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99 Percent Mine: A Novel Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sally Thorne (Author), Jayme Mattler (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)
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Fans and critics alike raved over USA Today best-selling author Sally Thorne’s smash hit debut novel, The Hating Game - which sold in over 20 countries. Now she’s back with an unforgettable romantic comedy about a twin sister and brother struggling over an inheritance - and the sexy best friend who comes between them.

Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach....

If Darcy Barrett hadn’t met her dream man when she was eight years old, the rest of the male population wouldn’t be such a let-down. No one measures up to Tom Valeska, aka the best man on Earth, not in looks, brain, or heart. Even worse is the knowledge that her twin brother Jamie saw him first, and claimed him forever as his best friend.

Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99 percent. One percent of Tom has had to be enough for Darcy, and her adoration has been sustained by his shy kindness. And if she’s honest, his tight t-shirts.

Now Darcy’s got three months left to get her life together, before her twin insists on selling the tumble-down cottage they inherited from their grandmother. By night, she’s working in a seedy bar, shooting down lame pickups from bikers. By day, she’s sewing underwear for her best friend and wasting her award-winning photography skills on website shots of pens and novelty mugs. She’s enjoying living the messy life, and a glass of wine or 10… until that one night, when she finds a six-foot-six perfect package on her porch.

Tom’s here, he’s bearing power tools - and he’s single for the first time in a decade.

As a house flipper extraordinaire, Tom has been dispatched by Jamie to give the cottage a drastic facelift that will result in a ton of cash. Darcy doesn’t appreciate Tom’s unsentimental approach to knocking down walls, and he really, really doesn’t approve of her current burnout boyfriend. They can’t be in the same room together without sparks flying - and it’s not the faulty wiring. One bedroom wall separates them at night, and even that’s looking flimsy.

Will Tom ever see Darcy as anything other than a little-sister obstacle to get around? And can she stand up to her most formidable opponent - her twin? This time around, she’s determined to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers, and he’s never managed to say no to her yet…

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  1. Listening Length
    11 hours and 23 minutes
  2. Author
    Sally Thorne
  3. Narrator
    Jayme Mattler
  4. Audible release date
    January 29, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    HarperAudio
  7. ASIN
    B07G3D2SYY
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 11 hours and 23 minutes
Author Sally Thorne
Narrator Jayme Mattler
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date January 29, 2019
Publisher HarperAudio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07G3D2SYY
Best Sellers Rank #53,422 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,217 in Romantic Comedy (Audible Books & Originals)
#2,113 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#4,825 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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Customers find the book enjoyable and entertaining. They describe the romance as sweet and lovely. Readers praise the writing quality as great, not overly wordy, and recognizable. However, some find the story difficult to follow and frustrating. Opinions differ on the emotional content, with some finding it nice and emotional, while others feel it's disjointed and lacks depth.

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176 customers mention "Readability"149 positive27 negative

Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable to read. They praise the author's talent and describe the story as sweet and easy to binge-read.

"...She's such a contradiction of hard and soft, tough and sweet, and her vulnerability is so real and raw...." Read more

"...Overall, a pretty good second effort! Sally Thorne is certainly a talented writer and storyteller, and I will definitely read more from her in the..." Read more

"...nor will it necessarily be memorable, but it was compelling enough to keep me reading and entertained." Read more

"...To Sally Thorne, you did a brilliant job with this book, and from following your twitter account, the struggle was definitely real!..." Read more

117 customers mention "Wit"107 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the wit and clever writing of the book. They find the story enjoyable with interesting heroines and a nice level of drama. The writing is fun and perfectly suited to the story.

"...She writes heroines who are these intriguing, charismatic, glorious, deeply weird, wonderful women and I want to be best friends with all of..." Read more

"...issues with the aforementioned characters, I was still completely engrossed in the story...." Read more

"...There were no similarities to The Hating Game and I loved that. In all respects, it could have been an entirely different author...." Read more

"...What can I say, this book was sweet and cute and sexy and unexpected! And I LOVE a quirky heroine. "..." Read more

94 customers mention "Romance"88 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find it sweet, cute, and slow-paced. The heroine is described as lovely and plucky. While there are moments of angst and complexity, the romance is described as playful and pure love. The book's writing style is described as fun and flirty, painting a beautiful picture.

"...She writes heroines who are these intriguing, charismatic, glorious, deeply weird, wonderful women and I want to be best friends with all of..." Read more

"...enemies to lovers – I will willingly admit it is an easy trope to fall in love with...." Read more

"3 1/2 Stars What can I say, this book was sweet and cute and sexy and unexpected! And I LOVE a quirky heroine. "..." Read more

"...For me, it works. It worked really great What was fun and flirty banter in her first book became this heartwrenching back and forth between two..." Read more

56 customers mention "Writing quality"44 positive12 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book. They find it engaging with clear phrasing and descriptions of body language, voice inflections, tone, and Thorne's voice. The writing is smooth and easy to read, with funny metaphors and analogies that make readers laugh out loud. The dialogue between Tom and Darcy is sharp and witty, making the book enjoyable to read.

"...Thorne managed to create a story that was entirely different in tone, voice, humor, and characterizations...." Read more

"...It’s clear from the beginning to readers, but obviously evades Darcy, that Tom really does love her, and that he probably has always looked out for..." Read more

"Ok, Ad hominem: I like Sally Thorne. I think she is a fine writer, and I quite enjoyed “The Hating Game”...." Read more

"...No chemistry in the scene, awkward conversation, no flow. Overall, pretty disappointing." Read more

103 customers mention "Emotional content"52 positive51 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the emotional content of the book. Some find it heartwarming and sexy, making the story more human. Others feel the story is not cute, disjointed, and lacks romantic buildup and chemistry.

"...This book hit me so hard and so deeply that even the next day I can tell you that it was at exactly the 25% mark that my heart first cracked, and at..." Read more

"...It also had to be one of the worst sex scenes I've ever read. No chemistry in the scene, awkward conversation, no flow. Overall, pretty disappointing." Read more

"...Sally Thorne is certainly a talented writer and storyteller, and I will definitely read more from her in the future... I just hope I find her future..." Read more

"...Also, the epilogue was cchhheeesssyy...." Read more

99 customers mention "Character development"64 positive35 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development. Some find the characters okay, with growth and developing relationships between them. They describe the heroine as quirky and odd. Others feel the characters are unrelatable and lack depth. There is also disconnection between places and character movement that makes it hard to follow.

"...She writes heroines who are these intriguing, charismatic, glorious, deeply weird, wonderful women and I want to be best friends with all of..." Read more

"...in involving family dynamics and new friendships and shaping more characters in the heroine and heroes live than in her previous books...." Read more

"...I just did not connect 100% with the main characters and would have loved a little more depth to Tom...." Read more

"...The characters are okay. There are definitely things I like about them, but I wouldn’t say they made huge positive impressions on me...." Read more

20 customers mention "Believable"9 positive11 negative

Customers have varying opinions about the book's believable characters and plot. Some find it relatable, with good writing and depth. Others consider it unrelatable, underdeveloped, and lacking substance.

"...So yeah... Clearly I found her pretty annoying. And totally unrelatable. And generally unlikeable...." Read more

"...I’m all for characters who are flawed and more believable, but it just felt slightly black hole-ish to me in the beginning...." Read more

"...There was nothing good about this book and what a dramatic departure from an excellent first book...." Read more

"...one might expect after reading THG, but the characters felt real and believable, with real issues...." Read more

21 customers mention "Difficulty to follow"6 positive15 negative

Customers find the book difficult to follow. They struggle to get into it, find the buildup frustrating, and find the characters unclear and unremarkable. Many feel the story lacks interest and predictability, making it hard to stay engaged.

"...I was taken out of enjoyment by poor and improbable plotting and prime characters who were just awful, about whom I did not care...." Read more

"...It was just a lot of pent up feelings and the build up was so frustrating. 99 Percent Mine was nothing like THG...." Read more

"...This story captured my attention by the beautiful cover and the amazing synopsis, but the setting, the characters, and the magic that swirls around..." Read more

"...My only quips are that is was a tad predictable (I'm being nice here) and everything was perfectly resolved...." Read more

4 SWEET FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS STARS!
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4 SWEET FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS STARS!
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne was one of my favorite reads of 2018. When the news that Sally was writing a new book came out, I was over the moon! I pre-ordered the paperback and put my heart out there to try and receive an early copy. Low in behold the universe loves me and heard my prayers because I got it!! 💃🏼. I squealed like a pig in the mud. I digress, let's get to the matter at hand.At first I was put off by some of low reviews, shocked actually. Then I started the book and I'm not going to lie, it began a bit slow. I had a hard time liking the heroine, Darcy but as I started reading and getting deeper into the story I found myself not being able to stop. I was on the edge every step of the way!I was swooning over Tom Valeska. He is this quiet, timid, and brooding brute of a man. A construction worker. His own boss, always ready to help his family, the Barret twins. His relationship with Darcy was stranded. He's always had feelings for her but Jamie always seemed to have all his attention since they were kids. Darcy on the other hand felt like a burden because of her heart condition. She loved Tom from afar, never realizing Tom loved her back.Darcy struggles to find herself and her identity away from her twin brother. After the death of their grandmother, Lorretta, Darcy and Jamie are left a cottage which she stipulates in her will that it must be renovated. She and Jaime have different views on how they want things to go. Darcy has so many memories at the cottage that it's so hard for her to let it go... And with Tom being the contractor you can imagine the sparks are flying! The attraction and chemistry between him and Darcy was so intense. It was just a lot of pent up feelings and the build up was so frustrating.99 Percent Mine was nothing like THG. It was so different yet still good. Slow burn with a mix of friends-to-lovers/best-friend's sister all rolled up into one. I loved it! I loved the angst. Those moments where Darcy felt lost, hurt part of my soul. Though I really would have loved to get inside Tom's head and there were times I wanted to slap Jamie, I truly enjoyed this book and I seriously couldn't put it down. It's one of those books I say you take a risk on and don't let others opinions about it influence you. Go in blind, head first... You may just be surprised!
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  • Elley Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars I want to crawl inside Sally Thorne's brain and live there
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
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    I want to meet Sally Thorne and to crawl inside her head and make a little nest in there, picking though the shiny thoughts in her brain and examining them and making little suncatchers out of them. She writes heroines who are these intriguing, charismatic, glorious, deeply weird, wonderful women and I want to be best friends with all of them.

    I started reading 99 Percent Mine after work on a Thursday afternoon and I didn't put it down until 1 a.m. when I'd turned the last page, which of course meant I woke up Friday morning suffering terribly from a book hangover. Normally that would mean morning-me cussing out last-night-me for her terrible decisions, but this book was so good I'm not even mad. This book hit me so hard and so deeply that even the next day I can tell you that it was at exactly the 25% mark that my heart first cracked, and at exactly the 50% mark that it broke all the way open and I knew I'd be keeping Darcy and Tom forever in a little box in my heart (along with lots of candy and marshmallows, of course.) (They can live in a little box right next to the one Lucy and Josh from The Hating Game live in with their Smurfs and matchbox cars.)

    Darcy is smudgy panda girl make-up and leather pants, cuss words and a bitchy bartender on the outside, but inside she's overly sweet wine, colored marshmallows, and a broken heart. She's such a contradiction of hard and soft, tough and sweet, and her vulnerability is so real and raw. She isn't taking proper care of herself and she clearly has some issues she needs to work through. Through this whole book I wanted to hug her close and also yell at everyone to take better care of her; which, actually, she'd probably appreciate the hug and tell me to piss off and that she can take care of herself.

    Tom is amazing and I love Darcy's fanciful imaginings of him as some sort of cross between a sled dog and a tiger, haha. I wish that the reader got more of a look into his POV, but since the book is told in the first person present tense from Darcy's POV we only get what she observes (and a few clues that the reader can read into that Darcy notes but then doesn't read into for her own reasons, usually self-preservation).

    I even love the side characters. Darcy's twin Jamie is a giant jerk, but I even come to like him in the last few chapters and he gets his own special corner where he's allowed to come vacation in Darcy and Tom's box in my heart. Truly is cute and I'd love to see a novella or short story about her. The guys on Tom's crew and Darcy's coworker at the bar Holly and especially Tom's little chihuahua Peppermint Patty and the deceased but still very present grandma Loretta all made an impact on me.

    I had really high hopes for 99 Percent Mine, especially since The Hating Game is one of my favorite books, so I was kind of scared to read it because there's no way it could meet to high expectations... Wrong, so wrong. This is my favorite book I've read all year. It's so very different from The Hating Game, but the essence or spirit or style - maybe it's the Sally Thorne of it - is still there and I adore it. Don't ask me which book I like better, because I'm not sure I can choose.
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  • CalGirl
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loved Sally Thorne's writing, but disliked the main character. A lot.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019
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    This was a tough one to review. I really debated between 3 and 4 stars, but ultimately I think Sally Thorne's writing deserves the 4 stars.

    Let me start by saying that I've been looking forward to this book ever since it was announced, because I LOVED The Hating Game SO MUCH. It was hands down my favorite read from 2016. And while I mostly enjoyed 99 Percent Mine -- Thorne's writing was just as fresh and quirky as before! -- I really REALLY struggled with the main character, Darcy.

    To be honest, I don't think I've ever read a book in which I disliked a main character as much as I disliked Darcy. As in, I cannot point out one redeeming quality about her. She was self-sabotaging, self-loathing, self-destructive, untrustworthy, and just generally unlikeable to me. By contrast, Tom Valeska was basically the perfect man (possibly one of my favorite male characters to date), and I couldn't help but wonder what exactly he saw in her? Darcy was an actual hot mess, totally ignoring her serious health condition, sabotaging her career, and leaving town with no way to reach her whenever life got tough... How exactly is that someone who inspires love and trust? Not to mention, and I know this is somewhat shallow, but why in the hell did she shave off all of her hair, to look like a male "WWII fighter"?? I mean, WHAT?? As someone who has always had (and enjoyed having) long hair, similar to Darcy, there would need to be a damn good reason why I'd shave it off, to specifically look like a boy. And then Darcy got pissed off whenever someone mentioned her extremely short hair.... Honestly, I've never wanted to roll my eyes at or yell at a character so much in my life. She made me feel stabby, and I'm not a violent person. So yeah... Clearly I found her pretty annoying. And totally unrelatable. And generally unlikeable.

    The other character that really bothered me was Jamie. He supposedly loved Darcy, his twin, more than anyone in the world, yet he was often downright cruel to her? And not in an "I'm messing with you" way, but in a "how can I completely destroy your spirit?" kind of way. He repeatedly lied to her about Tom getting back with his ex, told her that she should leave Tom alone, that she wasn't good enough for him, and that she embarrassed herself whenever she showed interest in him. Basically, he was a conniving, awful person for most of the book, and I couldn't help but wonder that if he acted that way with someone he loved, how would he act with someone he didn't like? Can you say verbal and emotional abuse, anyone??

    So... after the above rant, the 4 star review might be somewhat surprising! Haha. But it turns out that's just how good Sally Thorne's writing is. Because despite my issues with the aforementioned characters, I was still completely engrossed in the story. Tom's character fortunately made up for the shortcomings of the other two, and Tom and Darcy's connection was on fire. Seriously, I'm not sure anyone writes attraction and sexual tension as well as Sally Thorne, and this aspect of the story really shined. I also really enjoyed the ending.

    Overall, a pretty good second effort! Sally Thorne is certainly a talented writer and storyteller, and I will definitely read more from her in the future... I just hope I find her future main characters more likable and/or relatable.
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    1.0 out of 5 stars Cover was omgeplooid
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on September 5, 2022
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  • Steph's TBR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance!
    Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2020
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    99 Percent Mine is Sally Thorne's sophomore novel and it does not disappoint! It's a very strong follow up to her incredible debut The Hating Game, one of my all-time fave romances, and it shows that Sally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance.

    99 Percent Mine leaves the enemies-to-lovers trope safely ensconced in The Hating Game and explores the friends-to-lovers trope with Darcy Barrett and Tom Valeska. What makes this use of friends-to-lovers so interesting is that Darcy's always viewed Tom as only 1 percent her friend and 99 percent her twin brother Jamie's friend. So Sally Thorne, the fabulous writer that she is, has also gifted us with my sibling's best friend/best friend's sibling trope inside this friends-to-lovers romance. SPOILER: it's also a bit of a second chance romance since Tom told Darcy he loved her back when they were 18 and she wasn't ready for it then.

    I personally love ALL of those tropes so I felt Sally Thorne really spoiled readers (namely this reader) with 99 Percent Mine. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I obviously did because work, sleep, eating, etc. required my attention BUT this book is one that deserves to be read in one sitting. It's deliciously entertaining, full of heart and provides a beautiful look at two insecure people who never felt like they were worthy of the people in their lives.

    Sally Thorne is an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
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  • Susana Graça
    5.0 out of 5 stars My kind of book ☺️
    Reviewed in Spain on June 23, 2022
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    Ok, there are a few things I like to know before I add a book to my looong list of "to read", you might as well so here it goes:
    Is it a standalone? Yes
    Does it have a cliffhanger, in case it isn't?————
    Does it have a HEA? Yes 🤩😍

    Now here's what's I think of this book (and happended to me):
    Is it the best book I've ever read? No, not far though
    Is it the worst? Noooo
    Did it make me smile? Yes!
    Laugh? Yes 😁
    Cry? Yep, practically my eyes out 😢😭 (I had to stop reading, to control myself that's how much I was crying)
    Did it annoy me? Oh yeah
    If I knew what it was like first-hand, would I read it? Yes! I just would be stupid. I would I be stupid? Because this is that kind of book you don't it to end. So I stopped, like an idiot, reading it right before the prologue... 🤷🏻‍♀️
    It's a great book, oh and there's a surprise after the prologue 😁🤩
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  • Pat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and sleep depriving!
    Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2022
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    I loved this story - my red eyes can attest to the fact that I had to read through the night, rather than sleep! I love all of Sally's books! Wish there were more!
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  • Ma9186
    5.0 out of 5 stars In love with this book
    Reviewed in Brazil on April 20, 2020
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    Love it. Characters with real depth, great chemistry and a amazing plot about love and friendship. I really liked it.
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