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goblinamelia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
jess_lovesreading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
theverybookish's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Listened to the audiobook verison.
eve_boobies's review against another edition
3.0
I struggled with this book quite a lot in the beginning. Until we got to her cruising days, it was all a bit boring, especially because it was at that point where the way she was writing about herself really bothered me.
Once we got to the cruising days, I certainly started enjoying things more, especially everything about Jane’s second marriage (it was really interesting to read about).
This book gave me a nice little peek into the life of Jane and I enjoyed my experience (or at least the latter half). I even had a little cry which surprised me.
Once we got to the cruising days, I certainly started enjoying things more, especially everything about Jane’s second marriage (it was really interesting to read about).
This book gave me a nice little peek into the life of Jane and I enjoyed my experience (or at least the latter half). I even had a little cry which surprised me.
thomas_ryan04's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
As a fan of her Channel 5 series, I decided to read Jane McDonald's "Riding the Waves" to discover more about Jane's roots and how she landed the roles she did in her career. The detail about Jane's early years in music and performing are detailed fantastically, and I really felt that the book allows you to get to know Jane on a more "personal level" so to say.
However, the one downfall of this book (and the reason I didn't give it 5 stars) is that the details about Jane's later steps in her career are not as well documented and sort of, brushed over, let's say. Though there is detail about her life post-'The Cruise', I would have liked a bit more information about the cruises and the opportunities she received via her 'Cruising with...' series. Instead, we find out a lot about her 'Loose Women' career instead.
Nevertheless, a great read and a deserving 4 stars.
However, the one downfall of this book (and the reason I didn't give it 5 stars) is that the details about Jane's later steps in her career are not as well documented and sort of, brushed over, let's say. Though there is detail about her life post-'The Cruise', I would have liked a bit more information about the cruises and the opportunities she received via her 'Cruising with...' series. Instead, we find out a lot about her 'Loose Women' career instead.
Nevertheless, a great read and a deserving 4 stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
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