Don't Want to Miss a Thing

By: Jill Mansell

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Dexter Yates loves his fun, carefree London life; he has money, looks, and girlfriends galore. But everything changes overnight when his sister dies, leaving him in charge of her eight-month-old daughter Delphi. How is he ever going to cope? Comic-strip artist Molly Hayes lives in the beautiful Cotswold village of Briarwood. When it comes to relationships, she has a history of choosing all the wrong men. Leaving the city behind, Dex moves to Briarwood - a much better place to work on his parenting skills - and he and Molly become neighbors. There's an undeniable connection between them. But if Dexter's going to adapt, he first has a lot to learn about Molly, about other people's secrets...and about himself.

©2013 Jill Mansell (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"A little bundle of joy changes everything in this quirky chick-lit tale . . . charmingly well charted." ( Publishers Weekly)

Don't want to miss a thing

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how it was based in a small village and you followed a few different stories.

Any additional comments?

This is a lovely story. Once I started, I couldn't stop listening. There were a few twists and turns that I didn't see coming in the story. All in all, another fab Jill Mansell book

Cute story

The story was sweet and somewhat predictable but enjoyable. It contains language that I was not expecting. Quite disappointed in that as it was totally unnecessary.

Fun listen

I enjoyed this book especially the introduction of several story lines connected to the main storyline. I thought the reader did a great job and I disagree with other reviewers who criticized the voice of Delphey. I thought it was adorable.

Great story about a whole cast of characters

Loved this book. It was both well written and performed. I loved that we were introduced to a whole host of characters and had several story lines to follow. I enjoyed that the characters weren't perfect. Everyone had strengths and weaknesses, confidence and insecurities. And I absolutely loved that everyone's story was nicely wrapped up by the end of the book. If you are looking for an easy listen that will make you happy and sad and then happy again, definitely give this one a try.

Good but not enough Karma

I have come to realize that the more recent J.M. books are better edited and therefore much more enjoyable reads, I would have given this 5 stars but I felt that a despicable deed was glossed over and the culprit got away without any consequences. It made me sick and I could not get past the issue nor feel any forgiveness for these particular characters, Because of that I felt that part of the storyline unrealistic. It ruined a huge chunk of the book for me. I also don't enjoy the pattern of minimal romantic interactions between the MCs. The narration was pretty good but art time it was hard to tell who was speaking/thinking because the voices are all the exact same. So unless the author gives direction on who is speaking it gets a bit muddied for a few moments.

great story, narrator issue

What aspect of Alison Larkin’s performance would you have changed?

I disliked the high-pitched imitation of the baby noises, very irritating. Other than that...its good.

Baby voice

Any additional comments?

The story line was pretty good but the narrator acting like the baby is awful! Hopefully on future readings she won't do those baby noises.

Sweet story

I liked the story and the narrator although I was surprised by the extremely loud “baby sounds” for one of the characters and screams that she chose to do. They were overly loud and unexpected.

nice narrator and story

First time reader of Jill Mansell and Alison Larkin. Nice story, nice narrator. Will look for more by both.

Such a Heartwarming Quirky Little Story

I love this book. The characters, the narrator, the story, all of it. Over the past few years, I’ve relistened to it 5 times.