Modern-day My Fair Lady.

This is a modern day version of My Fair Lady which moves along at a good pace. I enjoyed the social media aspect.

I listened to this title as an audio book and it all was going along well until one of the main characters, Mia, suddenly became Miranda and then Mia and then Miranda and back again etc etc (you get the gist) in the last third of the book. Considering this cost over ten quid on Audible, I think that's pretty poor quality control. Some people might think me petty, but the constant mistake soured my enjoyment of the whole thing and left me frustrated at the writer/publisher/producer/proof-reader or whoever is prepared to take responsibility.

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Slightly grating voice, equally unpleasant social media setting

While technically well written and not bad as a love story, I felt mildly disgusted by the artificiality of the social media and the weird priorities of the cyber kids with their insistence that this is modern life. In part this seems to be a point that the author is trying to make (don’t overdo it and have a leg in both worlds, cyber anx real), but I just couldn’t connect to the people and their inhumane focus/mind-sets. I also found the elaborate off-hand language off-putting.
The speaker’s voice has a grating quality and affected monotony which I found fitting to the story ‘s character but only further enhances the overall unpleasantness of the listening experience.
Not the bibliophile ‘s cup of tea in my opinion.

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Sweet & Satisfying

A really nice easy going listen/read of a story that I didn't want to end. It had just the right amount of anticipation and what I especially loved is how relatable the characters are. Love a story with miscommunication that works itself out in the end. Just lovely.

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LOVED

Great story. Makes you think about how you show yourself to the world.
really enjoyed it!

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Brilliant

Really enjoyed this story. I thought the main character was both funny and likeable. Would definitely recommend.

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good book

loved it , the book was read well by the narrator. would recommend this book

loved it

I really enjoyed this story. Fairly predictable ending although I really liked the characters. great holiday listen.

Funny had me laughing out loud

Really enjoyed this audiobook and would happily listen to it again. The narrator makes you believe it really is her. Laugh out loud moments

the end was better than the beginning

is it going to be Charlie or Sam? that's the question I had in the early stages and then it was obvious where the story was going . I liked the predictability but struggled with the beginning. the end was definitely better. it was a 3.5 for me but not quite a 4 in terms of the story.

performance was good

great listen

Loved it. Sweet and heartwarming. My fair lady for the modern day. Will listen to again.