Why Did I Listen To Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon?
Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon hit my radar because as you know Lily Menon is Sandhya Menon. So, this book is her debut into adult contemporary romance. And well, I have read all of Menon’s young adult books so far and really enjoyed them. I was looking forward to seeing what Menon would do writing for an adult audience. However, as my time is kind of limited, I went for the audiobook version. FYI, that turned out to be the correct choice – based upon the other reviews I have seen.
What’s The Story Here?
Annika Dev and Hudson Craft are rival app developers. Their origin story is that they hooked up in Las Vegas, Annika told Hudson about her app idea for Make Up. He then went on to develop an app called Break Up. The concept of Break Up is that you can hire someone to end a relationship for you. The concept of Make Up is that it helps you to better communicate and work through your relationship issues to get you to the happy ending. So, anyways, Hudson just so happens to move his team into the same building, the office next door to Annika’s team. And to make matters even worse, he and Annika are in competition against each other for a major source of funding and investing for their apps. Oh, and they’re also quite attracted to each other despite the rivalry.
How Did I Like Make Up Break Up?
I am a black sheep among bloggers in that I didn’t hate Make Up Break Up. I actually did not mind it and did not DNF it. Sure, Annika has her childish moments when it comes to interacting with Hudson. However, as someone who has also acted immaturely, I did not feel like I could totally judge her for being petty. Also, I did like the concept of the two apps and the rivalry and competition. Also, there’s a side character who is a total delight – June. I felt really loyal to her and wanted to see how things would end up for her.
How’s The Narration?
The one thing that played the biggest role in my positive regard for Make Up Break Up is Natalie Naudus’s brilliant narration. Seriously, if you are a completionist and want to read this book, I am going to recommend you read the audiobook version. Naudus is charming and wonderful in her narration. The pacing is well timed. The production values are on point. Naudus breathes life into narrating the characters. I really enjoyed the actual audiobook. And at 9 hours 15 minutes unabridged, it isn’t a huge time investment to check out.
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