Initial Impressions 7/7/16: 3.75 - 4 stars 
 Well that ending was quite a way to wrap the book up! 
 To be perfectly fair to this book, I don't think I was int he mood for a serious romance when I picked it up. I thought it was going to be more thriller, less contemporary but that was my own lack of investigation. It was a good read but I just was a little eye-rolly at some of the romantic moments for totally no reason (they really weren't that cheesy). 
 I really liked a lot of things about the book, especially Amanda's personal growth and how she really worked to own her life again. The romance was cute and very well done. I mostly just didn't really get into the book like I wanted to and the pressure of literally like all my other friends rating it 5 stars was quite a lot of pressure! 
 Review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 7/13/16: I was in need of a new audiobook when I started 738 DAYS and it seemed the most appealing choice out of my current selection! I had heard a lot of good things about it and although I wasn't feeling any of my options, this one seemed to be my best bet for my mood at the time. I hadn't realized it was so realistic/contemporary (I thought it was going to be more thriller/action -- ah, the curse of going in mostly blind) but I did enjoy the book! Since I wasn't in the mood for a serious contemporary novel, I ended up getting a little eye-rolly at some of the mushy parts (it was my own fault!) but 738 DAYS was a really well put together novel. 
 I thought the characters were quite realistic. I liked the array of emotions from Amanda. I could easily see how the trauma of her past still affected her -- and likely would affect her for a long time or even the rest of her life -- and yet she was determined not to to get stuck from it and have that trauma hold her life back. I loved her strength and determination. It was nice to see that gusto and not have her be too gung-ho or the type that constantly refuses someone's help just so she can do something herself. There was a great balance of growth and seeing that moving past this wasn't easy. I also really liked Chase and that we met him in his days of redemption. I think it's easier to like a character when the bad stuff is in their past versus watching them go through the periods of self-destruction. It's easier to distance yourself from that negative side and it was really nice to see Chase already in the process of that change to be a better person. He and Amanda really just clicked together and I liked how easy that relationship felt. I'll admit that since I was thinking it was a bit more thriller (oops) that I wasn't really excited about the romance at first (I know, I know, that's what the whole book was ABOUT) but the great thing is that it totally grew on me. To swing me from not thrilled to totally loving it says a lot! 
 I'd say this is more of a New Adult title (given age range and sexual content I wouldn't say it's YA) and if you're hesitant about reading New Adult given some of the more cheesy titles that have previously given it a bad name, this is a great place to start! It'll definitely be one of my New Adult recommendations for people looking to try some. 
 AUDIOBOOK IMPRESSIONS | 738 DAYS had dual narrators for the two main characters. Andrew Eiden voiced Chase and Shannon McManus voiced Amanda. I didn't really like Shannon's voice much but it wasn't enough that I actively disliked it (which has happened in the past and I've turned an audiobook off). Her voice is high and clear, very feminine, but it has kind of that Valley Girl intonation that bothered me a little bit. I did like Andrew Eiden's voice but I still wasn't overly in love with his narration. I'd say a solid 3.75 - 4 stars for the narration on this one.