Until Him by Cora Rose

Until Him

Jock meets genius—chemistry ignites beyond the lab

Written byCora Rose
Length7h19m
Release dateApril 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
★★★★☆ 4.6 (51 ratings)

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AuthorCora Rose
NarratorNick J. Russo, Iggy Toma
Runtime7h19m
PublishedApril 18, 2023
Rating★★★★☆ 4.6 / 5 (51 ratings)
CategoriesLGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

About This Audiobook

*Until Him* isn’t just another opposites-attract romance—it’s a sharp, slow-burning collision between golden-boy arrogance and quiet intellectual fire. Cora Rose flips the script by making the "tutor trope" feel fresh, not with clichéd stumbles into love but with a tense, credible push-pull where Logan’s privilege and Elias’s guarded brilliance create genuine friction. The dual-POV audiobook thrives on its narrators: Nick J. Russo’s Logan oozes cocky charm laced with vulnerability, while Iggy Toma’s Elias delivers a masterclass in restrained intensity, his voice a cool counterpoint to Logan’s heat. What sets this apart is the *science*—actual chemistry puns, lab banter, and academic stakes that ground the romance in something more than just attraction.

The production leans into intimacy, with close-mic narration that makes every swallowed breath and sarcastic quip land like a private confession. Where similar books rush the emotional payoff, *Until Him* lingers in the awkwardness—Logan’s humiliation at needing help, Elias’s exhaustion with being the "smart one," and their charged study sessions where the air crackles with more than static electricity. It’s a romance for listeners who crave *tension* over instant gratification, where the real spark isn’t the first kiss but the moment Logan realizes he’s out of his depth—and likes it.

Tags: opposites-attract LGBTQ+ romancedual-POV audiobook with chemistryjock/nerd slow-burn tensionSTEM romance with emotional depthintimate narration for character-driven storiesNew Adult romance with academic stakes

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Editor's Review ★★★★☆

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I’ll admit, I rolled my eyes at the premise: another jock-in-distress romance? But *Until Him* won me over by refusing to let Logan off easy. His growth isn’t just about falling for Elias—it’s about confronting his own mediocrity, and Russo’s narration sells that arc brilliantly. He nails Logan’s swagger in the early chapters, but the real magic is how his voice softens when Logan’s facade cracks, like in the scene where he stumbles over a basic equation and you can *hear* the panic beneath the bravado. Toma’s Elias, meanwhile, is a revelation: dry, weary, but with a razor’s edge of wit that makes his eventual thawing feel earned. Their chemistry (pun intended) is electric, especially in the lab scenes where Toma’s deadpan delivery of Elias’s sarcasm had me laughing out loud. That said, the pacing stumbles in the middle��there’s a lull where the will-they-won’t-they drags, and a side plot about Logan’s teammates feels undercooked. And while the steamy scenes sizzle, the abrupt shift from slow burn to full flame might jolt some listeners. But the production itself is flawless: no distracting edits, seamless transitions between POVs, and a sound mix that makes even the quietest moments (like Elias’s sigh when Logan *finally* gets a concept) feel intimate. What stays with me isn’t the HEA but the way Rose makes intellectual curiosity sexy—as when Elias explains entropy and Logan, for once, *listens*. For fans of enemies-to-lovers with bite, this is a standout.

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