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storiesandstardust's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.25
jennabarricklo's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jackieo82's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
b5a2d1's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
maryganska's review against another edition
4.0
Ok. I have to say, I've now read two of Laura Dave's books this week, and I have enjoyed both thoroughly. After finishing another predictable Stephanie Plum novel, "London is the Best City in America" proved to be refreshing and well-written. The characters had more depth than most of the "chick lit" I generally read, and I was hooked the entire time I was reading it. Now that I've read both "The First Husband" and this book, I will be on the lookout for more things to come from Laura. One of my standout authors from this year in this genre. Also, she sent me a tweet this morning after my goodreads progress update pushed to my twitter account saying that she hoped I enjoyed her work. I have to say, any author who bothers to do that wins some points with me. Checking in on those reading your work keeps you humble and in tune with what your readers enjoy, and the more I read from other authors? There are certain ones who could take a page out of Laura's book.
mganska412's review against another edition
4.0
Ok. I have to say, I've now read two of Laura Dave's books this week, and I have enjoyed both thoroughly. After finishing another predictable Stephanie Plum novel, "London is the Best City in America" proved to be refreshing and well-written. The characters had more depth than most of the "chick lit" I generally read, and I was hooked the entire time I was reading it. Now that I've read both "The First Husband" and this book, I will be on the lookout for more things to come from Laura. One of my standout authors from this year in this genre. Also, she sent me a tweet this morning after my goodreads progress update pushed to my twitter account saying that she hoped I enjoyed her work. I have to say, any author who bothers to do that wins some points with me. Checking in on those reading your work keeps you humble and in tune with what your readers enjoy, and the more I read from other authors? There are certain ones who could take a page out of Laura's book.
k_cavacini's review against another edition
4.0
I heard about Laura Dave on Jen Lancaster's website and thought that I would give her first novel a try. I'm glad that I did. The characters are interesting and the story was compelling. My only request was that I wanted MORE; the book felt short and I wanted more development of the relationships between the characters. Overall, I liked the writing and I will definitely be looking for other books by Laura Dave.
klabenak's review
3.0
A somewhat pointless story about how everyone his secretly cheating on eachother because they’re too scared to leave what’s comfortable. Some good lines in there though like “you can’t finish what you were never meant to start”. If I had known the plot of this book before a read it, I would not have read it. But for what it was it was a fine journey.