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beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
Gwyn Huntington is getting ready to throw the most important party of her life…her divorce party! Yes you hear me right…a divorce party. It is like a tradition to host one, when your divorce is final. It is like freeing yourself of the old and saying I am ready to take on the world again. Someone who can’t understand what Gwyn is going through is Gwyn’s soon to be daughter in law, Maggie Mackenzie.
Maggie has found the man of her dreams and his name is Nate. He comes from a wealthy family. She is ready to settle down. She hopes to make a good impression on Nate’s parents. Maggie won’t have to worry about that as Gwyn is busy preparing to start a new chapter in her life.
I like how each chapter alternates between Gwyn and Maggie. At first Maggie seemed a little shy and out of her element, being around Nate’s parents but as the story progressed she came out of her shell. Each woman comes from different aspects of life but really when you really get down to it, they are more alike then they thought. They are both just looking for someone to love them. I would categorize The Divorce Party as a chick-lit. It has all the qualities of one..humor, fun, female bonding, togetherness, and a book that you and your girlfriends can discuss with each other.
Maggie has found the man of her dreams and his name is Nate. He comes from a wealthy family. She is ready to settle down. She hopes to make a good impression on Nate’s parents. Maggie won’t have to worry about that as Gwyn is busy preparing to start a new chapter in her life.
I like how each chapter alternates between Gwyn and Maggie. At first Maggie seemed a little shy and out of her element, being around Nate’s parents but as the story progressed she came out of her shell. Each woman comes from different aspects of life but really when you really get down to it, they are more alike then they thought. They are both just looking for someone to love them. I would categorize The Divorce Party as a chick-lit. It has all the qualities of one..humor, fun, female bonding, togetherness, and a book that you and your girlfriends can discuss with each other.
wonder_in's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-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
4.75
kreadtin's review against another edition
3.75
This was ok. It wasn’t super memorable, but I do have some stand-out lines that really resonated with me and my own situation. I feel a little mirrored to Gwyn and could understand how she felt and what was going on with her and Thomas.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
3.0
Eh. I mean, I liked the setting and the characters - and it was an interesting concept. But there just wasn’t enough meat here to make this that good.
[PopSugar Challenge 2023: a book about divorce]
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[PopSugar Challenge 2023: a book about divorce]
Read flying to Aswan from Cairo, and between Aswan & Abu Simbel.
emilyisreading2024's review against another edition
3.0
Based on the title and the cover, I expected this to be a light and fluffy "chick lit" type book. I don't mean that to be disparaging; I like that type of book sometimes. In any event, I was surprised to find that this book was more serious and thoughtful than I had imagined it would be. I really enjoyed the stories of both Gwn and Maggie. I thought it was a little unlikely that Nate would try to hide so much, but maybe I'm just naive. I liked reading about the women's internal struggles and their decision-making processes. This was my favorite passage: "You can do the work to honor what you created, or you don’t. But if you don’t, you get to the same point with the next person, don’t you? You get to the same point, the same questioning, until you push through it. Until you are brave enough to not expect anyone else to see in you what you can’t see in yourself."
k_cavacini's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed The Divorce Party I didn't like it as much as Dave's previous novel, London is the Best City in America. I didn't feel as interested in the characters or as involved in the story. I still enjoy Dave as an author and will definitely read other books by her.
pinksy's review against another edition
2.0
Sadly this book was no where near as good as I’d hoped for.
It just didn’t grip me and there were too many characters and things going on, I just didn’t feel like it tied together well. Real shame
It just didn’t grip me and there were too many characters and things going on, I just didn’t feel like it tied together well. Real shame