Insignificant Others

A Novel

By: Sarah Jio

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Jio comes a romantic, escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a time loop of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past that asks, ""what if you had a chance to say 'yes' to the one who got away?"".

“An ingenious and heartfelt love story. I absolutely adored this novel!” —Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Lena Westbrook, a perfectionist and workaholic, has carefully planned and orchestrated every detail of her life. So when her boyfriend of two years breaks up with her on the night she expects him to propose, she’s heartbroken and confused. Lena flees to her beloved aunt’s home on Seattle’s picturesque Bainbridge Island to lick her wounds but when she awakens the next morning, she is shocked to find herself in Paris—in bed with a handsome French man who seems to think that Lena is his wife.

From the elegant neighborhoods of Paris to the charming landscape of Kinsale, Ireland, to the sparkling skyline of New York City, and many other unexpected destinations in between, each time Lena awakens, she finds herself somewhere else with someone else. In each experience, she’s given a glimpse of what life might have looked like had she chosen the “road not taken.” And as she becomes more clear-sighted about her past decisions, Lena begins to wonder, were any of these former romantic encounters actually...significant?

Enchanting and surprising, Insignificant Others is a lively, heartfelt novel that explores the relatable and resonant “what ifs” of life, but most especially, love.

thought provoking.

Liked the premiss andthe lack of graphic sex. The main character waking up in multiple beds with multiple husbands would have been used as a license for graphic sex scenes by many less imaginative writers. Great read.

Bana a little hard to get into until

Didn't understand what was going on with the storyline during the first few pages. then I excepted a twilight moment with the first 2 or 3 days. then I figured out what everything meant. pretty much like the character in the book. I had a light bulb moment. I'm not going to spoil the plot. It did make me think.

Unique and entertaining

I really enjoyed this book. A unique take on a romantic portal travel type theme with lots of life lessons, self reflection, romance, and heartache, sprinkled with laughter, friendship, love, and feel good moments. Great storyline that contained a lot of characters and different elements without being confusing to follow. Most of the characters were likeable, and I really liked the core characters. The story was also very relatable. Loved it!

Possibilities

Cute story about what could have been on several different timelines. Give it a listen.

The story line:)

I loved all of it! So unique and hilarious and heartwarming, even scary sometimes… Had to laugh at Rosie reading Fifty Shades of Grey😉