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How Not to Fall in Love, Actually: a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy
Written by Catherine Bennetto
Narrated by Rosie Jones
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
A hilarious debut for all fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Lisa Owens. The perfect antidote for Valentine's Day!
Life is 10% planning, 10% design and 80% totally winging it...
Join Emma as she guides you through How Not to become accidentally knocked up at the age of 27, How Not to unceremoniously dump the father of your child, and then How Not to lose the job that (even though you hate it) is the only thing between you and being homeless...
Hilarious and heart-warming, How Not to Fall in Love, Actually will make you laugh, make you cry, and will reassure you that perhaps your life is not that bad, actually...
What people are saying about How Not to Fall in Love, Actually:
'A phenomenal cast of characters and some real laugh out loud moments. Brilliant!' Heidi Swain, author of The Cherry Tree Cafe and Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market
'More bubbly than a big glass of champers and just as fun. How Not To Fall In Love, Actually is bright, breezy, and the perfect way to beat back the winter blues' Georgia Clark, author of The Regulars
Life is 10% planning, 10% design and 80% totally winging it...
Join Emma as she guides you through How Not to become accidentally knocked up at the age of 27, How Not to unceremoniously dump the father of your child, and then How Not to lose the job that (even though you hate it) is the only thing between you and being homeless...
Hilarious and heart-warming, How Not to Fall in Love, Actually will make you laugh, make you cry, and will reassure you that perhaps your life is not that bad, actually...
What people are saying about How Not to Fall in Love, Actually:
'A phenomenal cast of characters and some real laugh out loud moments. Brilliant!' Heidi Swain, author of The Cherry Tree Cafe and Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market
'More bubbly than a big glass of champers and just as fun. How Not To Fall In Love, Actually is bright, breezy, and the perfect way to beat back the winter blues' Georgia Clark, author of The Regulars
Author
Catherine Bennetto
Catherine Bennetto has worked as an Assistant Director in the film and television industry, working on shows such as The Bill, Coronation Street and Death in Paradise. She can generally be found travelling the world and spends her time reading healthy cookbooks (not necessarily cooking from them) or at the beach. How Not to Fall in Love, Actually is her first novel.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I'm only giving this two stars because the ending helped make slogging through this book a little more worth it. And I only finished it so I could leave this review.
Emma is the most immature character. She reads more like nineteen than late twenties. She constantly plays the victim, refusing to stand up for herself in almost every situation. Her friends are useless too. I'm not sure any of them are actually likeable. They never defend her or even encourage to defend herself. The one time she finally finds a backbone it is to bully a co-worker. Every single mention of the bullied character involved fat-shaming. Every time. I have had some pretty horrible colleagues that I do not like at all, but I have never been obsessed with their obesity. It's a cheap laugh and extremely outdated to think that it's acceptable today to create a character whose sole purpose is to be the punchline of fat jokes.
This book was in serious need of editing. There are many scenes that I suppose were for laughs, but instead they just seemed pointless and rambling. It is too bad because the author has a nice flair for dialogue, and the story has much potential. Unfortunately the characters were not great and the plot not original enough to make up for that.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely lovely story well written and wonderfully narrated. Enjoyed each and every line
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a completely delightful, well-conceived & well-written story. The narrator has a light, lovely voice and switches characters seamlessly.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Really enjoyed listening to this book! Highly recommend it!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Overall a very cute novel. I felt like the plot was somewhat predictable, but still enjoyable. The end wrapped most everything up neatly.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This novel has a story, I liked the title and saved it for like the last three years, and forgot all about it. One day,it popped right in front of me,while listening to another book. I knew it was a sign to stop everything and read it, yup, I read the alchemist, and boy, The sign was right, I loved the humor, the author knows how to surprise you with a laugh out loud moment, like really out of the blue,and then bam,one character says something so normal,yet within the context,so hilarious. I really loved it. Also the narrator is just perfect and she gave every character it’s own charismatic voice,or so I thought. The story on the other hand, is just so good in a-ordinary-life-story-sort of way, where the characters are so human and flawed, and they just go with the flow of life,as best as they see how. I loved Emma, I really understood her kind spirit and her moments of tantrums, even the hero(joe), he was so human, unlike other stories, where the hero is this macho man, who fears nothing and has everything, the whole thing was so realistic in a lovely way, where you just fall in love. Five stars, easily.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Wasn’t my type of book. I did not like the heroine Emma at all which made it difficult for me to enjoy the book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliantly funny and a really good author . I highly recommend it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Catherine Bennetto is a new author for me. I really enjoyed this book. It was very sweet and funny. I loved watching the relationship between Emma and Joe form and develope. I hope to read more of her books in the future.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enjoyable book! The author has a wonderful sense of humor. A unique love story
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5SO problematic. This book has so many instances of blatant fat shaming, racism, and homophobia. Very distracting from the actual story.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I could not get into this book. I listened through chapter 16 and it was really boring to me. I could tell things were being set up but they were drawn out way too long and did not keep my interest.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really, really good. Good writing, lovely story and good narration. It's rare to find these days good quality books. I'm glad I found it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The overall humor of the narration had me chuckling often and I audibly said, "Damn" at the series of unfortunate events for Emma. However, I also found Emma very frustrating for a main character. I can relate to not being confrontational BUT some of the things that she folded on or didn't speak up on were just absurd to me. Her friends kinda suck, especially Helena whom I kept hoping was going to be a true friend but really wasn't. Sophie should habe been cut off and not wondered about early on. Douglas was OK but not great... She could really use some better people in her life. Her uncle & aunt's relationship was confusing in terms of why they were still married. Ned was pretty clear he didn't want kids in the beginning. I never saw or understood when that changed for him since there was no conversation about that and Emma kept narrating about raising the baby on her own. It seemed like he might have had a change of heart at the sonogram but it wasn't consistent or clear. He never talked about providing for the baby yet money problems were known throughout the book. And he acted very distant and uncomfortable after the baby was born. I didn't get why Emma invited him to come to the sonogram appt or why her sister felt he needed to be at the hospital. And I was very annoyed he had a voice in naming the baby. And I didn't really understand why Martha seemed to outright hate Emma right away (although Emma's internal dialogue surrounding Martha made it hard to sympathize for Emma being immediately disliked). Even though his intro into the story was kinda weird, I think Joe ended up being my favorite of everyone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a fun and light book! A feel good. And I loved the narrator
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fun story! Bennetto is a clever author, numerous times throughout the story, I found myself wishing I had such a fun sense of humor. And the narration was excellent. Narration can make or break a story, and she nailed it!
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Slow and quite boring. Nothing really happens. Was not my type of book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5hilarious. Really funny even if the story line was unrealistic. The narrator was really good and if you can suspend belief it was a funny enjoyable read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so much fun from start to finish and the voice actress (because that's what she was) deserves an award for carrying the entire story like it was her own, I felt like I was watching a movie because of how talented both author and narrator are.
Really underrated and I highly recommend. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was the best book I’ve read in a year! I was instantly into the story. I obviously highly recommend it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I had to stop listening to the audiobook midway because it was always skipping forward.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved this books! Humorous,funny, British English,romantic, good characters,excellent narrator, entertaining!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very sweet, great plot little plot twist— a funny and easy listen!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was pleasantly surprised-I really fell in love with this story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was FANTASTIC! Funny, quirky & cute. Such a great listen.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is an enjoyable book for those times you’d just like a light read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ultimate feelgood book, very funny. I would listen to it again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really enjoyed this book. Great narrator who brings the story to life. Recommend for a bit of escapism.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A real feel good book that made me laugh out loud! Loved the narrator too, really brought the characters to life
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved this cute very human story and all the clourful characters in it. The presenter was also wonderful and of course very British humor.