Take a Hint, Dani Brown
The Brown Sisters • Book 2
by Talia Hibbert
Narrated by Ione Butler
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Ione Butler makes Dani's iron-clad 'no relationships' rule feel genuinely convincing — right up until it isn't.
- Great if you want: a fake-dating rom-com with a heroine who fights her feelings hard
- Listening experience: warm, witty, and steadily swoony — a cozy slow-burn
- Narration: Butler's dry comedic timing makes Dani's self-deception genuinely funny
- Skip if: you're tired of 'I don't do relationships' as a premise
About This Audiobook
Danika Brown has a clear and carefully defended plan for her life: academic success, professional recognition, and absolutely no romantic entanglements. When former rugby player and campus security guard Zafir Ansari carries her to safety during a fire evacuation and a video goes viral, their fake-relationship arrangement suits Dani just fine, until it begins to feel less fake than she intended. Talia Hibbert's second Brown Sisters novel is sharp, funny, and emotionally astute, built around a heroine who knows herself deeply but still has to reckon with what she's been avoiding.
Ione Butler's performance captures Dani's rapid-fire wit and her more guarded interior monologue with equal facility, making the character feel fully inhabited rather than simply portrayed. The Lambda Literary Award and Goodreads Choice Award wins reflect both the book's cultural significance and its quality as a romance, and the audio version delivers both with warmth. The chemistry Butler builds between Dani and Zaf as the story progresses turns the third act genuinely moving.
