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Conflicted. It was a good read, the characters were great and I enjoyed reading the parallel story lines BUT the ending....although I was caught out, I kind of wish the ending didn’t turn out like that.

Still, good read for sure. Sped through it.

mugglemom's review against another edition

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4.0

Another wonderful, colorful, and character-driven novel by Ruth Hogan!! I'm going to follow her now because her writing brings me such joy. Her prose is vivid and controlled!! I went through many emotions - but not extremes.

This story starts a bit slow but the ending just left my jaw hanging! Love all the tiny bits of history woven thoughtfully throughout the novel.

I love love 'Sally' - from her potty mouth to her indelible read on ppl! Masha wasn't my fav character but by the end of the book, I see her role in the novel for what it is worth. I personally don't know a Masha (at this moment) but I know ppl like Masha throughout my life. Alice could have been ripped from the headlines of any paper on the planet - and I bet there are more Alice's out there than we know.

What the real wisdom is - life is no joy ride, never promised and just get on with it!!

Highly recommend!!

elderflower's review against another edition

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had a couple powerful moments (thank you kitty muriel) but didn’t live up to its gorgeous cover

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yasminmayat's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

3.5

sarahreadsbooks123's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

cheryl59's review against another edition

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4.0

I really liked this book, I wasn't sure how the author could follow her excellent first book, but this was very good. A totally different book to the first but it still had the laugh out loud moments as well as reducing me to tears.

shevvyrobinson's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.25

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