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eryn's review against another edition
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? No
2.0
reaganreagan0's review
4.0
3.5 rounded up. Quirky, funny, a little mysterious. A witty read with lovable characters and silly moments. Very predictable, not a ton of substance.
sbojo32's review
3.0
This Won't End Well is light and cute. Sometimes that's all you're looking for. The main character, Annie, tells the story through journal entries (although they read like a book just told in a first person narrative, complete with quotes and actual conversations). Annie has been wrongfully fired from her job (forced to resign) and her fiance has just decided to go to Paris for a month without giving her any advance notice. He also told her not to contact him during this time.
Annie, living with her mother, decides she's done with new people, which of course means new people come into her life. Harper, her new neighbor, could become... a friend? And Mo... well he's someone that takes her to a place that has the best Mexican food and the worst margaritas.
The story follows Annie and how she decides to proceed with Jon (her fiance), Harper and Mo. It's cute, it's light and it's funny. Annie is younger than characters I've read about in Pagan's other works (she's in her mid-to-late 20's) but it doesn't detract from the story.
Annie, living with her mother, decides she's done with new people, which of course means new people come into her life. Harper, her new neighbor, could become... a friend? And Mo... well he's someone that takes her to a place that has the best Mexican food and the worst margaritas.
The story follows Annie and how she decides to proceed with Jon (her fiance), Harper and Mo. It's cute, it's light and it's funny. Annie is younger than characters I've read about in Pagan's other works (she's in her mid-to-late 20's) but it doesn't detract from the story.
angschw's review
4.0
If I had to describe this book in one word it would be QUIRKY, and I love a good quirky novel.
Annie Mercer has what is probably one of the worst weeks of her life. She is laid off from her job as a chemist for false claims of misconduct against a colleague who just happens to be the owner of the company. Annie's fiancé Jon also decides to leave for France on a month-long sabbatical that does not include taking Annie with him. As Annie is left to pick up the pieces of her life, she evaluates old relationships and the benefit of forging new relationships.
I absolutely adored this novel. I found it to be quirky, witty and charming all at the same time. There were so many “laugh out loud” moments for me with the varied cast of characters.
This is the first Camille Pagan novel I have read and let’s just say that I will be picking up her backlist novels soon!
Thank you to NetGalley/Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read the ARC of this novel!
Annie Mercer has what is probably one of the worst weeks of her life. She is laid off from her job as a chemist for false claims of misconduct against a colleague who just happens to be the owner of the company. Annie's fiancé Jon also decides to leave for France on a month-long sabbatical that does not include taking Annie with him. As Annie is left to pick up the pieces of her life, she evaluates old relationships and the benefit of forging new relationships.
I absolutely adored this novel. I found it to be quirky, witty and charming all at the same time. There were so many “laugh out loud” moments for me with the varied cast of characters.
This is the first Camille Pagan novel I have read and let’s just say that I will be picking up her backlist novels soon!
Thank you to NetGalley/Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read the ARC of this novel!
lehughes19's review
3.0
Not sure why I even picked up this book because it’s not the kind of book I would normally enjoy. I listened to it on audio and thought about stopping a few times, but I’m glad I finished. At first, the main character majorly got on my nerves, but she grew as a person and was able to work through her issues. I respect that. Still not one I would recommend to people, but it was a fine, easy read.
samalvarez823's review against another edition
5.0
This was our Bookclub, The Chatty Southern Bookworms, March pick and it was perfect!
I really enjoyed the format, using emails and diary entries as a way to make the book more fun. I’m one that I like shorter chapters so, this played out well for me. more importantly though, I really loved the characters and the meaning behind the story.
One of my friends, who picked this book has been saying that she loves Camille’s books and I completely see why! I will be adding her books to my to be read list.
I think books like this are what will help get us through this virus. Books that make us feel, books that make us laugh and books that make us realize what truly is important. Everything else can just fly by the wayside.
So thank you Camille Pagan for an awesome read!! I highly recommend!
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I really enjoyed the format, using emails and diary entries as a way to make the book more fun. I’m one that I like shorter chapters so, this played out well for me. more importantly though, I really loved the characters and the meaning behind the story.
One of my friends, who picked this book has been saying that she loves Camille’s books and I completely see why! I will be adding her books to my to be read list.
I think books like this are what will help get us through this virus. Books that make us feel, books that make us laugh and books that make us realize what truly is important. Everything else can just fly by the wayside.
So thank you Camille Pagan for an awesome read!! I highly recommend!
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serinde4books's review
5.0
I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) through NetGalley. It will be published February 25, 2020. I received this copy free in exchange for my honest review.
This book is told in the format of letters/emails and journal entries written by Annie. Annie’s fiancé Jon has left for France for a month, and requested no contact so he can “get his head on straight” six months before their wedding. Annie is a chemist who just left her job because a co-worker sexually harassed her and is banned from the sanitation chemistry field for 2 years. Jon is a French teacher. While she is unemployed she is cleaning houses to make ends meet. Annie’s mother suffers from depression and Annie lives with her.
Annie is very pessimistic/realist, and her one-liners are very witty. Reminds me a bit of Fredrik Backman, whom I really like his writing g style. It even reminds me a bit of Holly Banks Full of Angst, where there isn’t really anything but daily life happening, but the characters perception and commentary is very enthralling for the reader and we are definitely engaged in the mundaneness.
For additional reviews please see my blog at www.adventuresofabibliophile.blogspot.com
This book is told in the format of letters/emails and journal entries written by Annie. Annie’s fiancé Jon has left for France for a month, and requested no contact so he can “get his head on straight” six months before their wedding. Annie is a chemist who just left her job because a co-worker sexually harassed her and is banned from the sanitation chemistry field for 2 years. Jon is a French teacher. While she is unemployed she is cleaning houses to make ends meet. Annie’s mother suffers from depression and Annie lives with her.
Annie is very pessimistic/realist, and her one-liners are very witty. Reminds me a bit of Fredrik Backman, whom I really like his writing g style. It even reminds me a bit of Holly Banks Full of Angst, where there isn’t really anything but daily life happening, but the characters perception and commentary is very enthralling for the reader and we are definitely engaged in the mundaneness.
For additional reviews please see my blog at www.adventuresofabibliophile.blogspot.com
moomin333's review against another edition
4.0
Camille Pagan does it again! I couldn’t put this down during a short flight and ended up consuming it faster than I would have liked. Reading her books is like having a satisfying conversation with a great friend. While I didn’t always empathize or understand the main character’s motives or emotions, I could see where Pagan was going with her character development (and she did have some satisfying turns!). I cracked up at the neighborhood listserv (NextDoor, anyone?) and lovvvvveeedddd the character of Mo. He and his family need their own book!
cheesehead_reader's review
3.0
Slow, awkward start but ended strong.
I had this out from the library months ago and didn't read it. I thought the cover looked cheesy and just held no interest for me. But when Anne Bogel put it on her summer reading guide, I decided to grab the audiobook and ended up liking the story much more than the cover. :) When this first started I thought this book was trying to be another Elinor Oliphant (which I loved) and I was not here for it. I almost DNFed it early on. But I continued on and am glad I did. Annie is a sweet awkward character that has quite a bit on her plate with her current relationships (fiance, best friend and mom) at the moment and then she goes and makes two more friends that may or may not bring further complications to her life. But Annie ends up working thru each and every one. Sweet book.
3.75 stars
Updating this to 3.5 stars. I enjoyed it after finishing but just two weeks later, I can't remember a thing about the story or the characters. Enjoyable but not memorable.
I had this out from the library months ago and didn't read it. I thought the cover looked cheesy and just held no interest for me. But when Anne Bogel put it on her summer reading guide, I decided to grab the audiobook and ended up liking the story much more than the cover. :) When this first started I thought this book was trying to be another Elinor Oliphant (which I loved) and I was not here for it. I almost DNFed it early on. But I continued on and am glad I did. Annie is a sweet awkward character that has quite a bit on her plate with her current relationships (fiance, best friend and mom) at the moment and then she goes and makes two more friends that may or may not bring further complications to her life. But Annie ends up working thru each and every one. Sweet book.
3.75 stars
Updating this to 3.5 stars. I enjoyed it after finishing but just two weeks later, I can't remember a thing about the story or the characters. Enjoyable but not memorable.
winglady's review
5.0
Although the ending was somewhat predictable for the genre (contemporary romance), the characters & situations were far more nuanced than expected. This was a quick, entertaining, and satisfying read.