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The Plus One

By: Sophia Money-Coutts
Narrated by: Sophia Money-Coutts
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Publisher's Summary

The Plus One [n] informal a person who accompanies an invited person to a wedding or a reminder of being single, alone and absolutely plus none.

Polly’s not looking for ‘the one’, just the plus one.... 

Polly Spencer is fine. She’s single and turning 30 and managed to have sex only twice last year (both times with a Swedish banker called Fred), but seriously, she’s fine. Even if she’s still stuck at Posh! magazine writing about royal babies and the chances of finding a plus one to her best friend’s summer wedding are looking worryingly slim.

But it’s a New Year, a new leaf and all that. Polly’s determined that over the next 365 days she’ll remember to shave her legs, drink less wine and generally get her s--t together. Her latest piece is on the infamous Jasper, Marquess of Milton, undoubtedly neither a plus one nor ‘the one’. She’s heard the stories; there’s no way she’ll succumb to his charms.... 

A laugh-out-loud, toe-curlingly honest debut for fans of Helen Fielding, Bryony Gordon and Jilly Cooper. 

©2018 Sophia Money-Coutts (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic Reviews

"So funny. And the sex is amazing - makes me feel like a nun!" (Jilly Cooper)   

"Perfectly jolly chick-lit...A light, fizzy rom-com to kick back with after a bottle of rosé this summer." (Evening Standard)

"Hilarious and compelling." (Daily Mail)

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Has all the ingredients but falls flat

This book didn’t land for me at all, and a lot of this may have to do with an average, flat narration, voiced by the author herself. I think it could have been better with an actor narrating the story.

That said, the story itself isn’t great. The characters aren’t well drawn and at no point do you really care what happens to them - or, worse - believe what’s happening to them.

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I felt like the narrator was in a race to get to the end of the book

I persevered through this because I had no other books on the go. It just felt like a rush from start to finish. Average all round.

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couldn't stop listening!

I listened to the whole thing on a Sunday, it was so phenomenal, funny and clever

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An all round nice story

A Funny, well written story about that type of girl we’ve all met or had in our lives, who overthinks, doesn’t think and sometimes can’t see the forest for the trees when it comes to men

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A bit disappointing

This was like listening to someone read their day to day diary aloud.
The story line had potential, but it really lacked building anticipation and was anti climatic

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Should have hired a professional narrator

It was a struggle trying to decipher who was who when the author was narrating dialogue as there is no change in tone or inflection. It would have been so much easier to listen to if she had a professional read it.

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Might be better if read, not listened to

I had to slow the speed down because the author narrates way too quickly! I struggled to finish listening to this book because the narration is terrible - definitely should have paid a voice actor to narrate.

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Meh

The story is a light, fun read. Very predictable, but some fun characters and amusing dialogue. It is probably better read than listened to as the narration is appalling. I wish authors would realise that voice actors are simply better at this!

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Loved!

Most definitely an easy read with a great story. Great characters and writing.
Really enjoyed

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Waste of time

Bridget Jones gone wrong. Privileged white female. Seriously. Then I googled the author, privileged white female. No substance and not funny. Sorry. :-(

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