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The Reset
A heart-warming story about starting all over again, for fans of Bridget Jones’ Diary, written by debut author Jasmine Dennison and narrated by Jessica Barden.
Sometimes you have to escape to be found.
Kate wasn’t expecting a proposal, but when Rob pushed the small velvet box across the table how could she not get her hopes up? Those hopes dashed by a pair of pearl earrings, Kate decides it’s time to hit reset on her life. This time next year, she’ll have the life, job, relationship of her dreams. But then Rob drops a he wants to move to America, for work, and without Kate. Shattered and heart-broken, her mum’s “there’s still time, if you get a move on”, her best friend Sonia’s engagement news, and – best of all – her seven-year-old niece Ottilie’s thoughtful suggestion that “Auntie K could borrow Daddy to be the daddy for her baby” do not make her feel better…
Leaving the pieces of her old life behind, Kate retreats to her sister’s ramshackle farm, where handsome handyman Dan is a welcome distraction. But it soon becomes apparent that underneath the idyllic surface, not all is as it appears at the farm – and whilst Kate didn’t go there looking for a new beginning, she might not be the only one to find one…
Sometimes you have to escape to be found.
Kate wasn’t expecting a proposal, but when Rob pushed the small velvet box across the table how could she not get her hopes up? Those hopes dashed by a pair of pearl earrings, Kate decides it’s time to hit reset on her life. This time next year, she’ll have the life, job, relationship of her dreams. But then Rob drops a he wants to move to America, for work, and without Kate. Shattered and heart-broken, her mum’s “there’s still time, if you get a move on”, her best friend Sonia’s engagement news, and – best of all – her seven-year-old niece Ottilie’s thoughtful suggestion that “Auntie K could borrow Daddy to be the daddy for her baby” do not make her feel better…
Leaving the pieces of her old life behind, Kate retreats to her sister’s ramshackle farm, where handsome handyman Dan is a welcome distraction. But it soon becomes apparent that underneath the idyllic surface, not all is as it appears at the farm – and whilst Kate didn’t go there looking for a new beginning, she might not be the only one to find one…
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Published September 26, 2024
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January 10, 2026
Good Story - but the audible performance was a little flat.
In short Kate's life is not going as she'd hoped, her boyfriend wasn't actually proposing, but moving to another country, her boss had a heart attack instead of promoting her, his son has taken over and treats her like the office junior and she constantly plays second fiddle to her older better and generally more accomplished sister!
The story takes Kate on a journey to find her Ickygai with some interested brownies, a poo covered vision board and blue hair!
It's actually quite a good storyline, but this was an Audible only book and the performance felt a bit like the narrator couldn't be bothered. I think I'd have enjoyed reading this one more.
*Edit*
I would agree with other reviews also, that the ending is very hurried, its a bit like everything that was culminating throughout the book was rushed into the last chapter and the epilogue.
In short Kate's life is not going as she'd hoped, her boyfriend wasn't actually proposing, but moving to another country, her boss had a heart attack instead of promoting her, his son has taken over and treats her like the office junior and she constantly plays second fiddle to her older better and generally more accomplished sister!
The story takes Kate on a journey to find her Ickygai with some interested brownies, a poo covered vision board and blue hair!
It's actually quite a good storyline, but this was an Audible only book and the performance felt a bit like the narrator couldn't be bothered. I think I'd have enjoyed reading this one more.
*Edit*
I would agree with other reviews also, that the ending is very hurried, its a bit like everything that was culminating throughout the book was rushed into the last chapter and the epilogue.
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July 11, 2025
I found The Reset to be an average read.
I listened to it via Audible as part of the Plus Catalogue, mostly having it on in the background while gardening, as it didn’t demand much concentration.
The premise had real potential, and there were moments where I was genuinely intrigued. However, the ending—where everything begins to come together—felt quite rushed.
It seemed as though the narrative either needed more time to allow the plot points to develop properly, or the first two-thirds could have been streamlined to give the conclusion the space it needed.
As it stands, the pacing imbalance left the story feeling somewhat unsatisfying.
I listened to it via Audible as part of the Plus Catalogue, mostly having it on in the background while gardening, as it didn’t demand much concentration.
The premise had real potential, and there were moments where I was genuinely intrigued. However, the ending—where everything begins to come together—felt quite rushed.
It seemed as though the narrative either needed more time to allow the plot points to develop properly, or the first two-thirds could have been streamlined to give the conclusion the space it needed.
As it stands, the pacing imbalance left the story feeling somewhat unsatisfying.
June 13, 2025
It was okay as something in the background while I cooked etc, but quite predictable and overly descriptive.
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