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Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this title prior to publication. I was really excited about this book, as it explores themes of grief, race, family obligation, and self-discovery. I started reading and could not put it down for about the first half of the book. Maddie is engaging and thoughtful as she attempts to write a new life for herself. However, around the midpoint I grew frustrated with passages that read more like "explaining" or "telling" than showing - about sex, work politics, stages of grief, and mental health. It slowed the story down for me and left me feeling meh at the end. I did like the resolution of the story, but the writing did not work for me.

katechore's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

rayne31's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

prettypious's review against another edition

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4.0

It was a solid read. Typical novel well written but nothing extraordinary or that I would remember to recommend so it’s probably a 3 but I don’t mark Black authors a that low unless it sucked this book reminded me of Queenie maybe it was the main character but this main character definitely had more depth than Queenie and was more likeable. Overall the book was average-I don’t regret the time spent reading it, it was an easy book I read in completion on the flight back from Paris so a nice memory

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