Call Me Maybe: Could it be love at first talk?
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- Create Date：2021-07-28 09:21:21
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Cara Bastone
- ISBN：B098NF4JNJ
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Reviews
Mai
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If you're looking for a feel good， short story you'll love this！！！！ It felt more like a play than a book！ I absolutely loved the entire experience！！ If you're looking for a feel good， short story you'll love this！！！！ It felt more like a play than a book！ I absolutely loved the entire experience！！ 。。。more
Kate McMurry
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Irritatingly implausible plotI got this audiobook free through Audible。 I like the fact that the talented female narrator reads all of the female protagonist's thoughts and dialogue， and the equally talented male narrator reads all of the male protagonist's thoughts and dialogue。 If only every romance novel with dual narrators would follow this protocol！ Unfortunately， I really dislike the book itself。 Let me count the ways:1。 The Meet Cute through a call by the heroine to tech support for web d Irritatingly implausible plotI got this audiobook free through Audible。 I like the fact that the talented female narrator reads all of the female protagonist's thoughts and dialogue， and the equally talented male narrator reads all of the male protagonist's thoughts and dialogue。 If only every romance novel with dual narrators would follow this protocol！ Unfortunately， I really dislike the book itself。 Let me count the ways:1。 The Meet Cute through a call by the heroine to tech support for web design software is like reliving every traumatic tech call I ever had。 It doesn't matter that they're flirting with each other。 I have no desire to read a transcript of any kind of tech support call for any reason。2。 There is no company in the world that would allow a tech support employee to stay on the line with a single customer as long as this guy did。 For the vast majority of them， 10 minutes is the absolute max。3。 It is hard to identify with or respect a woman who is so utterly tech clueless that she's never updated her operating system on her laptop and yet blithely decides to venture into designing her own website。 4。 It gives me cold chills imagining that two people would get together romantically if this is how they first meet。 Talk about the concept of stranger danger being utterly ignored。In short， this plot is completely improbable to the point where I can't make myself go on with this novel。DNF 。。。more
Sarah Hinch
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Great quick listen
Christine
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So cute！！！！
Mia
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⭐️ rating: 5📖 genre: romantic comedy🍾 pub date: July 27， 2021📚 Read this if you like: Lauren Layne， Jo Watson， epistolary romanceTHE QUOTE:I want Cal。 He’s officially added to the list of things I want。 And I don’t mean that in a selfish but I want it！ type of way。 I mean that in the purest sense。 Simply that things are better when I’m talking to Cal。 He makes things better。 Easier。 Funnier。 Brighter。 And I want to be the person who can do that for him too。THE STORY:With just a few days to build ⭐️ rating: 5📖 genre: romantic comedy🍾 pub date: July 27， 2021📚 Read this if you like: Lauren Layne， Jo Watson， epistolary romanceTHE QUOTE:I want Cal。 He’s officially added to the list of things I want。 And I don’t mean that in a selfish but I want it！ type of way。 I mean that in the purest sense。 Simply that things are better when I’m talking to Cal。 He makes things better。 Easier。 Funnier。 Brighter。 And I want to be the person who can do that for him too。THE STORY:With just a few days to build a website for her thriving business “Date in a Box” before it launches， vera Hoffman calls the customer service of the content management system to help her fix it。 After hours of waiting she finally gets transferred to IT guy Cal Kantola。 As Vera and Cal try to fix the website over one long phone call， catastrophes happen， meals are shared， secrets are revealed， and they start to develop feelings for each other。 But will their systems be compatible face-to-face， too？WHAT I LOVED: The thing I love most about Cara Bastone’s books is her ability to find the romance in ordinary lives， the swoon in simple places。 You don’t get celebrities or football players with her， just normal folks falling in love。 I ADORE it。Also， how cool and relatable is the premise of the book？ I mean， have you ever had to make one of those maintenance phone calls？ It’s endless waiting and being transferred from one line to the next。 Vera and Cal’s phone call is the most insane， most hilarious phone call ever - I swear to you， these two had me giggling the whole time - and it’s totally relatable。 I can definitely imagine two people falling in （at least） like with each other of that。I will say that there’s two big twists in the story that I figured out very fast， but that didn’t impact my enjoyment of the book one bit。 Also， there’s zero steam as the book is focused on the “falling” in love part。 I found it very endearing！IN A NUTSHELL:Pure RomCom BLISS。 Hilarious。 Heartwarming。 Tender。 A quick， summer read that will leave you grinning from ear to ear。Thank you to netgalley and Headline Eternal for my eARC。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Anna Pyke
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Okay， I accidentally read "Sweet Talk" fist because I didn't realize it was the sequel。 Although Sweet Talk definitely had spoilers for "Call Me Maybe" it was still so cute and the spoilers didn't ruin the story at all。 I laughed through the entire story and loved the Vera's growth through the story。 Highly recommended for romcom lovers。 Okay， I accidentally read "Sweet Talk" fist because I didn't realize it was the sequel。 Although Sweet Talk definitely had spoilers for "Call Me Maybe" it was still so cute and the spoilers didn't ruin the story at all。 I laughed through the entire story and loved the Vera's growth through the story。 Highly recommended for romcom lovers。 。。。more
Nadia
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This was a delightful read - my favorite in the series！
Esmeralda
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The only thing I didn't like was that I wanted more in the ending， at least a prolouge。 The only thing I didn't like was that I wanted more in the ending， at least a prolouge。 。。。more
Laura K。
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Sweet rom-com type audiobook！ Super fun and cute！
Hamnah
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Just so sweet and cute and lovely and basically everything a rom-com should be！
Kris
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Proof that you CAN have normal， reasonable characters in a healthy relationship and still have a good story。 Super cute！
Cami V。 Romero
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4。5/5 ⭐️Fue muy cute la verdad ❤️ me encantaron las interacciones， y los efectos especiales a medida de que iban hablando 😄Lista para la segunda parte 😊
Wendy
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4。5 - I was completely sucked into Cal and Vera's story from the get go！ What a fun story and a really great unique listening experience too。 Vera cracked me up and Cal was so sweet。 Loved it！ 4。5 - I was completely sucked into Cal and Vera's story from the get go！ What a fun story and a really great unique listening experience too。 Vera cracked me up and Cal was so sweet。 Loved it！ 。。。more
Kimi
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Really cute little rom com， but lots of unexpected swearing/f-words later on in the story。
Daniela
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40% DNFNo fue el audiolibro para mi。 Igual seguiré intentando con otro， pero esto aunque cute， me da cringe。
Lenka
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I would gladly read a hundred more of these audible originals because they are so wonderfully wholesome and sweet。I really enjoyed Sweet Talk and Call Me Maybe was just as good。Kal and Vera were adorable， awkward and so perfect for each other。 I absolutely loved the narrators， they're voices were spot on， so natural and I loved their performances。The story was cute and just like a disney show where the characters always get cut off before they are supposed to say a very important thing。 I really I would gladly read a hundred more of these audible originals because they are so wonderfully wholesome and sweet。I really enjoyed Sweet Talk and Call Me Maybe was just as good。Kal and Vera were adorable， awkward and so perfect for each other。 I absolutely loved the narrators， they're voices were spot on， so natural and I loved their performances。The story was cute and just like a disney show where the characters always get cut off before they are supposed to say a very important thing。 I really enjoyed this book and I hope there will be more in the future。 。。。more
Christi （christireadsalot）
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This was so much fun and such a delight！ I recently binged （and loved） this author’s Forever Yours series and couldn’t wait to listen to these audible exclusive audiobooks。 And this did not disappoint！ The narration was fantastic， it felt so real like we （the audio listeners） were legit listening into these character’s conversation。 I was laughing， swooning， and “awwww-ing” right along with Vera and Cal。 This entire story is just so heartwarming and adorable and I loved every minute of this list This was so much fun and such a delight！ I recently binged （and loved） this author’s Forever Yours series and couldn’t wait to listen to these audible exclusive audiobooks。 And this did not disappoint！ The narration was fantastic， it felt so real like we （the audio listeners） were legit listening into these character’s conversation。 I was laughing， swooning， and “awwww-ing” right along with Vera and Cal。 This entire story is just so heartwarming and adorable and I loved every minute of this listen！ Vera calls in for tech support for her new business website and ends up spending the entire day & night chatting with the customer service rep， Cal。 Their conversation is full of laughs， it gets techy， they get flirty， but they also just get personal and form a friendship/relationship。 I adored how sweet Cal was…staying on the phone with her when she has to call an auto repair shop， ordering her dinner and caring that she’s been starving all day， desperately wanting her to stay cyber safe （not give away her location or personal details to him which definitely goes awry）。 I loved Vera， she had me laughing so much and I wanted her business to succeed as much as she （and Cal） did。 Cal’s cat was also hilarious but I probably could have done without the cat-napping threats plot。 Even seeing how this story was going to unravel （involving her brother）， I still just had a great time and loved this story so much。 The entirety of the story follows Vera & Cal chatting over the phone， emails， and texts and ends with them meeting for the first time in person…so even minus kissing or any steam， I had such a great time and I’ve already started the 2nd which follows Vera’s brother。 。。。more
Megan Helmer
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Borderline cringey！ The audio had a big production to it （you read phone ringing， you hear the phone ring， cats meow， etc） and I found it extremely Cheesey although it was well done and I could see other people maybe really loving that aspect， I did not。
Tonya Shaw
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LOVE！！！
Jasmine
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This is a short， sweet romance that I really enjoyed。 Both Cal and Vera were great characters and I loved how this book starts with their conversation which was so much fun to read！ It was a little predictable （which romance isn't though） but there was one surprising twist which I enjoyed as much as the characters， if not more！ The romance was sweet， for the most part。 It was a little much for me at parts but I was rooting for them so much， especially near the end， that I don't mind。Overall， I'm This is a short， sweet romance that I really enjoyed。 Both Cal and Vera were great characters and I loved how this book starts with their conversation which was so much fun to read！ It was a little predictable （which romance isn't though） but there was one surprising twist which I enjoyed as much as the characters， if not more！ The romance was sweet， for the most part。 It was a little much for me at parts but I was rooting for them so much， especially near the end， that I don't mind。Overall， I'm glad I read this and would recommend to anyone looking for a sweet， short romance。 。。。more
Lisa （Remarkablylisa）
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Raquel
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Absolutely adorable。 Please do yourself a favour and listen to the audiobook。 I'm in love with this form of storytelling。 Absolutely adorable。 Please do yourself a favour and listen to the audiobook。 I'm in love with this form of storytelling。 。。。more
Ruth E。 Robles
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Yes audio bowl original from Amazon was so beautiful。 The production was superb。 I loved the story。 I’ve never read anything like it。 It was very unique to me。 My humble opinion。 Meeting through a phone call
Annie
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Wow just wow。 This audio book through audible was incredible。 Most books it’s the audio trying to stand up to the book （and honestly falling a lot of the time）。 This book felt like it was written to be an audio book。 I LOVED the added touches of background sound like texting dings and his car meowing。 Honestly this feels like the new form of audio book。 It kept me captivated， add to that the male did ALL the male parts and vice verse。 It wasn’t one narrator filling both roles。 Man I could go on Wow just wow。 This audio book through audible was incredible。 Most books it’s the audio trying to stand up to the book （and honestly falling a lot of the time）。 This book felt like it was written to be an audio book。 I LOVED the added touches of background sound like texting dings and his car meowing。 Honestly this feels like the new form of audio book。 It kept me captivated， add to that the male did ALL the male parts and vice verse。 It wasn’t one narrator filling both roles。 Man I could go on and on about the audio。 However the book was more then that。 It was so stinking cute。 I absolutely fell for the characters。 Cal and Vera were just too cute together。 I enjoyed their interactions and rooted for the finale。 I’m looking forward to listening to more by this author and audio books rarely hold up for me！！ 。。。more
Scarlett
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Thank you to Netgalley， publishers and to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest review。Firstly， I love the concept of this book with following over a call （while I’m sure its much better to listen to on audible）， I still felt it captured it perfectly in ebook form。 I’ve never read anything like it and for that I loved it！Both characters in this book were really lovable， and its the first book in a long time that I actually found funny （even from the start！） and I wish I could have seen Thank you to Netgalley， publishers and to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest review。Firstly， I love the concept of this book with following over a call （while I’m sure its much better to listen to on audible）， I still felt it captured it perfectly in ebook form。 I’ve never read anything like it and for that I loved it！Both characters in this book were really lovable， and its the first book in a long time that I actually found funny （even from the start！） and I wish I could have seen their chemistry when they finally met。I never expected there to be twists in this book， but there were and they were good！ As much as I loved these things， I do dislike the miscommunication trope and one thing goes through right to the end and that I didn’t like。 I feel like something was missing but apart from that I did really enjoy this book and I definitely recommend for a fun and lighthearted read。 。。。more
thai
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who know audiobooks could be so much fun？？ omg this made my 5 hour drive go by so fast， i loved it！
Dani
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A bit cheesy but overall a cute and light hearted！ Definitely a quick summer/beach listen。 The quality on audible is great
Kelly
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4。5。 Very cute！
Veronica Kinsey
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As a former call center rep， I knew something was up when Cal had an 8-hour handle time and wasn't fired immediately As a former call center rep， I knew something was up when Cal had an 8-hour handle time and wasn't fired immediately 。。。more
Amanda
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