Keep This Off the Record, Arden Joy
Keep This Off the Record, Arden Joy
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Keep This Off the Record

Author: Arden Joy

Narrator: Mara Wilson, Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2024

Synopsis

Abigail Meyer and Freya Jonsson can’t stand one another. But could their severe hatred be masking something else entirely? From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Ten years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew. And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will. Both women are thrilled to see their friends in a happy relationship—except they are now only a few degrees of separation from the person they claim to despise…and they can’t seem to avoid seeing one another. Keep This Off the Record is a fun and fresh LGBTQIA+ story about the freedom to be who you are, even if that means falling for the person you hate.

About Arden Joy

Arden Joy turned to writing at an early age as a way to create a world as unique and different as she is. Today, she still focuses on telling diverse stories that reflect her colorful life and the beautiful spectrum of people in it. When she isn't stirring up trouble for her fictional characters, she runs Girls Who Travel, an award-winning community redefining travel to be inclusive, sustainable, and empowering for all women.

About Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson is a professional writer, playwright, actor, narrator, and storyteller best known for her roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, and Matilda. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she regularly appears at live storytelling and comedy shows, including her own, What Are You Afraid Of?. A voice actor on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, she maintains a blog, MaraWilsonWritesStuff.com, and her writing can be found on sites such as Jezebel, The Toast, and McSweeney’s.

About Gail Shalan

Gail Shalan is a New York City-based storyteller who holds a master's degree in acting from Bristol Old Vic Theater School. Proudly narrating audiobooks since 2013, she also narrates and produces The StoryLight Podcast. When not exploring the globe or performing, she lives in Queens with her partner and their French bulldog, Edith.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise on November 12, 2024

I thought this would be a fun enemies-to-lovers sapphic rom-com with some Jewish representation, but it just didn’t work for me. The main characters are in their late 20s but they talked and acted like high schoolers. Their behavior was just too juvenile to keep my interest, starting with the openin......more

Goodreads review by Clara Addicted to sapphic books on January 01, 2024

The writing is definitely funny and witty, its strength is in the banter and the ride or die dynamic between the characters. The fact that there are only two characters on the cover is a bit misleading, because the side characters have a huge part in the book, they deserve to be on the cover. They a......more

Goodreads review by Brenda Marie on November 17, 2023

I stayed up so late last night to finish this! Worth every moment. I enjoyed this book so much - it was just the right time in my life to read it. A need for something light, a little low brow humor and high school drama as adults. This group of friends - where can I find my own? The support charact......more

Goodreads review by ellen on September 11, 2023

every single character in this book was insufferable. they were just horrible and toxic people. thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review.......more

Goodreads review by Amelia on July 12, 2023

Advanced reader copy In the words of SNL's Stefon, this book has everything: girl enemies-to-lovers, wedding drama, Judaism, cats, therapy, best friends, Chi-town, social media, public declarations of love, a nosy old lady neighbor, wine, texting which turns to sexting which turns to naked ladies in......more

Quotes

"Abby and Naomi’s relationship, starting with a grudge dating back to high school and moving forward as they try to do right by their friends. The combined narration highlights the tension, perfectly balanced between fraught and flirty, that runs throughout the many awkward circumstances in which they find themselves. An enemies-to-lovers romance for fans of Ashley Herring Blake’s Delilah Green Doesn’t Care." - Library Journal

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