Life, Unscheduled, Kristin Rockaway
Life, Unscheduled, Kristin Rockaway
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Life, Unscheduled

Author: Kristin Rockaway

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 10 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2021


Synopsis

A smart, modern novel about a woman trying to balance her career, her best friend, and falling in love without crashing and burning.Nicole Palmieri is married to her job. As a user experience designer at Virtuality, an artificial intelligence company in Los Angeles, Nicole is at her desk from sunrise to sunset. She doesn’t have time for a social life (or a love life), but that’s perfectly fine with her. Until her best friend, Parisa Shahin, announces her engagement and asks Nicole to be her maid of honor.That’s when Nicole decides to meticulously schedule out the next six months of her life—from her project due dates to her dress-fitting appointments to how many hours she plans to sleep each night. If she can stick to her schedule, she’ll balance everything fine. Of course, that’s a really big if. And after she crosses paths with emerging restaurateur Brandon Phelps, Nicole is feeling feelings she hasn’t felt in…well, ever. But scheduling time to fall in love might push even the most meticulous plans into pure chaos.

About Kristin Rockaway

Kristin Rockaway is a native New Yorker with an insatiable case of wanderlust. After working in the IT industry for far too many years, she traded the city for the surf and chased her dreams out to Southern California, where she spends her days happily writing stories instead of software. When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son, and planning her next big vacation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on October 01, 2021

3.25 stars An enjoyable palate cleanser. Life, Unscheduled has a relatively simple premise with just enough complexity. Nicole works for a large tech company. She is a workaholic who seeks validation through her job and productivity. She meticulously schedules tasks and uses her full calendar to sta......more

Goodreads review by Sally on August 30, 2021

This was okay. Very heavy on the workaholism plotline but a good message in it all.......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on March 26, 2022

Thank you to the publisher for a free Kindle copy in exchange for my unbiased review! This book was neither very good nor very bad. I can really appreciate that the author’s writing was flowing and made sense~not jarring in any manner, realistic sounding conversations, the right amount and type of de......more


Quotes

“Narrator Soneela Nankani captures the tension felt by workaholic web designer Nicole Palmieri as she overschedules her way through a huge work project and maid-of-honor duties for her best friend, Parisa. Nankani's tone is plaintive as Nicole struggles to find a way to simultaneously please her demanding bosses and Parisa's equally demanding family.… Listeners will anticipate the train wreck that lies ahead but will thoroughly sympathize with Nicole's time management issues, thanks to Nankani's delivery.” AudioFile Magazine“Rockaway’s newest standalone offers an honest and open look at the mental health and relationship struggles of a modern career woman. Nicole’s struggles are real and relatable, while her happy ending is hard-earned and sweet.” Library Journal