Liked it but didn’t love it

I love Portia but not her best story but I enjoyed it & Karen Cass was fab as always.
The ending wrapped up very quickly , would have been nice to see where it went after rather than ending suddenly 🤷‍♀️

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I am sad to say I am a bit disappointed

I usually love portia macintosh, but this didn't hit the mark, it was quite slow to get going and when it finally got to the point it was over....
such a shame and a waste of credit!

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This is just the best and hilarious

I haven’t listened to a book where I belly laughed like really belly laughed and cringed so much it was just incredible ! What a book - to the author thank you for the best fun I’ve had alone in a long time ! The story is ace and quirky the narrator has an ace voice and the story I want a second ! These characters are belly laughing funny !!

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The one liners

Probably the worst I’ve listened to in a long while, which is such a same as I love Portia’s books normally.

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Really enjoyed this book, fantastic holiday read.

I can’t wait to read more of her books, so funny and really good story telling!

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Good easy listen

If you are looking for an easy listen-this book is for you. Not deep, quite funny.

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Not very nice person

It was difficult to root for the main character. She wasn’t a very nice person.
Usually l love Portia Mackintosh stories but this one wasn’t for me.

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Dated and disappointing

The 90s called and wants its protagonist back! Blimey. A ladette who refers to other women as "birds" & "chicks" and sees veganism as a slight on someone's personality. This is so outdated it's painful. What a waste of a decent narrator.

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Awful

From a huge fan of Portia, this review was hard to write… absolutely worst book she’s ever penned - do not waste your time.

I am always front of the queue when Portia releases a new book; I usually pre order most - but I’m starting to question whether I continue doing so…

Is Millsy meant to be the same Millsy from her other books? If not, use a different name.

Shocked by some of the language used in this book too - the swearing and sex talk was on another level… really disappointed.

Karen Cass was the only good thing about this book. I hope this isn’t the start of a downward spiral for Portia.

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Insufferable pick-me character

Firstly I’d like to state, the writing itself is not bad, the author is clearly talented. I did finish the story and like enjoyed it enough as an easy read.

However, the main character is such an insufferable pick-me, kind of character, with zero moral compass. It felt like a story about how much she hated other women and thought herself so superior, that because the other women in the story had different ideologies or personalities they were worth not more than a piece of dog poo on her shoe.

The men are all so extremely surface level with absolutely no depth, and nothing seems to be spoken about other than how they are such Bro’s and sex is life.

There were some moments that made me chuckle, but I don’t think these characters will stick with me.
The plot although it had potential fell flat due to the characters not being strong enough to carry it.

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