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Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood Narrator: Savannah Peachwood
Series: STEMinist Novellas #3
Published by Penguin Audio on April 5, 2022
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Length: 3 hours, 43 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Publisher
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Hannahās got a bad feeling about this. Not only has the NASA aerospace engineer found herself injured and stranded at a remote Arctic research stationābut the one person willing to undertake the hazardous rescue mission is her longtime rival.
Ian has been many things to Hannah: the villain who tried to veto her expedition and ruin her career, the man who stars in her most deliciously lurid dreamsā¦but heās never played the hero. So why is he risking everything to be here? And why does his presence seem just as dangerous to her heart as the coming snowstorm?
The final STEMinist Novellas is Below Zero.Ā Ā The audios are releasing before the ebooks by 3 months or so.Ā The audio is about half the length of a regular audio.Ā Ā I still wish these were full length books and we got more development.Ā The past and present timelines are utilized here as in the first two books.
Now we have Hannah’s story.Ā Hannah didn’t start out being interested in school, at all really, even STEM classes.Ā She was a poor student. But then she saw the landing on Mars and became dedicated to learning everything about it, which fueled her studying of sciences.Ā Ā When one of their PHd classes requires interviewing someone in the field, it turns out Mara has a distant cousin, Ian,Ā who works for NASA.Ā Ā The interview is really fun for both of them and they are attracted spending a really good afternoon together.
Years later, Hannah goes on to work at NASA after school, where Ian is still working.Ā They don’t work togetherĀ on the same team but there’s still an attraction.Ā Ā Hannah comes up with a brilliant project which to be tested for the cold weather on Mars would be tested in the Arctic.Ā Ā She finds out from her team leader that Ian is the one who vetoed the project, but the team leader found a different source of funding.Ā She’s furious with Ian, but excited to get on with her project.
Hannah goes to execute her test and ends up alone and injured with a snowstorm coming.Ā Her team leader says no one can get out to her, but then Ian contacts her to let her know he is on his way.Ā Ā With the rescue, Hannah learns a lot more about Ian and the funding.Ā Ian is an awesome guy.Ā He totally stole my heart.Ā Ā I’ll never go to Lowe’s Home Improvement without thinking of him.Ā Ā I enjoyed these characters and the story very much.Ā It felt quite realistic, and a bit like a second chance romance.
Narration:
I’ve listened to this narrator before and I appreciated her performance again here.Ā I thought the voices sounded appropriate which allowed me to lose myself in the story.Ā A female narrator felt right with the main point of view being Hannah.Ā I listened comfortably at 1.5x speed.
Listen to a clip:Ā HERE
About Ali Hazelwood
I’m Ali, and I write contemporary romcom novels about women in STEM and academia. I love cats, Nutella, and side ponytails. I’m also currently learning to crochet, so as you can tell I’m a super busy gal with an intense and exciting life!
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I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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I’m impatiently waiting for this one.
This is my favorite of the 3 novellas.
I canāt wait to listen to thee novellas! Wonderful review, Anneš
Thank you Jonetta. I really enjoyed them; they felt light. I wished they were longer, as they are 2/3 of a book length, longer than a novella, shorter than a book. I wanted more. This one was my favorite.
Stranded at a remote Arctic research station? Gotta love that! š
yes and I was reading Girl in Ice the same week which is also an Arctic science research station story.
That sounds like an interesting story. I would probably like this.
It’s a bit shorter than many stories and great fun. This is my favorite of the 3.
I have this on pre-order on audible. I’ve been waiting for this one so I can read all the STEMinist Novellas in a row without waiting in between. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
They are not very connected except the 3 females are great friends. They are shorter and great fun.
I like the sound of a rescue in a snowstorm! I can’t wait for this one!
This one is my favorite of the three.
This was another cute one – I liked that we got to see all three women together for some of the time. The time jumps were a bit disjointed for me, but overall, the story was a good one. I agree, longer would be nicer!
yes! I did really enjoy seeing them together rather than just a phone conversation thrown in.
Def up my alley! Thanks for sharing.
PLUS the narrator is a good one!
I really enjoyed it and I hope you do.
I have been hearing great things about this one. I will have to get to it eventually.
At least they are short and fun.
I’m just about done listening to Under One Roof, and the sex scene at the end was so hot! lol I could definitely stand a little bit longer, but still enjoying it. Looking forward to the second book, but will probably be a bit before I buy it since I already spent my Audible credit this month on something else. Great review! I guess all three of these stories are the group of friends we learned about in the first one.
yes the three novellas are about the 3 friends Mara Sadie and Hannah. I really enjoyed them. I just would have liked them to be full length for more character and relationship development.