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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
Brought back memories of COVID and what we were all doing and the choices we made for ourselves and our families at that time.
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the first half or so, but when things took a turn it lost me. Also not sure I’m ready yet to read about covid
Favorite quote from the book: “If you were the person I loved, I’d want you as far away as possible so that I could battle the monsters and not worry about you getting hurt.”
Favorite quote from the book: “If you were the person I loved, I’d want you as far away as possible so that I could battle the monsters and not worry about you getting hurt.”
Oh this book had promise! If the story had focused on the relationship quandaries and growth, it would have been SO interesting! Sidestep the fact that maybe I still have a little PTSD from Covid years, it still could have been okay. But instead, Jodi interlaced all the biased, political nonsense of those Covid years into this story---all the nonsense we are still trying to recover from. It felt so agenda-laden, which was a maaaaajor detraction from the goodness of the story, even if Diana is the most self-absorbed, unlikable, annoying character ever. 2 stars feels generous for this book. It was painful to get through even with some skimming. Not sure I’ll read a Jodi Picoult again.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Well done. I'm glad she tackled the pandemic and told the stories.