A Desirable Residence: A Novel of Love and Real Estate Audiobook

" Not Wickham's greatest work by any means. Most of the characters are difficult to like, and even the few nice ones, like Ginny, end up being bitches. That would be okay if her moment of evil had been solved, but no- it was left hanging horribly. The book had a terrible ending. It was still an okay read, because of Wickham's easy-to-read writing style, but I was deeply dissatisfied. "

" Very different story from what I am used to. The characters were well-written and the story line was interesting. Not my favorite, but an enjoyable read. "

" Quite funny, but the ending was too abrupt. "

" I feel like this book was so abruptly ended with no real tying up of loose ends. The characters were very one-dimensional. "

" Not one of my favorites by Madeline Wickham/Sophie Kinsella. Abrupt ending, too many plot lines. Clearly, she improved on her writing greatly as time has gone on. "

" Compared to other Kinsella/Wickham titles, this one was a disappointment. "

" Meh. Loathsome characters. Undeveloped plot. I'm surprised I finished it to be honest. "

" Typical Kinsella/Wickham. Beach reading at its finest. "

" Not really all that engaging. "

" This book was really not very good. It was boring. I started reading it a while back and put it down. Then I decided to try it again. Her books written as Sophie Kinsella are so much better than her books under her real name. I'm glad I'm done with it. "

" Her books are always a fun, quick read, but this one didn't seem to have a real ending. It just kind of gave up toward the end. "

" So disappointed with the ending. I don't know why I keep giving this author a try. She's written a few that I raved about but lately everything I pick up I only finish because of those past books. Again, highly disappointed. "

" Not her best work but still enjoyable. "

" i didn't like any of the women characters expect for Alice. The books she writes under this name are so different then her other books. NOt bad books but not the best either. "

" Perfect summer read: engaging, funny, and provides excellent fodder for conversation "

" I don't think I like Wickham's style compared to Kinsella. The story was ok, no high drama. It focuses on several couples seemingly trying to keep up with the Joneses. Avoid this snoozer! "

" This book was a huge disappointment for me. I just found it lacked a good story-line and so it was kind of a time waster. "

" Not my favorite from Madeleine Wickham, but I haven't put it away yet. "

" I liked this book. First I'm reading anything by Wickham. Plot simple, dialogue was down-to-earth, but what I liked the most was the characters. They were real, like someone you know, or someone you can identify with. "

" Ok book. Disappointed at end. Left me hanging. "

" awful. there wasn't a single likeable character, expect maybe Daniel but he was secondary. it was a chore to finish reading it "

" haven't yet finished this book. i'm taking a long break. i'm not enjoying the characters very much. "

" Based on Kinsella/Wickham's other books, this was not my favorite. Not terrible, but not all that exciting. Easy enough read. "

" I did not particulary like this book....for me it was kinda dragged out....I love her shopaholic books under the name Kinsella, Sophia...thought I would try these also "

" A waste of time, she's one of y favorite authors but this book was really bad! "

" This book was really not very good. It was boring. I started reading it a while back and put it down. Then I decided to try it again. Her books written as Sophie Kinsella are so much better than her books under her real name. I'm glad I'm done with it. "

" Pretty cute... light reading for a weekend afternoon. The end was a bit weird, no real conclusion for the characters. I'll probably read this again. "

" Worst MW book I've ever read. "

" BLech! Don't bother with this one. I usually love Madeleine Wickham, but I'm not sure what she was thinking with this book. I hated the characters....pretty much all of them, except Jonathan and Alice. "

" It was about a 2 1/2. It wasn't 'bad', but nothing exciting happened in the whole book. Several times I almost thought, 'why read it?' but I did finish it. Nothing profound, shocking, or even memorable really occured. Kinda blah. "

" I am hoping this gets better. 140 pages in and still waiting...2 stars unless this gets better...The final verdict: 2 stars. What a shame, I so enjoyed her shopaolic series. Meh... "

" Enjoyable with a somewhat unexpected ending. "

" This wasn't bad, and much lighter than the last book I read. That said, I still expect my fluff reads to have an ending. It feels like a few chapters were cut out of the book. "

" I had a hard time getting into this book and finishing it. It wasn't nearly as good as some of her others and I didn't enjoy the ending. "

" I enjoyed it, and it eventually built up enough steam to keep my interest. But not even close to as good as some of her later writing. "

" Typical Kinsella/Wickham. Beach reading at its finest. "

" Couldn't get into it and didn't finish, only got a few chapters in. "