I Want My Daddy

By: Casey Watson

Narrated by: Kate Lock

A 5-year-old boy, Ethan, is brought to Casey in the middle of the night after the sudden death of his young mother after a drug overdose.

Estranged from her parents, Ethan’s mum had been abused by her ex-partner, and began taking drugs to cope. Ethan is obviously lost and bewildered, and regularly wakes up screaming for his mum in the night. He begins to lash out at other kids at school and his behaviour becomes more volatile. When arrangements are made for Ethan to see his dad in prison, Casey recognises the name and face… It turns out she’s far more familiar with this case than first imagined.

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I am disappointed that this is not a freebie or ‘included’ book. It feels like a wasted credit as I struggled with the narration. The pace of the reading was illogical. At times I felt like I was at the library story hour! It definitely detracts from an alright story and good writing.

nice little twist!

For some reason, I very much enjoy listening to these stories! This one was no exception and even had a new little twist I haven't seen before! Thanks for another great book!

the narrator sounds drunk

it was really difficult to get through this. the narrators accents are awful. and when she cries/talks like the child it was like nails on a chalkboard