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Liane Moriarty

3.67 AVERAGE

lg_bna's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional funny medium-paced

karenrj's review against another edition

3.0

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I enjoy Liane Moriarty's books; like most other people, I was drawn in by Big Little Lies. She's good at plotting, although the resolution of this one was a bit hokey. I did read it more or less straight through. It's reminiscent of Megan Abbot's The Turnout, as it is about a tennis (vs. ballet) obsessed family, none of whom are actually top-flight, although they are driven by their parents' (and, to be fair) their own love of the game.

camilanak's review against another edition

5.0

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Eu estava com saudades de ser feita de trouxa pela Liane Moriarty e este livro atingiu todas as minhas expectativas.

_bethandherbooks's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

soniareadingbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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i really liked this, ending felt a tad unsatisfying
recommended listening: apple by charli xcx
3.5 stars

bbeneteau's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

thebeechbabe's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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

coralhels's review against another edition

2.0

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Nothing happens in this book. I appreciate a slow burn and that exploring the minutae of family life can be part of that, but for that to work the family life has to be interesting and at some point something has to actually happen. Which it did not. Nothing ever happens.

And the last hour of the audiobook was really weird and pointless - it was like in The Lord of the Rings film where everything was finished and then it rambled on for another 45 mins.

Did I mention that nothing happens?

counselforchaos's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

minerva1221's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No