3.86 AVERAGE


Did this book frustrate me in the best and worst possible ways? Yes. Yes, it did.

Did I consider giving it a 4-star rating because of what McBrayer did to my nerves in chapter 19 and the epilogue? Yes, Yes I did.

Did I immediately realize that I am actually a literary sadist and that this was the literary pain I've been needing to feel for a while? Yes. Yes I did.

Ps. I am not a huge fan of Merit and her metaphors, but I still love (and resent) the story.

hkime's review

2.0
slow-paced
Loveable characters: No
emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

isabellezaa's review

4.0
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
adventurous hopeful 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

jaydeewers's review

5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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daniellelardi's review

4.0
dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

feeling empathy for myself, my mother, and all women bc of this book. 

When I picked up my hold I was like why did I even request this it's just another infidelity/working mum does all the child/house care etc etc book... and it is. But I did like it mostly, zoomed through it. I feel the dialogue in particular it felt kind of true to life! So it was heading to a 4 star but then that bloody time skip at the end dropped it to a 3...
Spoiler Don't 5 years later me McBrayer, especially when the meat of the last third is who is she gonna pick? Show us the picking and fallout??

Thanks to @PutnamBooks for a gifted copy of #