Ludicrous - but great fun

Any additional comments?

Have you ever heard yourself assuring a hairdresser "Yes, that's lovely thanks" when you are cringing at the sight of the hair disaster in the mirror? I have.

So has Natalie Elspeth Butterworth, age 27, who also has a bit in common with the celebrated Adrian Mole, aged 13 and 3/4. Not in the story but in her very individual take on the world, and a naivety that borders on stupidity at times. Natalie is much kinder and less self obsessed though. This is unashamed escapist chick-lit that crosses into farce a lot of the time, and the mix works.

I'm older than 27, (considerably older), but I enjoyed it so don't assume it's just for the teens and twenties. It's probably too long and would have been improved by a tighter edit and a bit less introspection, but it's still well worth a listen if you'd like to try something different, and very funny.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

loved this book

a very pleasant book to listen to, nice story, a bit different to others, narrator has an easy voice, i can totally recommend

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Thoroughly enjoyable!

An interesting plot! Although somewhat improbable this is, after all, escapism and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed both the book and the performance of the reader. This is an easy listen with an ending that holds no surprises - however, the entire book is entertaining from start to finish!!

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

Great lighthearted British humour!

yes story line is a little bit far fetched but the book has made me laugh inwardly and outwardly & I’ve enjoyed listening to the whole story. As a woman who has been silly, quirky and a bit different at times, this book has made me feel an abnormal kind of normal 🤣 and made me think back to my younger years (I’m in my 40s now).

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

mostly a waste of time

I'm giving it two stars because I reserve the one star rating for awful reads and for books I cannot finish or feel I have to return, for total rubbish. This is just an unbelievable story from start to finish. I'm also a reader of fantasy books and I'm able to suspend disbelief, but this story is set in the real world and I found little that was believable in it. I didn't even find it funny. Many characters were flat, in my opinion. And I didn't enjoy the narration, either, mostly because of the accent. It may be appropriate for the type of people "speaking" (the characters' social class) and for the area of Manchester, I wouldn't know, I'm not British, but I felt it to be quite far from the standard British English I love.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

A fairly good lighthearted listen

This book was a good easy listen to. The story is interesting enough and empowering.
Most of us can relate to Natalie being a pushover at times so it's funny when she blurts the truth out. The truth telling could have been more brutal but actually, the way it was done was probably more true to the character and her inability to face confrontation.
The narrators voice is soft and engaging and really enjoyable.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!