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clare chambers does such a good job of evoking the time and place of 1950s london, i very much enjoyed the mundane details of everyday life and think it was the strong point of this book.

i really enjoyed the first half but felt like as jean got more and more derailed from her original goal, so did the plot. i found gretchen to be the most interesting and fun character to read about so when she was less involved that was lost.

i’m not as angry about the ending as other people seem to be lol, but it did feel weirdly forced in and not in-keeping with the rest of the book, and if you have to explain it in an afterword does it actually work all that well? like, if i just hadn’t read that, i’d have a very different idea of how this book ended

i also have weird beef with the cover for not portraying the vibe of the book ? but oh well lol

henriette_kiel's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lauzz's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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