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This book was very sweet. I loved that they actually got to know each other and we could see their relationship grow.
The wrap up was so quick though!
Hm. 4 stars is higher than this deserves but I was along for the ride. Most of the book felt like a story of a bunch of busy bodies just sticking their noses in other people's business.
The epilogue wrapped everything up but I wish it had been woven into the story along the way instead of a “tada! Here's what actually happened!”
Totally predictable but a very enjoyable journey. I couldn't stop listening even though I knew what was going to happen.
This is such a silly and fun mystery book. It vaguely reminded me of Only Murders in the Building because the tone was fun, light, and had a focus on an unlikely friendship.
This book was super slow and I just couldn't get more than halfway through the book. Very surprising considering his other work.
I didn't finish this book, but what I did read I found hard to stomach. It actually surprised me how upsetting I found it, because books don't usually affect me like this.
Just to tell anyone considering this book make sure you feel comfortable reading about tragedies and terrorism (in a fiction book).
I didn't know what to expect from this book, but I was enthralled. It was not a standard murder mystery but more of a reflection of person hood, past, and motherhood.
I loved this book and the interpretation of a “second chance” romance was so creative.
In particular, I loved that Audrey and Josh ended up together.
This book was not for me. I expected to love it, but I just felt no chemistry between Nora and Leo. They went from acquaintances to love so fast. I was so surprised when they started throwing around love.
We didn't learn anything about Leo. He's beautiful, a great actor who doesn't think anyone should act, and doesn't know how to go grocery shopping.
He ghosted Nora after two weeks. I don't get what he brought to the table besides money and beauty.The entire conflict of the book was because Leo didn't ask any follow up questions to a text from a 10 year old. Then he weirdly (possessively) declared them married after they spent more time apart than together.
I'm glad I read Exes and Os first, because I did not enjoy this one. The FMC was very immature and I just wasn't rooting for the couple. I also didn't buy the whole “we must wait until August to date”.
There was no chemistry between the two main characters. I didn't believe they ever liked each other, let alone felt romantically about each other
Why was the book so convoluted?
The caretaker's father just happened to be the old love interest of the paralyzed mute patient? The patient was actually the (not) dead sibling of the patient? Oh and she wasnt mute or paralyzed? Oh and the house is on a crumbling cliff? And the maid is the surprise granddaughter? Geez.
I found this book very hard to start and get into, but once you get used to the writing style I really started to enjoy it.
This book just makes me feel all my feelings. The highs are high and the lows are low. I love Rachel and her story every step of the way. I listened to the audiobook and found myself wanting to turn down the speed just so I could prolong the experience.
I really like Rachel's Holiday (and it's absolutely needed to appreciate this book), but Again Rachel is so satisfying. It gives me a lovely feeling of nostalgia from start to finish.
This book was an interesting read. I was hooked to start, then lost interest, then hooked, then limped along to the end.
I appreciated the premise and the varying viewpoints, it just wasn't as compelling as I hoped.
The more I think about this book, the less I like it.
The book switches between infantilizing Georgie and empowering her. Georgie is birthday clown, but she runs her own business.
The book harps on her virginity and how she's Travis's friend's little sister, but Travis constantly calls her “baby girl” as an endearing nickname.
Her family doesn't trust her in the family business, but they are absurdly overbearing and overprotective.
The last conflict in the book also feels shoehorned in. The further along I got in this book, the less I liked it.
I loved this book. Although a lot of the plot was predictable, it was beautiful. My only complaint is that Ella was too young for me to believe she was irreplaceable by the political campaign.
I loved the slow development of Ella and Jamie's relationship. You could feel their love grow.
I love Mhairi McFarlane but this one wasn't my favorite. Mad About You seemed to glorify revenge and Scott felt like a quintessentially evil character. The relationship between Harriet and Cal was also instalove even though they didn't get together until the very end.
Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. I love Ruth Ware books so I bought the audiobook without reading the synopsis and enjoyed not knowing where it was headed.
I loved the relationship between Jack and Gabe but they were so happy and cute in the first chapter I knew he was going to die. (Perhaps not a spoiler for those who read the book synopsis)
Why didn't they talk to each other?!! Arrrrggggghhhhhh I was so frustrated by this book
3 stars because I love Mhairi McFarlane and the atmosphere she creates in her books. But the plot in this one was not my favorite.
I honestly wanted Rachel to get back with Rhys. I didn't like the emotional cheating with Ben and it made me dislike his character more. Rachel didn't have any growth, she never to responsibility for her actions. She did a shitty thing at work, never admitted it, and continued to pretend it wasn't her fault. And then she kept “innocently” trying to break up Ben's marriage.
I really tried to not be annoyed by the FMC, but I never got the impression that she wanted it to work out. It was infuriating.
The start of the book was the high point for me. The concept was silly but enjoyable to start but the characters never felt real to me.
I enjoyed Franny's best friends, they added some dimension to Fran. But I never really believed the chemistry between Hayes and Fran.
How in the world did they fall in love?! They barely dated.
I listened to the audiobook and although I enjoy Neil Hellegers as a narrator, I found his reading (or perhaps the book?) inconsistent with the description of Hayes.