Faking It

By: Portia MacIntosh

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's Summary

The perfect house, the perfect husband and the perfect life...or is she just faking it? 

Life has been a bit of a rollercoaster for Ella. Growing up as the 'less successful' identical twin to her 'perfectly successful' sister, Emma, has left her feeling isolated, inadequate and let's face it...a little bitter.

When Emma unexpectedly reaches out to Ella in a time of need, Ella suddenly finds herself with the opportunity to fill in for her sister and experience how the other half live.

But as Ella navigates the world of gossiping mothers, rebellious teens and trying to play the model housewife (not to mention avoiding the temptation of attractive men at the school gates...), will she discover that all is not always as it seems on the other side? 

Discover the brilliantly funny new romantic comedy from top 10 best seller Portia MacIntosh. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Sophie Ranald and Lindsey Kelk.

©2021 Portia MacIntosh (P)2021 Boldwood Books

Sheer Delight

This is a delightful story! A thoroughly enjoyable - and not entirely predictable - ride. I arrived at the end with a pang of “It can’t be over!” And a sense of loving the village quirks and the protagonist characters. I’ll miss them! The dialogue is especially well-written and believable.

Fun, light story, great narrator

This is my second book by Portia MacIntosh and she writes sweet stories that are fun to listen to. The narrator, Karen Cass does a first class job, it makes such a difference.

Didn't love this one

I have read (listened to, more accurately) several of Portia Macintosh's books recently and really enjoyed them. This one has some of the best reviews but it really didn't work for me. It felt like a grown up version of Amelia Bedelia in its antics and it made it hard to like the main character. Without spoiling a ton of things, I can't really elaborate much more than to say that for someone who claimed to care about and be trying hard at various things, Ella sure does have a knack for making a mess of practically everything she touches. She's impulsive, undisciplined (lazy?), and reckless. I appreciated her genuine care for others, and intuition for people, and I did like her growth by the very end, but it took a lot of casualties to get there. Didn't like her sister at all or really almost anyone in the village, except the kids, Rich, and Marco. All of that made it hard to get through. I honestly considered giving up a few times, which I certainly did not even remotely contemplate with the others I've read from PM. I would not personally recommend this one. Narration was excellent as usual.

One of the best audible books ever!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was funny, well written and the narrator was awesome!

I really enjoyed this!

My first Portia Macintosh book and I look forward to another. Clever and funny and a great listen.

It was a great book.

I enjoyed the humor and the seriousness of this book. The characters were fun to watch develop. It started out a little funny but a little sad too. It was just a very good book.

Great listen!

I really enjoyed this book and Portia MacIntosh is quickly becoming a favorite author. This is a feel good book with laugh out loud moments and a touching moral. ❤️

Loved this!!

Loved this book. I am going to listen to it again cause I can’t get enough of it.

What a story twist!

A story that takes a twist right from the beginning and keeps you hooked until the last sentence!

A rom-com and more

This story is a fun little romantic comedy but so much more. Family dynamics, growing up, finding oneself and forgiveness are all rolled in. I found it to be engaging and a fun listen.

Great story

Absolutely brilliant , great story , great characters . Clever twist and some really funny moments . Listened to it over two days and as per usual Karen class really brings the narrative abs characters to life

love this

I really enjoyed this book and I love the narrator.
I've listened to a few of this authors books now, they're very easy to follow from the beginning, some predictable parts but also little twists thrown in. I love the character's in this book, Ella is awesome.
After not seeing her identical twin sister Emma for years it is a shock to her when she rings her to ask a huge favour, she is not wrong when she says HUGE!
I have sniggered a few times, nearly got emotional once or twice too. I definitely recommend this, i enjoyed it from the first page to the last!

Brilliant

Loved this book. And the narrator was excellent. It was funny whilst being caring and plausible at the same time. This is my first read by this author, but definitely won't be my last

Fabulous!

After thinking that I’ve exhausted all the great books in this genre I stumble upon this book :) .. fabulous! Loved it , very well written & beautifully narrated. Highly recommend x

Fab Story

I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down
The narrator was excellent
I thought from the description it might be a formula driven book but I was wrong it was a brilliant heart warming story that kept me page turning
This was the first book of this author I had read and will definitely look for more!

Light, funny totally relatable

Loved the book- light humorous and not a minute when you are bored. The narration is fantastic… Great characterization…

Great, funny, upbeat and believable!

Really enjoyed this book. Went on the journey and enjoyed the adventure. Not overwhelmingly difficult to remember the characters, great story wasn’t expecting the ending. Now looking for other books by this author. Even the narrator had good voice too which was refreshing.

Brilliant !

I do go through phases of nothing but romance comedies - if that’s what they are called .
This one was brilliant ! Very different story line with a nice happy ending.
Really enjoyed t and have instantly sort out another book by the author.

Fun story

What a wonderful story with family dynamics and fitting in.
You just want to keep listening.

Glad I Chose it!

I was a bit undecided whether this book was for me but I loved it, funny in parts, touching & a bit sad in others. Overall a great listen. Love the narrator too!