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  • By: Jill Mansell
  • Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
  • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (282 ratings)
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The Unpredictable Consequences of Love

By: Jill Mansell
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Summary

The delicious new romantic novel: now a No. 2 Sunday Times hardback bestseller

When Josh Strachan, newly returned to his home in north Cornwall from sunny California, first meets Sophie Wells, he's immediately smitten.

Sophie's pretty, she's funny, she has lots of friends, and she clearly loves her job as a photographer, despite the sometimes tricky clients. There's just one problem: Sophie has very firmly turned her back on love.

It's nothing personal, she tells Josh, but she just doesn't do dates. And no one - even Sophie's scatty best friend Tula - will tell him why.

Josh is sure Sophie likes him, though, and he's just got to find out what's put her off romance. And then put things right....

©2014 Jill Mansell (P)2014 Headline Digital
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Hugely enjoyable chick lit

Yes it is predictable, cliche ridden chick lit, but if you fancy an escapist listen with a seaside setting this is perfect. Of course, I knew where the story was going from the beginning but there were a couple of surprises along the way and this was a very easy and enjoyable listen with likeable characters. This is the first time I have listened to Jane Collingwood narrate for many years. In the past I have found her tone rather grating but I thought she narrated this book perfectly with excellent differentiation between all the characters.

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  • 18-06-14

Hideous

Horrid book about men who cannot take no for an answer and women who are devoid of anything resembling a personality.

The main love story centres on Josh and Sophie. After she tells him again and again that she does not want to date him, he ignores her refusal and goes digging into her past. Not what I'd call romantic. His blatant disregard for her privacy and his continual pestering of her (because she MUST love him, in spite of the fact that she said NO over and over) made me uncomfortable.

There are several side plots as well. Tula and Riley's story was the closest I got to actually enjoying the book, but even they fell short. There's something very shallow about the way that one panned out. Again, I felt uncomfortable. And the older generation wasn't any better. At first, I thought it was nice to see a love story featuring older people included. Unfortunately, the participants made me roll my eyes at every turn. Really disappointed.

Bland prose, flat characters, contrived situations, and nothing at all "unpredictable." I recommend avoiding this one. I've heard that Jill Mansell's other books are better, but I can't say I'll be giving her a second chance.

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Pleasant, relaxing read/listen.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes it was. It took me a little while to get into (not sure if that was me, or the book). When I did though, I found it to be a really pleasant story with very likeable, well drawn characters. Its a perfect holiday read.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jill Mansell? Why or why not?

Yes, I look forward to it.

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

I don't know, but she narrated it beautifully.

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Brilliant book

Would you consider the audio edition of The Unpredictable Consequences of Love to be better than the print version?

Absolutely, it makes the housework fun!! This book had me hooked from the beginning, fantastic characters and fantastic writing, you won't be disappointed, Jill mansell has done it again :0))

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Unfortunately very predictable...!

What disappointed you about The Unpredictable Consequences of Love?

I felt like I knew what was coming at every step - for a book with "unpredictable" in the title I feel cheated!

What will your next listen be?

I will step away from the chick lit!

Which character – as performed by Jane Collingwood – was your favourite?

Jane Collingwood did make a good effort to differentiate between characters, and I think her "Josh" was probably the best. I could happily have scratched Tula's eyes out though -what an annoying high pitched brummie accent!!

What character would you cut from The Unpredictable Consequences of Love?

I am not sure what purpose Josh's grandmother had, except as a way of introducing Josh to St Carys and the hotel.

Any additional comments?

I normally enjoy and devour Jill Mansell books, but this felt too predictable, too churned out and too many stereotypes chucked about - Riley the blond and impossible gorgeous surfer dude (who has an intelligent and soft side which he keeps well hidden?), and the pop band (so trite as characters I can't remember any of their names or what purpose they served)...

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  • 30-04-14

Couldn't turn it off!!!

What did you like most about The Unpredictable Consequences of Love?

It was well presented with a strong storyline. Loved the side stories, even if parts were predictable, it was enjoyable listening to them unravel!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Tula -she was written as a genuinely sweet girl, optimistic and happy!

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Not her Best

I have previously really enjoyed an audio book by Jill Mansell but I found this "lacking" in both story, characters and narration.

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Lovely story, awful narration

I absolutely love this book, I love all of Jill Mansell's books and have read them all many times. She's my absolute favourite author. I thought I'd give the audiobook a go and wish I hadn't. The narration is absolutely awful. The accents are shocking, they change throughout the book and every male character has a gruff voice. Josh is supposed to be an attractive character but the way his voice is portrayed makes him sound like a miserable old man. I won't be reading any more books by this narrator, I couldn't even finish this one. Which is a shame.

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Better Read than Listen

I bought this as I enjoyed the book, but sadly the narration is highly grating & the accents of the characters are all over the place, especially Tula who has a brummie accent that I’m sure would be quite offensive to anyone from Birmingham. The story itself is good & classic Jill Mansell, but the narration doesn’t do it justice.

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Great listen

I Really enjoyed this book.. I found it entertaining & the narration made it easy to listen to.

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