time another man touches her (even friendly touches). He has some moments of "vulnerability" but it is glossed over pretty quickly.

Also the female narrator was a bit flat for my taste.

And don't get me started on the artifical drama at the end when her brother finds out they are dating. He acts like a bloody idiot until his friend littery looses his shit and beats up the stalker guy. Because you see the brother wanted to know his friend was ready to beat someone up for his sister. This is despite the male main character treating the sister very sweetly and the brother seeing he makes her happy. But no, what turns him around is the fact that his friend is willing to beat the shit out of someone "for her".

And the ending is soo typical, they get engaged after her college graduation, she has no job, no interest except how she loves the guy.

I guess I just like characters with personality and depth and this book falls very short on that point.

Thinking from another author

I thought the writer of this book is Kelly Elliott because of the plot, narrator.

Great story! Female narrator, not so much.

Loved the book but the female narrator almost ruined it for me. But the male narrator was great!

Light, fun story.

I savor this book, light, easy read. Nate melts my heart with his romantic, sweet words and gestures toward Ava. Perfect for what I was looking for on a snowy Sunday afternoon.

So So Amazing

Two people who have know each other practically their whole lives are done fighting the attraction they have learned they both have. Ava May has know she wanted Nate longer than she should have. The thing is when she learns he wants her too, is it the HEA they both want or is there just to much against them?
Absolute must own performance and story will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone

Good for young adult readers

What did you like best about Just Say When? What did you like least?

While the plot was a popular topic – it’s always fun to see how it unfolds. In this case, the plot unfolded well enough. It wasn't overly awesome and it wasn’t too boring. It just felt like all the good parts were censored – no detail. They are fighters and there are a few fights and we don’t hear any details they just say something along the lines of they fight and then he blackouts (or I close my eyes) and then they’re pulling him away (or its over). Come on – they are fighters! It doesn’t stop there, the steamy scenes and more like a spritz.

There are some cute parts like the birthday week gifts and the brother coming full circle. Nate is really sweet when it comes to Ava. I think that is what kept me going to finish the book.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The male narrator just didn’t sell it for me. He was stopping after every sentence for a breath, felt like he was reading with feeling instead of playing the part with feeling. No matter what was going on he sounded enthusiastic. I wasn’t feeling it. I kept playing with the speeds in order to get more feeling out of the parts (slowing it down for some parts that felt like he shouldn’t be excited or speeding it up to skip that breath break for parts where he should be hype).

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Fighting for Ava

Any additional comments?

Would I recommend it - yes, I would.
I really want to give it more stars but I just wasn't into it.
It’s a good young adult book. The author is a good writer.

Entertaining

This audiobook is the story of the heroine falling for her brothers best friend and him loving her for years before they admit it to each other. Some of the book felt awfully young to me and I don't know if a brother would really get that mad about his friend falling for his sister. Overall, it was enjoyable.

Loved

Another amazing book by Kaylee Ryan! I was hooked again from the beginning and I couldn’t stop listening! The characters and story just draw you in and keep you interested. A must listen for all romance lovers!

Amazing!!!

I am obsessed with this! The book is well written and very sweet!!! The reading is perfect they do the voices wonderfully!!!!

One Word “Sweet”

Sometimes you want a little romance some swoon worthy reading or listening. Well this gave it to us. Not con was the female narrator her voice although young and cute but whiney. With that said didn’t stop me from listening.