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The Wish List
- Narrated by: Alex Tregear
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Critic reviews
"Close the doors, open a bottle of wine, get out the chocs and enjoy this wonderfully witty read. Jane Costello at her best." (Milly Johnson)
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- Mrs. J. L. Davie
- 20-05-15
Good listening
Good story, funny in parts, would recomend to friend. Good buy and easy listening, will listen to again. Chick lit
8 people found this helpful
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- lynn clough
- 01-10-15
Careful what you wish for
If you could sum up The Wish List in three words, what would they be?
Oh no don't. This book is a bit of a silly romp. having said that it is a good romp and great fum. lots going on at a great pace.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Well you know more of Emma and see the world from her point of view, but Max and Emma's girl friends are well balanced characters. Amazingly for chick lit most of the men are great characters. Liverpool comes out very well too. The places described are real and true to life.
What does Alex Tregear bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Positively she reads a great story negatively she drops in to an awful Scouse accent. I am a native It is my native language but at times it grated.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Its a book to laugh with. A perfect example of how humans can convinces them selves to do some pretty stupid things.
Any additional comments?
I recommend this book. Yes its chicklit but it has some insights into human behavior and truths. Do we ever grow up? I would suggest not completely.
7 people found this helpful
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- Wendy Evans
- 15-10-15
Fun, enjoyable read
This is the first book by Jane Costello that I have 'read' (listened to) and I really enjoyed it. The characters were likeable and well developed. I'd love to read/hear more books with these characters.
The main character Emma is delightfully scatty who epitomises many women of that age.
This was an easy girly read that I got more and more into as the story went on, so much so I didn't want it to end.
Whilst this is a girly book I wouldn't recommend it for teenagers.
6 people found this helpful
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- Abi
- 14-11-15
Struggled to finish
I found the story unchallenging . I wasn't intrigued by the ending. The main characters storyline stale.
3 people found this helpful
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- Katherine Russell
- 03-12-19
Thoroughly enjoyed from the very first chapter
Funny, smart, not too soppy but touching in places. Also well read. My first chic lit on Audible and I'm not usually a chic lit fan. But this was a great balance of humour and romance
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- Anne Callender
- 16-08-19
great read
I loved it listened from start to finish didn't sleep till it was done amazing
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- Lesley
- 02-03-19
Enjoyable listen
This is fairly predictable, but well written & I enjoyed listening. Narrator good, (bar French accent! )
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- Kimberly
- 05-10-20
A fun and easy read.
the story is great, the narrator is great, the editing .... is not. I got quite distracted by lines being repeated throughout the book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-20
Couldn't get into it
didnt finish the book, found the story dull and long winded. Didnt like the narration and couldn't get into the storyline
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- Sarah Gaskell
- 27-10-18
Laugh Out Loud
Another fantastic book by this amazing and funny author. actually laughed out loud several times as the pictures swirled in my head. Cant wait to grab my next book !
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