Audiobooks Like Thank You for Listening

10 audiobooks for fans of Thank You for Listening

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   My Oxford Year

   by Julia Whelan

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.19 ABR Score (100.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.86 Goodreads (91.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (9.0K)

   9h 58m listening time • Released 2018

   Julia Whelan narrates her own romantic debut with such natural charm and specificity that you forget you're listening to a performance. It's the rare author-narrator match where the voice feels inseparable from the story itself.

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   Just for the Summer

   Part of Your World • Book 3

   by Abby Jimenez

   Narrated by Julia Whelan, Zachary Webber

   ★ 4.79 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)

   ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.8 Audible (16.8K)

   10h 5m listening time • Released 2022

   Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber bring such natural chemistry to this premise that you'll forget how ridiculous the setup is—they make you believe in the curse, the plan, and everything that unravels between them.

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   Great Big Beautiful Life

   by Emily Henry

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.35 ABR Score (763.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.96 Goodreads (748.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (15.2K)

   12h 2m listening time • Released 2025

   Julia Whelan's performance transforms what could be a rom-com into something genuinely moving—her dual narration captures both Alice's warmth and Hayden's brittle edges so sharply you feel the chemistry crackle.

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   After I Do

   by Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.12 ABR Score (306.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.93 Goodreads (304.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.7K)

   9h 21m listening time • Released 2022

   Julia Whelan captures the messiness of a marriage in crisis with such nuance that you feel every doubt and desire Lauren grapples with. A smart exploration of what commitment actually means, told with genuine emotional complexity.

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   Forever, Interrupted

   by Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 3.80 ABR Score (220.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.64 Goodreads (219.8K) ★ 4.26 Audible (974)

   9h 10m listening time • Released 2022

   Julia Whelan's narration transforms this gut-punch of a love story into something you won't recover from quickly. Reid masters the art of making you fall for a relationship you know won't last, and Whelan's voice makes every moment ache.

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   Funny Story

   by Emily Henry

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.57 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)

   ★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.7K)

   11h 23m listening time • Released 2024

   Julia Whelan's narration turns what could be a standard rom-com into something genuinely moving—she nails the emotional whiplash of heartbreak and unexpected connection with real warmth and wit.

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   Book Lovers

   by Emily Henry

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.47 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.58 Audible (19.2K)

   11h 23m listening time • Released 2022

   Julia Whelan's narration transforms this rivals-to-lovers mystery into something genuinely funny and sharp—her delivery of Nora's sardonic wit lands perfectly, making every page-turn moment hit harder.

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   Beach Read

   by Emily Henry

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.27 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)

   ★ 3.97 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.45 Audible (15.1K)

   10h 13m listening time • Released 2020

   Julia Whelan's narration captures the electric chemistry between two writers at odds with themselves, making this the rare romance where the banter lands as sharp on audio as the emotional gut-punches land deep.

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   Happy Place

   by Emily Henry

   Narrated by Julia Whelan

   ★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)

   ★ 3.94 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.23 Audible (8.2K)

   11h 3m listening time • Released 2023

   Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the excruciating tension of two people pretending they're over each other in close quarters—her delivery makes every stolen glance and suppressed feeling land perfectly.

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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)

    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)

    11h 31m listening time • Released 2023

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