Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words

by Andi Arndt and Tara Sivec

• ISBN10: 1707845328
• ISBN13: 9781707845323
• Publish Date: 3 December 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Independently Published
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 296
• Language: English

Reviews

[bookperson]

amazing audiobook!

this is the type of laugh out loud comedy romance that I enjoy very much.
All the perfect things about it:
- sweet and shy heroine who finds her voice
- real love interest with real human flaws
- friends and family that are there for Heidi but also are always there when you least want them to be
- podcasting and erotica! podcast about erotica!

I loved all characters and how perfect it was, this is a feel good story for a rainy day:)

[Linda]

Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words was a very humorous romance, with an adorkable heroine who tried to find some more confidence to move her life forward.
Arndt is an excellent narrator, and both she and Heidi had me laughing out loud more often than not.

[stacey_is_sassy]

I really needed this...

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time...ON THE TRAIN...OUT LOUD! Seriously, my fellow passengers must think I'm an absolute loon. You can pass off the odd smirk and even a big smile once in a while, but full-on busting out laughing, not so much. I just couldn't help myself, though. Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words was OTT silly but so bloody good. I beg you Tara Sivec and Andi Arndt, please, do it again and again and again. If this is what happens when a very talented author works together with an outstanding voice actor, well, I'm a fan.

I started listening to this audio on the way to work and by the time I arrived, I was desperate to share my good fortune of finding this little treasure. Two of my workmates asked what was making me smile and I then proceeded to tell them about the heroine, Heidi. Heidi, who previously loved Amish love stories with fade to black intimate scenes, finds herself working at a place that records erotic romances. Oh my lordy, my work colleagues chuckled. I think they were chuckling at me more that the storyline because I couldn't explain without bursting out laughing as I explained. You might guess from this, I'm not very good at sharing jokes. ;-)

I wasn't sure what I was going to be getting when I downloaded Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words, to be honest. I didn't read the blurb properly because somehow I got the impression that it was going to be like a podcast. I was even wondering whether it was going to be a romance. Imagine my surprise and delight when I realised my mistake. It was definitely romantic and extremely funny.

Now, some might say that this story was a little OTT and highly unlikely that Heidi could be so naive, and at first, I had to agree. After a little while, I came to realise it was all Heidi's mum's fault. She protected Heidi from all the bad things in life. This had me thinking about my kids and how I might be doing them a disservice by protecting them from disappointment. Resilience, unfortunately, needs to be learnt. Sure, I want to protect them from heartache but how are they to learn to pick yourself up again if they've never had to. I guess I'll have to learn to pick their battles. ;-)

So, if you're looking for a good laugh and want to be thoroughly entertained by a fantastic story that is brilliantly narrated, you can't go by Heidi's Guide to Four Letter Words. The characters were original, the hero was sigh-worthy and Heidi's mum an absolute CRACK UP! I really do hope that Tara Sivec and Andi Arndt decide to do more in the future.

[kimbacaffeinate]

This adorkable, funny, naughty, sexy, laugh out loud RomCom kept me up into the wee hours giggling into my pillow.

The story takes place in Waconia, Minnesota and tells the story of Heidi Larsen, a sweet kindergarten teacher who dresses in unicorn smock dresses and whose mother covered her ears whenever someone said a naughty word. She doesn’t curse, reads Amish romances and has the hots for her neighbor. She is also miserable.

When she loses her job as a kindergarten teacher due to budget cuts she decides to make a change. The first order of business is a new job as the receptionist at an audio studio. Her she discovers they narrate steamy romances!

Hand-me down podcast equipment, the blues, a box of wine and a steamy novel lead to the birth of Heidi’s Discount Erotica podcast where she bares her soul…. and the transformation of Heidi begins.

I loved this audio. Heidi was hilarious as were secondary characters like her parents..oh my lord her parents! But alas, spoilers darling. I think we will all see our mums in there somewhere! The romance was awkward, sweet, genuine and oh so hot.

The whole story had a genuineness to it. One can’t help but root for Heidi. Go Heidi! Filled with growth, morals, personal discovery, and life lessons it made me smile.

I cannot forget to mention Andi Arndt's narration. From her Minnesota accent to the hilarious podcasts she brought Heidi to life bringing a whole new level of fun and sexy-adorkableness to this story. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer