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    Vince and Joy
    Vince and Joy
    Vince and Joy
    Audiobook13 hours

    Vince and Joy

    Written by Lisa Jewell

    Narrated by Leighton Pugh and Antonia Beamish

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    This poignant and literary story follows two individuals who met once, parted, and never quite said goodbye. Now, 20 years later, they reminisce on what could have been.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateDec 17, 2019
    ISBN9781666557954
    Vince and Joy
    Author

    Lisa Jewell

    Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.

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    • 5/5
      Stayed up late finishing this. I didn’t like it at first but it really grew on me. What a sweet story. Lisa Jewel is great at developing characters and making the story feel real.

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    • 1/5
      Lisa Jewell is a good storyteller but I’m getting tired of the way she seems to always categorize her protagonists into the “beautiful people” category while making annoying or anti-hero characters ugly and/or fat. I was excited to read this but was wildly disappointed by the lack of depth to the characters especially Vince.

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    • 4/5
      So far, one of my least favorite of Lisa Jewel's novels. Kinda wanted it to be over sooner.
    • 5/5
      I would have enjoyed an epilogue but otherwise it was perfect! I want a movie!!
    • 5/5
      Lisa Jewel is an amazing writer. She never disappoints and always leaves me wanting to listen longer. This is a great read!
    • 5/5
      Warm encounters. Sad decisions. Consistent characters. A good kind ending.
    • 5/5
      Love Lisa Jewel’s book and this one is full of endearing and loathsome but somehow intriguing characters.
    • 5/5
      Good but would've liked a little more at the end.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book a lot. It was funny, romantic, and a great listen.
    • 5/5
      Suspense to the very end. Another great listen from the author!
    • 5/5
      A real page turner! Would recommended to my friends at book club.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed every second. One star off for ending which felt abrupt.
    • 5/5
      I like the second part Waymore than the first part. It kept growing on me, And going deeper into the development of the Characters. I felt very engaged
    • 2/5
      Not my favourite Lisa Jewell book. Overall I found it a bit depressing, and stretched out.
    • 5/5
      You know how you watch a movie and see characters making unwise decisions, while watching you have to yell at the screen. How very bad decisions can take the better part of one life because you did not take time to see life will for each other. "No, don't go in there!" and "Don't trust that person!" but they don't listen to you and it doesn't work out well for them in the end? That's what reading Vince and Joy was like for me, except I was yelling "Don't throw away Joy's number, call her!" and "Leave the loser you're with and go find the love of your life: Vince," but they didn't listen to me either. And many years of Vince's and Joy's lives were wasted over misunderstandings and settling for second best when these two know fate has destined them to be together from the moment the teenage Vince got his first glimpse of a teenage Joy sunning herself near his caravan during summer vacation.
      Like with so many of Lisa Jewell's books, I get so caught up in the way that she slowly unfolds her story that it's just about impossible to put down. Jewell really knows how to add interesting side characters to the story she's telling; you may love or hate the characters, and they may have small or big parts, but they are fully fleshed out and are as crucial to the story as the main characters. In Vince and Joy, I absolutely love Julia and Bella, and Cass and her cat.

    • 4/5
      I enjoy most of Lisa Jewel’s books; some are so-so, and some are fantastic. This one is one of my favorites of hers. Vince’s and Joy’s utter obtuseness at times was both tedious and eye rolling, to the extent that it made me stop liking or caring about their characters sometimes , so I took a star off for that. Otherwise, a story well told and a nice, magical read that reminds me a bit of the spark that my husband’s and my unusual love story has.
    • 5/5
      A beautiful book about destiny and love. A winding story that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
    • 4/5
      I like this book but found it super frustrating hearing these characters constantly missing out on so much potential for love. Ugh and then it ended.