This is a great audio. An emotional rollercoaster as I am listening to the story…. I stop and my heart is just breaking at points of what happens. Definitely emotional listen when tragedy strikes Valerie and her family. Hearing the back story as well of Flynn…. just tore at my heartstrings. The narrator is fantastic as well. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wheww this novel is emotion!!l. There was alot of character and world building in this story, at times I did feel some of this could have been left out as it wasn’t essential to the story, however I felt that by the end of the book I knew the characters well and so I felt their highs and theirs lows with them. I did have to remind myself that Valerie, the main female character, is actually quite young in this novel as I felt there were alot of adult themes for a young woman of 15 to 18 years of age. I liked that the book ends on a cliff hanger as I am now eager to read the next one. I really enjoyed the narration of this book as I felt the narrator really brought the personalities of the characters to life which I feel is important for such an emotionally hard hitting story.
Imagine meeting the one that you know you are meant to be with, but the timing being all wrong? That’s what it’s like for Valerie and Flynn. Fate for them like to intervene and then sucker punch them for good measure. I’m not kidding, I listened to this in one day, and what an emotional rollercoaster that was.
So Valerie happens to be the little sister to Flynn’s best friend, and though there is that unspoken, or sometimes spoken rule about not touching the younger sister of a mate, neither of them can help the attraction. But as previously stated, Flynn and Valerie don’t do rainbows and ponies, and it takes time before their paths would cross and they could finally meet each other on a level of love and understanding that was always there, it was just too soon.
Honestly, I love how Shandwick tells this story, she really builds the characters and their relationship instead of rushing it. I felt like I got to know the characters as they grew and grew into their feelings, finally knowing them for what they were and being able to express them. There is such love and heart in this book and am excited for the rest of the series. Bring it on.
4 Star Review
The first book in the Ready For Flynn series. An absolute roller coaster for your emotions! You follow teenager Valerie as she learns about life and love. You will question if anyone is really ready for Flynn.
Valerie is a girl protected by her 3 older brothers and parents, no one seems good enough when she meets Flynn. There were times I just wanted to scream at her for the moves she makes and others I would have applauded. There were times I couldn’t believe Flynn the rock star would put up with Valerie’s crap. In short, this book will keep you guessing and wanting more!
Ready for Flynn: Part 1: The Ready for Flynn Series by K.L. Shandwick
4 Stars!!!!
Well I love finding new authors and I also like finding new books as well as audio books. This was a really good listen. This is the first book from this author that I have read/heard. I really enjoyed the book and the narrator was very good and added to the experience.
I could really relate to Valerie and that 15 year old crush. I really found this book to be quite a good read and I just couldn’t stop listening. I will definitely read or listen to more from this author in future.
This is my first audio and book by this author. Valeried I wasn’t quite prepared for what happen in this story , yet this story WILL affect you.
Chemistry between Valerie and Fylnn is really well written. This couple goes through so many hardships. Age differences and life pulls them both in different directions. Tears flowed, heartbeats hammered and laughs came easily. The reader was treated to hot sexy scenes to extremely sweet scenes. I really can’t wait to read /listen to the next part of this story.
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
K.L. Shandwick is fast becoming one of my go-to authors.
Ready for Flynn is an AMAZING coming of age story with lots of emotional ups and downs. K.L. Shandwick takes you on a superbly crafted emotional ride with young Valerie’s love story.
The character development is perfect, as the book takes you from a young puppy crush to love without borders.
I especially appreciated the development of Valerie. The way she changes from a you naive girl into a strong independent young woman, but she her heart doesn’t harden after all the turmoil she’s gone through.
Anne Marie also did an amazing job with the narration. Her transition between characters is flawless.
One of my favorites of this year.
Four stars
Wow. This audiobook kept me completely glued to the story. Shandwick is a relatively new author to me and proving to be a must read. I thought the narrator did a beautiful job providing an emotional depth and connection to the story. I can’t wait to continue the series and see what comes next.
Valerie is a 15-year-old who developed a crush on her brothers roommate when he was brought home for Thanksgiving. Sparks fly between the two, but Flynn is warned off by her brother. Because of his love and respect for his roommate he doesn’t act on his feelings. Flynn feels that the best course of action is to leave Valerie alone until she is ready to move forward with a relationship if she so chooses. At first she is upset that he left without a good-bye, but over time she does her best to get over him. She soon starts to date a young man that she grew up with and whom her family seems to like very well. Flynn of course has always been in the back of her mind and she has kept up to date with him once she found out he dropped out of school to become a rock star. When tragedy strikes and she loses several people she loves in an accident, Flynn is there by her side to help her though it all. Will there ever be a time when he doesn’t answer her call? He is a big celebrity now and has millions of people watching every aspect of his life while Valerie is a small town girl living on a farm. Listening to all the heartache that Valerie endured while she was going through her teen years was tough. I admit I cried a bit, but there were also moments that made me smile and laugh. I enjoy reading books, but to hear the emotion behind words is sometimes more powerful than what is written on the page. Both the author and narrator did a great job bringing these characters to life and making them relatable.
Ready For Flynn Audio Book by K.L. Shandwick is Part 1 in the Ready For Flynn series. This book was such a surprise for me and how emotional I found it. I pretty much went into this book blind and I found myself completely swept up in the story and the journey of Valerie. I completely didn’t expect just how emotional I would find this book. Even as I was listening I knew what was about to happen and yet it still caught me completely off guard.
I thought the book itself was well written and paced perfectly and it was also narrated just right. I could easily picture everything that the author had written and I found myself getting lost in the voice. This is a brilliant book and a great audio book. I would highly recommend it!
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 AUDIO BOOK by K.L. Shandwick was an emotional listen. I loved the author’s attention to detail and the narrator’s ability to bring it all to life. You get swept into Valerie’s life and like everyone’s life at 15 it is dramatic. I enjoyed Flynn’s character and the fact that he kept coming back for Valerie. I went through a ton of emotions and loved every minute of it. This book was definitely a great escape.
Ready For Flynn Part 1
The Ready For Flynn Series
AUDIO BOOK
By K.L. Shandwick
This is a full length audiobook. A Contemporary Romance of a teenage girl’s puppy love. Family tragedy and finding out who will be there when you need someone to hold you. Be prepared, get out the tissues and other comforts, you will need them.
Flynn has almost everything he could ever ask for. He is popular with his band, doing what he wants has come easier for him. He also has great friends who treat him like family. Little sister however is off limits! Valerie is a 16 year old who has everything she could ask for. Her older brothers are her protectors, and she admires them as well. But when tragedy strikes her whole world is crushed. Now she needs to work past everything and the one person she can depend on is off limits. No Spoilers in this review!
K.L. Shandwick wrote this heartbreaking story. It is fast paced and easy to read. Except when you are crying your eyes out. Your emotions are about to take the rollercoaster ride of a lifetime. I love the characters and their strengths, especially Valerie. She has to be the strongest young lady I have ever read about. I would have loved a friend like her. K.L. Shandwick again you have not disappointed your readers. Well Done K.L. Shandwick. Well Done!
Review@Cinful
This is a first author for me. I loved this story and the narration was fantastic. This story was amazing and well thought out with consistent word building to keep you on the edge of your seat. This story follows Valerie from the times she’s 15 till she’s almost 19. The trials and life situations she has to endure hard heart and soul shattering. Everything about this story is great. There were a few times I wanted to yell at her, but it’s been a real long time since I was 15. Which with all the emotion this book brought out in me I’d have to say it was FANTASTIC! Can’t wait for the next part in Flynn and Valerie’s story.
Ready for Flynn: Part 1 by K L Sandwick is a wonderful love story that will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. Valerie is a 15 year old girl who is strong who refused to “do it” with her boyfriend when he pressured her. When this happened, the boyfriend ended up finding someone else to take her place which happened to be Valerie’s best friend. To help Valerie through this rough time, her family sends her to her aunt’s. While emotionally recuperating, Valerie helped her aunt deal with her home after her uncle’s death.
Valerie’s three older brothers are very protective of her when it comes to guys. When Valerie comes home right before Thanksgiving, she is excited to see her brothers. The brother she feels closest to is Martin. Martin brings his roommate Flynn home with him so Flynn doesn’t spend Thanksgiving alone. Valerie and Flynn have an instant connection but there is no way they can get together because of her young age and her protective family. This doesn’t stop them from learning more about each other and their feelings get stronger between them but Flynn ends up stepping away from her and the family.When tragedy strikes and Rocks Valerie’s world, Flynn comes back to help her and be there for her.
This is a well written story with a lot of growth by the main characters. It grabs your heart and you will want to keep reading. I’m so glad this is just part 1 since I want to learn more of what happens.
The narrator, Anne Marie Damman does a wonderful job. Her narration helped me to really feel what the characters were going through.
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
To start Valarie really annoyed me, her immaturity made me want to slap her at times. There are no nicer ways to describe her but she annoyed me all the way through this book.
I really liked that we saw the dark side of the entertainment industry in this book, the author did a really good job at showing that I really enjoyed the plot.
I also loved reading the banter between Valarie and Flynn banter is one of my favourite things to read in a story without a doubt.
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5 Stars
READY FOR FLYNN, PART 1 (READY FOR FLYNN SERIES) AUDIO BOOK by K.L. SHANDWICK
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 ( Ready For Flynn Series) Audio Book by K.L. Shandwick is a Contemporary Romance that I loved listening to. The narrator did an outstanding job. I was pulled in from the beginning and kept me listening. I had a hard time stopping it, And found myself taking longer to get home only because I had to know what was going to happen next. This is the story of Valerie and Flynn. Valerie qas loved and cherished by her brothers and her boyfriend in her small town at a young age of fifteen until she is forced to leave due to a betrayal. She returns back home where she finds comfort in Flynn the man who made her have strange feelings when he vanished from her life. There is definitely chemistry and strong connection between these two. Find out if Valerie Is really Ready For Flynn? I can’t wait to listen to the next book in this series. This was my first Audible book by this author but definitely not my last. I highly recommend reading or listening to this story
READY FOR FLYNN, PART 1 (READY FOR FLYNN SERIES) AUDIO BOOK
by K.L. SHANDWICK
4 stars
I really enjoyed this book; I have to admit that I was almost put off by the length of time for the audio book but actually as I was so engrossed in what I was listening to the 11 hours went by really quickly. I did listen to it over a few days but it was a really good story and I really enjoyed it. It is definitely a slow story but definitely one worth sticking with. Valerie is one of those characters you have to get to know before you can decide whether or not you like her. And Flynn – well I loved him straight away! The narrator was good and did well to get so much emotion over from the story. I am really looking forward to the next part to Valerie and Flynn’s story.
Ready for Flynn: Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
Narrated by Anne Marie Damman
Five Stars
Ready for Flynn: Part 1 is is the first book I have read/listened to by K.L. Shandwick. This amazing rockstar romance had me hooked in the first chapter. This author brought the characters to life. I felt I could relate to Flynn, Valerie and most of the other characters in this story. When I thought things couldn’t get worse, I was seriously thrown for a loop. I can’t wait to get my hands on the second book in this series.
This book was narrated by Anne Marie Damman. She is also a new narrator to me. I enjoyed her voice. I think it brought me closer to the characters. I will definitely be keeping my out for more of her narrations.
Review by @sunbarn
Ready for Flynn by by K. L. Shandwick is an emotionally intense start to what is sure to be a great trilogy.
Valerie is a 15 year old girl who has lived as much of a sheltered life as you can have with three older brothers. When one brother brings home a friend for the holidays, everything changes.
We follow the two on a great journey of young love, raging hormones, and most importantly, growth. With such an age difference between the two, we really get to see how their choices affect the other person, and how they grow and change through time. When Valerie turns 18, are they able to try for a love of their own, or will his lifestyle turn out to be too much for her to handle?
Review by Carly Vogler
I loved listening to this audio. This is my first audio book for this author and I look forward to listening to more. I was pulled into the story by the narrator and what their tone of voice brought to each character. It is entertaining to listen to which made it easy to want to know what happened next. This is a story about how one event can change everything for you and not only that but your past comes crashing into the present. I loved listening to Valerie and Flynn’s growth and how much chemistry they have together. I highly recommend this audible and this author.
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ready for Flynn: Part 1: The Ready for Flynn Series by K.L. Shandwick is a rock star romance. The romance in this book was breathtaking.
Valerie Darsin was loved and admired by her brothers and boyfriend when she was 15 years old. Her small-town life was peaceful and safe until she was forced to leave due to a sudden betrayal. When Valerie returned home, she found comfort in Flynn Docherty, a man who had left her with strange feelings when he vanished from her life. Valerie learned to move on before Flynn returned after a life-changing event, but was she ready? Has she ever been prepared for Flynn’s arrival?
I loved every chapter. I can’t wait to read the other parts.
Ready For Flynn, Part 1 by K.L. Shandwick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an emotional book, full of the realities of life and the unfamiliarities of growing up. Ready for Flynn tells the story of Valerie Darsin, your typical teen with a large and loving family who lived in a simplistic and small town. Her picturesque life is suddenly thrown upside down in a series of events, starting with the introduction of a guy named Flynn. The illusive Flynn and small-town Valerie have obvious chemistry and attraction, throughout the emotional rollercoaster that is this story. It’ll leave you wondering if Valerie really is Ready for Flynn.
This is the first book in The Ready for Flynn series. This is a Contemporary Romance novel (Audio) and is around 11 hours. This story follows Valerie. Young Valerie lives with her brothers and parents. She is attracted to her older brother’s college friend. Flynn feels the sparks too, but she is 15 – 6 years younger than he is and he cannot break the bro code. Tragedy strikes and Flynn tries to be there for her. A few years later, Flynn is back to rescue her again and now that she is of legal age, they can reconnect in a different way. Word of warning, make sure you have some tissues ready.
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K.L. is a writer of contemporary, suspense & new adult romance, who retired in 2015 to write full time. Previously, she was a registered midwife and social care professional, but during her teenage years, she followed her passion for music by working as a merchandiser for rock bands.
K.L’s writing career only started when she was challenged to write a chapter of a book. This led to her first series, The Everything Trilogy.
Mentally, K.L. still has a young outlook, (she says she’s a young person trapped in an old person’s body), she loves all genres of music, loves attending live band performances, and making new playlists to accompany the books she writes. After living and working in the south of England for most of her adult life, she now lives in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside with her husband.
