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Think Again

By: Jacqueline Wilson
Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Jacqueline Wilson
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

A Sunday Times Bestseller

Don't miss out on the bestselling phenomenon from literary sensation Jacqueline Wilson - a warm, uplifting, life-affirming story about friendship, family, and finding fulfilment in unexpected places.

Ellie Allard isn’t quite where she thought she'd be by her late thirties. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter, her beloved cat and the best friends anyone could wish for, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat.

But on her fortieth birthday, it seems it’s time for all that to change – whether Ellie wants it to or not. As she navigates new, exciting and often choppy waters, she’s about to discover that life will never stop surprising you – if only you let it.

'A read-in-a-day comfort book' - Independent

'Think Again is pure nostalgia in a bottle, and oh-so-relatable. Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.' - Dawn O'Porter

'Think Again perfectly captures a woman at a turning point. I didn’t want it to end' - Katie Fforde

©2024 Jacqueline Wilson (P)2024 Penguin Audio

 Coming of Age Family Life Friendship Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

Nuanced and refreshing... beautifully told. There is real comfort in feeling seen again in these adult lives that are just as confusing, wonderful, unfair, unpredictable and full of potential at 40 as they were for our teenage selves. But everybody is doing OK. You’re doing OK. And that reassurance, really, is what we’ve always gone to Wilson for.
Jacqueline Wilson taught me how to cope with being a teenage girl – I'm so happy she's back.
This story offers grown-ups what Wilson has long offered teenagers: comfort, sanity and delight in the ordinary.
Be ready for a trip down nostalgia lane… Think Again will resonate with (Jacqueline Wilson's) audience, offering both comfort and insight into the struggles of growing up.
One of the UK's most iconic writers.
Think Again is pure nostalgia in a bottle, and oh-so-relatable. Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.
I cannot stress enough how much I loved Think Again. It made me realise just how much millennial women NEED Jacqueline Wilson to help us make sense of our lives. The voice translation from a teen Ellie to a 40-year-old Ellie was completely seamless, and I loved how Jacky never shies away from telling the truth about our lives. Her readership is going to be beyond delighted by this update on Ellie, Magda and Nadine. I'm desperate for her to keep going now!
We can all finally stop obsessing over exactly what happened to the Girls gang.
Millennials, rejoice!
This book is the cute dose of nostalgia that every millennial woman needs – but in true Wilson style, it is an emotional read.
All stars
Most relevant
After reading the other three books as a teenager this was great to know what happened next. Hope there is a part 2!!

Great to know what happened next!

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I was intrigued by this idea, as the Girls books were among my favourite Jacqueline Wilson books.

It is good to hear what's happened to the girls now they are older, and I'm pleased that they aren't just the same people as before. The story is interesting, though a bit repetitive at times; this is a plot point, but it gets a bit tiresome. I couldn't help getting hung up on the continuity errors, which unfortunately seem to occur in many of Wilson's books these days. In Think Again, we hear Mr Windsor's name is Gary, when it was Guy before, and we hear that Ellie's childhood toy elephant was given to her daughter and is still very important, when in the original story the elephant was thrown away when Ellie was young. The beginning of the Girls' friendship is also misremembered by the author.

Maybe this is rather a negative view, but I think it is important to keep track of the history of your characters if you are going to revisit them in the future. I would be interested in hearing more about Wilson's characters as adults.

(Spoiler alert) Promising, but let down by errors

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Not an unpleasant listen/read, very easy listen, although very predictable and boring after listening to half of it.

Predictable after 15 minutes

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It was okay, worth a listen if you were a fan of the original series however some bits were a bit weird and seemed like a desperate attempt to bring characters back so they got their ending. There was no need to bring Russell back. Also I found the daughter incredibly annoying and Ellie’s ridiculous inability to speak any truth to anyone, other than now having to pay bills she had not matured.

It Was Okay

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I was so worried this wouldn't live up to what I wanted but I'm so happy it has! Jacqueline, please continue! Yes the narrator isn't the best but if we rate it poorly there won't be any more.
We deserve more adult themed Jackie Wilson!

YES! my favourite characters with mature themes

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