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The Mistake I Made

By: Paula Daly
Narrated by: Janine Birkett
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We all think we know who we are. What we’re capable of. Roz is a single mother, a physiotherapist, a sister, a friend. She’s also desperate. Her business has gone under, she’s crippled by debt and she’s just had to explain to her son why someone’s taken all their furniture away.

But now a stranger has made her an offer. For one night with her, he’ll pay enough to bring her back from the edge. Roz has a choice to make.

©2015 Paula Daly (P)2015 Isis Publishing Ltd Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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After Daly other novels 'Keep Your Friends Close' and 'Just What Kind of Mother Are You?', I had high hopes for this one. Sadly, it did not really fulfil the promise. It was quite an interesting tale, but sadly it seemed to run out of steam as it went along.

Disapointed!

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I find Paula Daly a very engaging writer and certainly this story was pretty pacy. Janine Birkett is a great narrator with a broad range of different accents and tones used to suit each character. The only 'voice' which grated slightly on me was the one used for the indecent proposer, Scott.

There was a lot going on in this book - debt, marriage breakdown, fraud, adultery, payment for sex, murder, blackmail, reckless driving to identify but a few and I wondered if there was perhaps a bit too much crammed in, so that some credibility of motive and intent was lost.

As a result of this, the book was slightly spoilt for me by a number of events which didn't quite ring true such as the immediate nature of the 'indecent proposal' and the context of an attack which led to murder which was less than convincing to me. I wondered if the book had been written in a bit of a hurry or even had been Paula's first novel which hadn't quite worked but was brought out off the back of the success of her first two published novels. I thought Paula's first two novels were very good and had been looking forward to this one.

Overall I was still drawn in by the story's pace and the quality of the telling of the story of the everyday events of the characters' lives - this is one of the author's great strengths for me because the nature of that detail in those contexts is so realistic.

Although slightly disappointed with this novel I still look forward to Paula Daly's next book!

Dark goings on in the Lake District

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Ms. Daly is a very talented, imaginative writer. I have listened to and thoroughly enjoyed all her previous novels via Audible - all of which are so compelling that each was listened to in one sitting.

Another Captivating Story.

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Mistake I Made to be better than the print version?

yes

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Mistake I Made?

There were many.

What does Janine Birkett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Excellent reading with "real people" voice. Brought each character alive.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Ross has a kind heart.

Any additional comments?

I love how the book has incorporated characters from two previous books by Paula Daly without them being like a series. Each book stands well alone. The book has just the right humour with a serious side. Totally non depressing too.

First class writer

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Different story and take on the usual Paula Daly twisty ends. Love the reoccurring characters that are present in all her books.

Detailed Story

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This is simply a Novel. A gripping page turning, Novel & it was exactly what I needed. so Full marks on all counts from me on this Audible!

A great escape

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Any additional comments?

The story was kind of slow and obvious. The physiotherapist specialist knowledge was interesting at first but then became overblown padding. I am afraid the reader irritated me - kind of patronising, everything on one level.

Middling

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Brilliant gripping story, narration excellent. A must listen if you want a good story - 10/10

The mistake I made

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A really good narrator helped this story to work very well. The story is a nice balance of drama mystery and plot. The interjections explaining aspect of the main characters work as a physo worked well for me. I have listened to other Paula Daly books and will look out for more. Very enjoyable And compelling!

Enjoyable story well read

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Which scene did you most enjoy?

All of them

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The whole book is perhaps a bit twee, considering the subject, so it's hard to get too involved emotionally, but although I found that a bit hard to accept at first, and I found the main character a bit too nice, I really got involved in the story and the charecters.

Any additional comments?

Despite the ending, which is a little too good to be true (everyone lives happy everafter), the book handles a potentially difficult subject in a delightfully light manner, and is very, very gripping way

Great story, perhaps not what you'd expect

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