Cara Bastone is the QUEEN of banter and dialogue, and I will die on that hill! Seriously, I only wish I could be half as witty as her characters. Add in a little romance, a wormhole, some forced proximity, and a dog, and you’ve got yourself one heck of an entertaining audiobook!
I really loved the callbacks to Better Luck Next Time, especially the mention of Mona and Duncan and the return of our quirky wormhole expert. There’s something so amusing about this little universe Cara has created where wormholes exist, people know about them, and everyone just sort of accepts it. It’s like magical realism, but make it wormholes!
I really enjoyed the relationship development in this one. Their connection felt inevitable, but I loved that their circumstances essentially forced them into a three-day speed date. They spent so much time asking each other questions, getting to know one another, and building a connection that might have taken months under normal circumstances. It was short, sweet, a little strange (I mean, WORMHOLES!), and ultimately felt like a really special kind of love. And of course, you know I love a good HEA!
Now, let’s talk narration because Cara Bastone’s audiobooks consistently have some of the BEST casting. Seriously, who makes these decisions?! Cara? Her publisher? Whoever it is deserves a raise! Emily Bader and Lewis Pullman were fantastic together, delivering the witty dialogue, emotional moments, and chemistry that make these stories so enjoyable. I’m also not typically a fan of cinematic audiobooks with all the sound effects, but somehow Cara makes them work for me.
My one gripe? Those oddly long pauses of silence between chapters! More than once, I wondered if my audiobook had stopped playing.
Overall, another wonderfully quirky, heartwarming romance from Cara Bastone. Give me witty dialogue, a little magical weirdness, fantastic narration, and a happily ever after, and I’m a happy listener!
📖 All the Time in the World
✍️ Cara Bastone
🎙️ Emily Bader & Lewis Pullman
🏁 Finished: 11/10/2026
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