Wonderful description of the beautiful setting.

I could visualise myself on the island and felt I could even get myself around. Amazing description of an idyllic setting. . Enjoyable story although some characters were fairly predictable. Claudio and Lewis were glaringly obvious as to their relationships with Franny. The constant mention of cigarettes and lighting up became really annoying. It seemed to be mentioned every few lines and did nothing to enhance the story. Overall a decent read.

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Not what you expect from Candlish - gripping this ain’t…

This reads like a meandering romance, progressing slowly with little action and a rather flat storyline. The entire near 9 hours could be summarised in two sentences. Additionally, I found it challenging to relate to any of the characters; I simply wasn't invested. It was great to fall asleep to, and even skipping parts of the text, the story still made sense. It's not bad, but if you're expecting something akin to the 'Our House' novel, this falls quite short.

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Very disappointing

Would you try another book written by Louise Candlish or narrated by Antonia Beamish?

The story was weak and boring; that said, I can usually listen with pleasure to most things and would have overlooked the rather "beige" story if it were't for the quite astonishingly awful narration. The intonation of almost every sentence was wrong and made the listen irritating beyond belief. I will never buy a book narrated by Antonia Beamish again. It was the worst book I have listened to.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I would have given the lead character a bit more of a positive twist and not sound constantly drippy. It only got better at the very end.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Antonia Beamish?

Sandra Duncan.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment and intense irritation. Purely from the extremely poor narration.

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Not up to standard

Really disappointing. I chose this book as it was by Louise Candlish and I had enjoyed her other books. This was, however, disappointing. Dull. Poor plot: engaged couple split up. He plans holiday with new girlfriend. She follows them. Could have been a gripping, exciting story but it was not…

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Not one of her best

It was all a dragged out disappointment..I am usually a fan, but you feel like you’re waiting for it to kick in, and it doesn’t

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Really enjoyed this

Really enjoyed this story and the performance for an included with membership listen. Intriguing story.

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Full

Dull with a cast of annoying, unlikeable characters. Gave up after 7 chapters. Some of LC’s stuff is ok but not this. Like a weird , 7th rate Agatha Christie.

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A bit of a let down!

A bit of a let down as the story didn't really go anywhere. Well narrated but overall the story was weak and unbelievable.

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Funny and engaging!

This story takes a lighthearted view of one woman's obsession with her ex. Throw in a sun-kissed, remote island, some interesting (and infuriating) characters, tense encounters and a twist in the tail and you have a great read!

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A nothing book

I really didn’t see the point of the book, nothing happened it was just a description of characters who were all very boring. So surprised as I usually like Louise Canlish books. Sorry wast of a credit !

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