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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Libby Kindle. MMD SRG 2022. I really liked this book. I think the author did a fabulous job writing Merit and Jane. I can totally relate with Merit’s animosity towards her husband with him not helping out in the home. I really hope I am raising my son to do more and do better. I love love loved the ending.
Ok… as I sit here at 3am having finished the book… I have so many feelings!
This is not my normal genre but wanted to try something different and was not disappointed.
Lauren’s writing makes you feel like you are in the room with these characters.
I felt like I knew and understood everything Merit was going through. Really well written and just kept me wanting more.
I was so invested in this story that I just couldn’t stop! I have to say I didn’t expect that from a story like this but I am not complaining.
It was almost like a coming of age… but for Middle Ages people :) Truly amazing story!
This is not my normal genre but wanted to try something different and was not disappointed.
Lauren’s writing makes you feel like you are in the room with these characters.
I felt like I knew and understood everything Merit was going through. Really well written and just kept me wanting more.
I was so invested in this story that I just couldn’t stop! I have to say I didn’t expect that from a story like this but I am not complaining.
It was almost like a coming of age… but for Middle Ages people :) Truly amazing story!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I enjoyed this book well enough, however, it is a very rambling book. I wish the author had better linked the last chapter and epilogue. While this book is about coming to terms with who you are, the fallout and consequences are not explored in any way, making the book feel shallow and incomplete.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
I’m a sucker for any book with beautiful descriptions of San Francisco. Really liked her writing but plot a little thin/tropes. Men were completely underdeveloped trope characters.
Merit is a mother of two in her mid to late thirties throughout this novel who begins to search for who she wants to be. Her first steps is to jump back into her career she had left behind to stay at home and pursue art. When she lands a job, she is expecting to get a breathe of fresh air from the monotony of caring for little ones and her soul crushing marriage, but is surprised when she instantly connects with her boss, Jane. Jane is everything. She is smart, beautiful, confident, really good at her job and everything Merit wishes she could be. Very quickly, like a house on fire, she and Jane become close friends. Then over the years, Merit realizes she may feel for Jane more than a friend should... and perhaps significantly more than she likes her husband of twelve years.
I, like many other people who have read this book so far, am torn on how I feel about it. Lauren McBrayer's writing is fantastic, which is the redeeming quality for me in this book, however, I am not a huge fan of the story line. While I knew the book would be about her falling in love with someone not her husband, I wasn't ready for the blatant cheating and not feeling bad about it. More over, while it was said she loved her children, it really truly did not seem like it at all from 98 percent of her thoughts. I found myself wanting to route for Merit, but she left a bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to shake her sometimes but also help her to find her better self. I think everyone deserves that, but maybe not while ignoring your family and cheating on your husband?
Also, Merit and her husband, Corey's, relationship was absolutely atrocious. She mentioned maybe 1 time while she liked him when they got married, but besides that he was a real piece of work and not a great partner nor father. Their communication skills were simply horrendous... so no wonder she was able to fall so deeply for someone else. Truly, not sure why she decided to get married to him in the first place.
I'm giving it 3 stars because I did enjoy the writing, but didn't love the story line nor the main character. I would not pick this book up if you are triggered or sensitive to the topic of cheating.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for the copy to read this novel.
I, like many other people who have read this book so far, am torn on how I feel about it. Lauren McBrayer's writing is fantastic, which is the redeeming quality for me in this book, however, I am not a huge fan of the story line. While I knew the book would be about her falling in love with someone not her husband, I wasn't ready for the blatant cheating and not feeling bad about it. More over, while it was said she loved her children, it really truly did not seem like it at all from 98 percent of her thoughts. I found myself wanting to route for Merit, but she left a bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to shake her sometimes but also help her to find her better self. I think everyone deserves that, but maybe not while ignoring your family and cheating on your husband?
Also, Merit and her husband, Corey's, relationship was absolutely atrocious. She mentioned maybe 1 time while she liked him when they got married, but besides that he was a real piece of work and not a great partner nor father. Their communication skills were simply horrendous... so no wonder she was able to fall so deeply for someone else. Truly, not sure why she decided to get married to him in the first place.
I'm giving it 3 stars because I did enjoy the writing, but didn't love the story line nor the main character. I would not pick this book up if you are triggered or sensitive to the topic of cheating.
Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for the copy to read this novel.