Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn, Jayme Mattler

A hilarious, warmhearted, and swoonworthy romance about two people who are definitely not dating…no matter how often they end up in bed together, from the New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners and Love and Other Words.

Hazel Camille Bradford knows she’s a lot to take—and frankly, most men aren’t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and thrill for the absurd don’t send them running, her lack of filter means she’ll say exactly the wrong thing in a delicate moment. Their loss. She’s a good soul in search of honest fun.

Josh Im has known Hazel since college, where her zany playfulness proved completely incompatible with his mellow restraint. From the first night they met—when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes—to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.

Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there’s nothing between them...right?

Great Charcters.

Incredible story, realistic characters with absurd humor thrown in. I was laugh crying the whole time.

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This story is the sweetest! Hazel is so quirky and spunky and endearing and the story is so fun. Josh and Hazel both felt like real people instead of stereotypical book leads and the whole story was realistic and pretty dang beautiful, too. I loved it, loved the twists and turns, and loved how this book made me smile - and cry! - from beginning to end. It was great and definitely a must-read for anyone who loves contemporary romance! It freaking sparkles!

That said, the narration for this audiobook is awful and the male narrator really missed the mark. I listened to this while doing a project and decided to keep on listening because I got invested in the story early on but, honestly, I came pretty close to returning it partway through due to the performance. I'm glad I kept listening because the story was adorable but, if you're debating between reading or listening, I'd definitely skip the audiobook and go for a hard copy instead!

Fantastic book!

If you like the other Unhoneymooners, and are looking for something similar, read this! This book has a similar biting humor and cute love story.

Loved it in spite of Male narrator

Great story- fan of the author but male narrator was off and horrible when he voiced Hazel

Great female narrator, cute story

I really enjoyed the female narrator! I’m picky about male narrators, so this one missed the mark a bit for me. Particularly his Hazel voice. But the story was cute and light. It was a great book to read at the start of summer.