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The Divorce

Nicole Strycharz

3.25 AVERAGE

nawcissa's review against another edition

1.0

Loveable characters: No

What the fuck was that all about

_enchantedtoreadyou_'s review against another edition

1.0

emotional 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

kayreading's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

SO MUCH ANGST!!!! My heart hurt for them the entire book. The flashbacks were a brilliant addition because they demonstrated how much they loved each other and what they had lost.

I would have loved to see a little bit more focus on Jenzy’s fault because as the author explains, they were equally at fault but the book really heavily leaned on Chris’ faults. I actually ended up feeling really bad for him because he really had no one in his corner. Even his parents didn’t side with him which was just not okay.

I will say, his behavior edged close to a stalker type behavior a lot and his actions sometimes gave me the ick but I never stopped rooting for those two!

masliabooks's review against another edition

1.5

She should have ended up with Moses lol. Chris is an a*shole

venusdagger's review against another edition

2.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marilynward's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked this book! I actually found it to be very thought-provoking and insightful. I especially appreciated the Q&A at the end that shed light on some common questions and themes. All the characters were extremely flawed. But, I think that is life and the book was a very honest portrayal of how messy relationships can be.

amberisalwaysreading86's review against another edition

2.0

I really tried to be invested in the main characters of this book,truly I did. I read it as part of a book club and was determined to finish it. (Which I did)
During the first few chapters, I had to repeatedly check just to be sure Meghan Quinn wasn't the author,because this FMC is so clumsy,quirky,and annoyingly neurotic it definitely could've been one of her characters.

The meat of the story is an impending divorce after two years of a sexless,demeaning relationship for the FMC. The problem with this scenario isn't necessarily the husband who is supposedly a demon in the sack,and who's just forgotten he has a smoking hot wife (which we hear about on REPEAT for the entire duration of the book)no...it's the fact that she's a quack who has made herself a doormat for 7 years,and is still surprised when he wipes his feet.
There is endless amounts of Other Man drama,a serious simp who *surprise* lets her walk all over him,just in different ways than she has been in her own poor relationship.

Now,I could deal with all of this and still try to find some redeeming qualities in the Main Characters to grab hold of and enjoy..but, the main problem I have,is the shocking lack of groveling in this book. Missed opportunity for sure! I'm talking,zero "I'm sorry's". Total denial for a good 80% of the book.
There are one or two anticlimactic smut scenes in this book that amount to absolutely nothing,and by the time it concluded,you weren't invested enough to care about the outcome of the relationship in question.
No real closure with the family members featured in the story. The OM walks off into the sunset alone,and he's never acknowledged or mentioned in any way again. Just plain odd...
Overall,I gave the book 2 ⭐ because it did have some humor that I enjoyed,and I can appreciate the attempt to write a compelling story about Divorce. I won't be reading book 2.