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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
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
The Best Life Book Club is a women's fiction with a side of romance. Following four women who are all in transition period of their lives when a book club is formed to bring them together. There are strong personalities, witty banter and a slow burn romance that follows the entire novel. Overall it was a fast and easy read.
Thank you UpLit Reads for the gifted copy to review.
Thank you UpLit Reads for the gifted copy to review.
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Best Life Book Club is an endearing and heartwarming read. It is a story of found family & friendship, overcoming fear & moving on, falling in love & taking a leap of faith. I love books about books and this one did not disappoint with the book club meetings that I wanted to be a part of. The characters are all so different from each other but so fun and enjoyable in their own ways. Each character’s story was interesting so there were no parts of the story that felt boring or slow for me. There is so much happening in this book that I truly think it would appeal to every reader.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I finished this book, because it was a short and sweet read, but I definitely wouldn't read again. Four women, three whom are neighbors, form a book club where they read various (hokey sounding) books and also Jane Eyre. Karissa, who is new to Gig Harbor, falls in love with her new boss despite any build up of backstory or anything other than the most cursory interactions. Alice learns to drive again after a scary experience. Margo develops an app because she can't get hired after a layoff. Josie falls in love with a curmudgeon. This book maybe had promise but everything seemed half-fleshed out with weird Christian undertones. There were just so many FAST plot swings - Edward was cordial but not overly so to Karissa, and by the end of the book was declaring his love for her. All of the women wrote a book together and it was immediately picked up by Karissa's publisher employer and published.
Positive points for setting - I love Gig Harbor and now want to visit again. I also enjoyed Karissa's relationship with her daughter, as her daughter grapples with the ramifications of divorce. Alice reminded me of my old neighbor, who loved the energy of being around younger folks while dealing with her own life trials and tribulations.
I truly wanted to like this, but it just felt so incomplete, plot wise.
Positive points for setting - I love Gig Harbor and now want to visit again. I also enjoyed Karissa's relationship with her daughter, as her daughter grapples with the ramifications of divorce. Alice reminded me of my old neighbor, who loved the energy of being around younger folks while dealing with her own life trials and tribulations.
I truly wanted to like this, but it just felt so incomplete, plot wise.
What a nice feel good story about female friendships intertwined by a bookclub and the books they read.
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this story. It’s a bit predictable (some parts), but it was well written. I loved it.
Josie and Alice are sisters, Margot was Alice’s neighbor and Karissa just moved in. They start a book club, become friends and navigate life’s challenges together.
It helps it ends around Christmas time and we are just under 2 weeks away from Christmas.
Josie and Alice are sisters, Margot was Alice’s neighbor and Karissa just moved in. They start a book club, become friends and navigate life’s challenges together.
It helps it ends around Christmas time and we are just under 2 weeks away from Christmas.