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The Flip Side

By: James Bailey
Narrated by: Jonathan Bailey
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DIVE IN TO THE FEEL-GOOD ROM-COM OF THE YEAR.

It's New Year's Eve and Josh has a high-flying proposal planned.

An exclusive pod on the London Eye, with champagne, truffles and the ring.

It's perfect.

Until she says no.

And they have to spend the next 29 excruciating minutes alone together.

By the time Josh is back on the ground, his whole life is up in the air.

He's managed to lose his girlfriend, his job and his flat.

Realising he can't trust his own judgement, Josh puts his faith in fate.

From now on he will make every choice by flipping a coin.

It's reckless and scary, but Josh has tried the right way and look where he ended up.

And what if the girl of his dreams is just one flip of a coin away?

© James Bailey 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Clean & Wholesome Contemporary Contemporary Romance Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Comedy Feel-Good

Critic Reviews

James Bailey's debut novel takes the usual rom com formula and turns it on its head . . . refreshing, funny and heartwarming, we could not get enough of this
Utterly adorable and romantic. I feel uplifted! (Giovanna Fletcher)
The Flip Side is utterly charming, funny and very relatable! (Josie Silver, bestselling author of One Day in December)
A wonderful, feel-good gem of a book
A funny, sparky read that feels fresh and modern . . . this book is fab (Sophie Cousens, author of the New York Times bestseller This Time Next Year)
Really sweet, warm hearted story with some very funny moments . . . Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a lovely way to start the new year (Carrie Hope Fletcher)
The ultimate rom-com . . . a much needed, feel-good read during a time of uncertainty
This is the book you need right now if you're looking for an uplifting, funny read . . . You will find yourself laughing out loud
Thoroughly enjoying ... perfect to kick off your 2021 reading year (Owen Nicholls, author of Love, Unscripted)
Bailey's lovely debut is the very funny tale of the hapless Josh who, after his marriage proposal goes very wrong, decides to make all future decisions by simply flipping a coin
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I came for a Jonathan Bailey narration fix but the story of hopeless Josh made me stay on and cheer for him. Funny, witty and an easy listen. There is a super sweet main plot of coming into adulthood in there and I found myself cheering on for sweet Josh. Jonathan Bailey’s performance was excellent and his attempts to do accents, feminine, masculine and unique voices had me giggling. A short and fun listen.

Jonathan Bailey got me listening but I stayed for the sweet story.

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Great story, excellent details.
For me the narrator was spot on and having the voice changes for each character was perfectly executed.
I was transported to each scene and place, with the detailed descriptions from the author.
It galloped along with you needing to know each outcome.
Going to check out more by this author.

Great fun read !

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Good rom/com from male prospective (makes it all the more charming) which I thoroughly enjoyed. The main character was sweet, romantic, a bit dorky and not a billionaire in sight - far from it LOL. Such a refreshing character.
Narrator was perfect. I loved that he didn't do that stupid squeaky female voice some men do. He did a fantastic job.
Comedy or not intended, I rarely laugh or even giggle at the attempt. Not so for this gem. I laughed out loud and had to stop the recording to share the funny bits with my partner.
If you want a fun, sweet listen then this is it. 6 stars for making me laugh.

Loved it. Funny and romantic.

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This book was hilarious. These kind of “daft idiot down on their luck” can be quite frustrating but James Bailey really pulls it off. Josh decides to propose to his girlfriend on New Years Eve on the London Eye. She says no and a very awkward 30 minutes being trapped in a bubble follows. Josh then decides to let a coin make all his decisions as he clearly can’t be trusted. He then embarks on quite a year. Josh was an endearing cinnamon roll but I was alway rooting for him.
Jonathon Bailey was an excellent narrator as well. Lovely voice and performance, really captured the humour and lovableness of Josh!

What fun!

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I don't like leaving a bad review but I found this a boring read.

Not for me

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