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The Next Worst Thing by Sara Jane Woodley

The Next Worst Thing: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Love in Mirror Valley series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Next Worst Thing runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Oliver Hunt and Justis Bolding (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Next Worst Thing at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Love in Mirror Valley

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 28.9 hours in all.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

3,146 Modern audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Next Worst Thing is book 1 of Sara Jane Woodley's Love in Mirror Valley series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Oliver Hunt and Justis Bolding, released October 4, 2022, on the Rom-Com and Modern shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Oliver Hunt, Justis Bolding
Released
October 4, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Rom-Com, Modern, Contemporary Women
Series
Love in Mirror Valley #1
ISBN
9781666616903

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Next Worst Thing as an audiobook?

The Next Worst Thing runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Next Worst Thing free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Next Worst Thing?

The Next Worst Thing is narrated by Oliver Hunt and Justis Bolding.

Is The Next Worst Thing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.