After finishing Maeve Fly, I loved it so much I wanted to reread it immediately.

Luckily, the audiobook ARC was available--huzzah!--and so I requested it immediately.

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the audiobook anywhere near as much.

Maeve's voice and character work well on the page. Not so much on audio.

This narrator brings a smug, somewhat conceited tone to Maeve's voice that made me roll my eyes. It makes it difficult to take her seriously. When originally reading, I imagined Maeve's voice as somewhat similar to Bateman's; somewhat flat, but with a quiet articulation. Little emotion besides anger. The narrator's take on Maeve does not quite capture the character's misanthropy and detachment from humanity.

Admittedly, capturing Maeve's voice off would be difficult for anyone, but regardless. The direction does not work for me.

Additionally, a minor complaint. The parts in the book where Maeve sings lyrics to real songs were never actually sung or even spoken to the right tempo, which was so distracting and awkward it made me flinch.

There are some parts the narrator did well. I liked the voices she did for the side characters, particularly Tallulah and Gideon. Her acting for Kate's rant at the party was emotional and perfectly captured how I envisioned the dialogue. The narrator is certainly talented, but she just doesn't fit into Maeve's skin, at least not in the way I had heard her.

This audiobook is, unfortunately, one I would specifically suggest people avoid in the interest of them actually enjoying the book.