Gets better

I enjoyed this, but didn’t love it. Surprisingly the narration wasn’t great and I guessed the plot twist quite early on. Never less enjoyable book from an author I like.

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Marmite

This is the first book I have read (listened to) by Jane Fallon. It took me several chapters to get into the story and up until about half way through I couldn't decide if I loved or loathed it.
The more I could engage with the characters the more I enjoyed it and enjoyed how it played out.
I struggled a bit with the narration unfortunately. I like a female narrator but they have to be able to adapt their voice to different accents and voices and Tamzin didn't do that. She appeared to use the same voice for all of the characters including male, female, young and old.
I am going to download another Jane Fallon book and see how I get on.
Would I recommend .... probably but just dont expect the book to grab you like so many others do.

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Uncomplicated read

Good plot idea but full of clichés , way to much unnecessary detail about outfits and decor which was tedious but on the whole ok. Avsort of gentle non taxing read.

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Took a few chapters to get going but them was ace!

Started a little slow as books often do but I’ve really enjoyed listening to how the girls lives came together. Great easy listening good English narration by Tamzin

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Great narrator

Loved the story and Tamzin, easy feel good listen finished it in a few days!

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Spoilt by narrator

I waited months with this on pre order as Jane Fallon is my favorite writer. Meanwhile I revisited everything she has written for a third time, to fill in the wait. I honestly can`t tell how good the book is although I finished listening to it. The end came with more relief than satisfaction. T.A`s grating Essex accent was accentuated by her pedestrian acting skills.(I wish that did not sound so unkind,but reviews on here show it`s not just me.) You could hear where every comma is written as after it, her voice proceeds higher. She slips into saying `noo` then goes back to `new` a moment later. A character you believe is characterized by a deeper inflection suddenly talks in a higher register etc. It makes me appreciate some truly brilliant narrators who are a joy to be with. If this is re-issued with one of Jane`s previous narrators I would buy it again (and try and get my money back for this one)

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Funny book

Made me laugh out loud at times. On line dating fun and games. 3 scorned women get their own back!

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Interesting but poor ending

I Was expecting a better end. Lovely at the start but failed a compelling listen.

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Predictable and badly narrated

A decent enough story, but very predictable. As others have pointed out the last few chapters were a bit pointless.
The worst thing about this though was the narration. Stopping in the middle of sentences, no intonation in her voice at all and no attempt to make any characters sound different making it utterly confusing. You would expect better from an actress.

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Ok

Jane F writing is so engaging. I always look forward to here books because they are an easy listen. Similar template to her last books but found this better that her last book “Worst Idea Ever”
It didn’t blow me away tbh!
The narrator’s voice took a while to get used to.

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