This rom-com is expertly performed by Mara Wilson and Nickelodeon star Danny Tamberelli. Lucy doesn't feel like she's going anywhere in life, and Rudy wants a relationship with someone who doesn't care that he was a 90s TV star. When they go on a date, it ends with a grave prediction from a psychic: Their romance will be equally rewarding and disastrous. For a romance heavy on humor, the performances are quite personal, especially Tamberelli's portrayal of Rudy, who wants to move on from his child-star days. Wilson provides a clear cadence that progresses through Lucy's development from a jaded single 30-something to a more open woman who hopes to find love. This will be popular among romance fans looking for a unique story. G.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
The First Date Prophecy
Narrated by Danny Tamberelli, Mara Wilson
Kate TamberelliUnabridged — 10 hours, 48 minutes
The First Date Prophecy
Narrated by Danny Tamberelli, Mara Wilson
Kate TamberelliUnabridged — 10 hours, 48 minutes
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Overview
As a 90’s nostalgia callback, we start by asking “What's Crackalackin?" The First Date Prophecy is what! Are you having trouble admitting that the 90's are thirty years ago? We were wooed into the past by Kate & Danny Tamberelli’s romantic take on the big questions fate and destiny. Fads and decades come and go, but true love is forever.
Former child star Rudy Riziero made his mark on some of the most popular kids' shows of the '90s. But that early success has pigeonholed him into a stand-up routine riffing on his past work, while the slick single life he envisioned was clearly a fantasy. He's actually ready for a relationship, if he could just find someone uninterested in who he used to be . . .
When Lucy and Rudy match online, they're eager to meet. But after their first date ends in a psychic's prophecy that is equal parts great fortune and certain doom, their flirty quips end and their search for answers to some of life's big questions begins: Is there really one person for everyone? Do destinies really intertwine? Where can you find the best tacos in Brooklyn?
And when it matters most, will they throw caution-and fate-to the wind, trust their instincts-and write their own futures?
Editorial Reviews
05/01/2023
Balancing laugh out loud comedy with heartfelt emotion, the first collaboration between married writing duo Kate Tamberelli (Immaculate, written as Katelyn Detweiler) and debut author Danny Tamberelli explores the pitfalls and frustrations of online dating. Aspiring writer Lucy Minninger is not having any luck with either men or her hunt for odd jobs on Craigslist. After a disastrous date with an aspiring DJ who demanded to be referred to by a hashtag, her fortunes change when she spots former child star Rudy Riziero on a dating app. Rudy left Hollywood and his older, hugely successful actor brother to make a go of it in New York City’s music and comedy scene. He’s working hard to achieve his dream—and going on some horrible dates of his own in the meanwhile. Things get off to a memorable start between this quirky duo when, on their first date, a psychic tells them that they’re meant to be and then drops dead in front of them. Bonded by this bizarre experience, the pair begin an offbeat spiral into love. The characters’ eccentricities feel entirely authentic, while subplots about family drama and friend groups growing apart add nuance and poignancy to this sweet romp. Rom-com fans should snap this up. Agent: Jill Grinberg, Jill Grinberg Literary. (July)
Praise for The First Date Prophecy
“I snorted once a page on average and sometimes involuntarily. Tom Robbins for the Tinder generation. The Tamberellis employ an uncommon attention to detail and tell their story from an intimate, at times cringe worthy perspective that elevates the comedy with the kind of lived in ring of truth all good writing has.” —Matt Doherty, actor, The Mighty Ducks and So I Married an Axe Murderer
“Vulnerable without being verbose, the authors are skilled at plumbing the depths of these characters and lend an air of self-assured authenticity to the courtship proceedings. You can both read The First Date Prophecy, but if you do it together at a bar, that would be a little…on the nose.” —Michael C. Maronna, actor, The Adventures of Pete and Pete and Home Alone
“A love story as delightful and idiosyncratic as its authors.” —Mara Wilson, actress, Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda
"A dynamic 'he said, she said' of the current dating scene that will keep you entertained to the last page." —Melissa Joan Hart
"As funny and charming as Kate and Danny are in real life, which says a lot." —Lane Moore, author of You Will Find Your People: How To Make Meaningful Friends As An Adult, and How To Be Alone
"A luminous, hilarious romance that is both equal parts magical and a heartwarming reminder that when it comes to love, we make our own fate." —Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care
“The First Date Prophecy is a gorgeous, inspiring, and hilarious tale that also somehow manages to incorporate all of my favorite snacks and beverages. Perhaps more importantly, it made me believe in love and Brooklyn again. There—I said it. If Kate and Danny don’t write another book together immediately, I will be completely enraged.” —Dave Hill, comedian and author of Parking the Moose
“The First Date Prophecy is a joyous, nostalgic rom-com romp in which the authors’ love for each other dazzles through. We’re delighted we had the excellent fortune of enjoying this iconic read!” —Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Do I Know You? and The Roughest Draft
"Lots of rom-com stories are heavy on the rom and light on the com. This one brings the COM! It also provided for many excellent squeals of delight as I rooted for the heroes. Unputdownable! I took it with me everywhere until I finished." —Marguerite Moreau, actress, Wet Hot American Summer and The Mighty Ducks
"Romance, comedy, tacos, psychics, life, death, and love—The First Date Prophecy has it all. A beautiful, fun, and complex love story told by a beautiful, fun, and complex couple." —Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, co-authors of The Big Sick
Praise for the novels of Katelyn Detweiler (Kate Tamberelli):
“Family, friendship, and love convene in The People We Choose, Katelyn Detweiler’s sensitive novel about a teenager’s revelatory summer. . . . Wise about irrevocable facts, The People We Choose is a modern novel in which love expands to encompass once-strangers and friendships that are close because of honesty.” —Foreword Reviews
“A sweet reminder that family extends beyond the bounds of blood.” —Kirkus Reviews on The People We Choose
“Perfect for readers struggling with questions of how far to go to protect those you love. Detweiler, a literary agent and author, knows both sides of publishing, and it shows, giving this novel an extra oomph of realism. Thistle is affable and easy to commiserate with, and, despite her increasingly complicated situation, her plight is lovingly and respectfully written. —Booklist on The Undoing of Thistle Tate
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940159929846 |
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| Publisher: | HighBridge Company |
| Publication date: | 08/01/2023 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Sales rank: | 1,182,910 |
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