Fantastic characters great story

Excellent story with really interesting complex characters. Serious themes but loads of hilarious moments. At the risk of sounding prudish i found some of the sex scenes a bit over the top. But everything else was fine. Great reading by Juanita as usual.

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Great story

As usual I love the humour and the characters that Marian brings to life. I just didn’t like the narrator I found the accents and tones harsh and not fitting the characters. This is first book of Marians that I haven’t believed the accents.

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Dreadful Irish accents

How the narrator got the job to read this book is beyond me. I would’ve stopped listening the second I heard the shocking accents, but I’d paid for the book so had to persevere. The story was fine.

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Wonderful

What a beautiful story with great characters. I love the following series. I look forward to the next book. Very cleverly written. 

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Wow what a twist

it took me a while to get into it but then as usual I couldn't stop. the twist in the v middle stunned me, wow. marian has done it again.

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Overall a lovely book and story

The story was good it took a while to get use to the narrator Irish voices. Prefer the original authors voices best. Great story 4/5 stars.

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Story hidden behind awful narration

I love Marian‘s books and they are often brought alive by wonderful Irish readers including the author herself.
This narrator must have a prejudice against Irish people though, it’s the only explanation I can come up with for the ridiculous, harsh and hillbilly type of voices she put on for the characters, except for Lisa and Oliver who were British.
It is difficult to judge whether this book was of the same calibre as Marion‘s other stories because the narration made everyone so unlikable. Marion’s characters are usually so relatable and her stories are humerous, sincere and heartfelt. If this is your first Marion Keyes book, don‘t let the narration put you off trying another one of her titles!

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Another great MK’sStory

I loved this story, the characters, the real life
struggles. I did find the narrator hard to warm to at first but she grew on me.

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Fantastic characters - very relatable

Aisling will break your heart. She is the living embodiment of every young woman who has ever felt inadequate for no reason. Seeing Lisa’s attitude change over the course of the book was really gratifying - I knew she had it in her! It’s a funny book, for sure, but it is also very real. It addresses mental health issues in a way which captures the impact on self and others. Very cleverly done.

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Mediocre

Not the worst Marian Keyes, not the best in terms of content. But the narrator was terrible. She was fine whilst speaking in the third person but she had all these annoying accents and voices for different characters which just made me dread the next time they said anything.

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