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Underneath It All
Written by Kate Canterbary
Narrated by Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Matthew Walsh doesn't have feelings, and he likes it that way.
Between breathing life into his family's third generation Boston architecture shop, keeping the peace with his five siblings, and competing in triathlons, he doesn't have much time for feelings.
At least that's the case until Lauren Halsted tumbles into his life.
The feisty, beautiful blonde isn't what he wants and definitely not what he expects. She's so much more.
Lauren Halsted doesn't have time and that's turning into a real problem for her.
Losing focus isn't something Lauren does with any regularity. She has checklists and to-do lists and action plans a mile long. She doesn't have distractions and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do.
When she trips down a flight of stairs and into her architect's arms, she gives into distraction for one night.
They weren't looking but they found each other anyway.
Between breathing life into his family's third generation Boston architecture shop, keeping the peace with his five siblings, and competing in triathlons, he doesn't have much time for feelings.
At least that's the case until Lauren Halsted tumbles into his life.
The feisty, beautiful blonde isn't what he wants and definitely not what he expects. She's so much more.
Lauren Halsted doesn't have time and that's turning into a real problem for her.
Losing focus isn't something Lauren does with any regularity. She has checklists and to-do lists and action plans a mile long. She doesn't have distractions and she doesn't let anyone tell her what to do.
When she trips down a flight of stairs and into her architect's arms, she gives into distraction for one night.
They weren't looking but they found each other anyway.
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Reviews for Underneath It All
Rating: 3.999999986567164 out of 5 stars
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67 ratings5 reviews
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I just didn't get it. I don't think there's another way for me to say it, but I don't get it. It was flat, I didn't really understand their spark other than being spoon fed that there was one because they couldn't contain themselves, and the hero talks too much about stuffing his cock in the heroine's mouth for my taste.
I did like the family and the family business aspect, just couldn't get on board romance-wise. And I guess that's the main reason for romance so there you go...
DNF @ 42% - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is my favorite Walsh Family series book. Kate Canterbary stuns this reader with the originality and engrossing storytelling that had me reading chapter after chapter with the inability to put it down until 'The End'.
I will apologize in advance for the redundancy of the reviews of the series. That paragraph above will be repeated with each book. Although this review is supposed to be centered around this particular story, I'd be remiss if I don't explain what it is that I love about Ms Canterbary's writing. In whatever genre you prefer, there will be repeating of storylines/tropes. But when you find an original voice that gifts you with engaging characters - you just fall in love with reading again. For the entire Walsh family series, Kate Canterbary built upon a foundation as a whole while keeping each siblings story focused. As a reader, I felt emotionally involved with the each unique story told.
Matthew and Lauren are two of the most unlikely pair. So unlike in their drive to accomplish their goals. One is methodical and what I call a 'glue' person. Lauren is driven and so goal focused that nothing will impede her way - including herself. In a vain of honesty, if Lauren was my best friend, I would have knocked her upside the head a number of times. But what made the story work was Matthew wasn't giving up on Lauren no matter how hard she pushed. They come out of the battlefield of HEA a bit bloody and bruised but you know in the end they so deserved their love story.
Here goes the lecture: You will read the series in order. And I also recommend you read one right after another. Kate Canterbary is just starting the foundation for book one. You want to be a part of the construction and relish in the final reveal. This series is amongst my personal favorites and one I will read over and over again. 5 out of 5 stars - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To be fair to this review, I have to admit that I just powered through all the books in this series that have been released to date, so trying to tease out my thoughts about them individually will be challenging. However, I think it's fair to saw that I liked them!
Also, all of these books take place through overlapping sequences of time and events, so you get to see some of them through multiple points of view. This makes it especially rich and interesting, but does mean that they will lose something as stand alones. I highly suggest reading them in order.
As the first book in the series, this one captured my attention with its intelligent, snarky, slightly less angsty the usual characters. Yes, sometimes they do dumb things, but they are dumb things that real humans do, not the contrived and painful plot points that sometimes clog up romance novels. And the sex is hot. So really, it's a win-win kind of book. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really enjoyed this one! This author is new to me and I will be reading more from her! I can't wait to read the next one in this series. The writing and the characters are great. Getting to know all the Walsh siblings is interesting and their banter is very entertaining. But the real story is how two people find each other when neither is looking for a relationship let alone love. Lauren and Matt are a great couple and you can't help but cheer for them. The book is filled with lots of sexy times between these two and believe me....the opening line of the book will grab your attention! It's a good one and I highly recommend it!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For some reason I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. I laughed at some of the things I read and felt a little jealous that I couldn't have my own Walsh brother. I loved the dynamic of all the characters. It was like reading about a real family and not just the normal run of the mill normal type you usually find in the romance genre lately. Looking forward to reading more about this family and more from the author.Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.