Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

3.64 AVERAGE

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rdoose's review against another edition

3.5
emotional funny
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anmoore14's review against another edition

4.25
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
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mitchy1127's review against another edition

4.0
funny hopeful reflective 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
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sampinter's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny hopeful 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

abbookworm's review against another edition

3.0
She tried to do a lot but in doing so, didn’t do much. I laughed a few times and definitely was rooting for the Sullivans. But I feel like she touched on a lot of things and there was no depth and nothing was really resolved so I was left feeling frustrated.

bookcooklook's review against another edition

4.0
4.5 stars

books_plus_brownies's review against another edition

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

lauriebwhite's review against another edition

3.0
I would maybe give this one 3.5 stars. It was good but not great..nothing that really kept me wanting to read it.
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javagal's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

add24's review against another edition

3.0
Overall I enjoyed this book. The family drama with shifting viewpoints kept me interested and invested in the storyline. It was just enough relatable that pretty sure it reminds a reader of a family member or two. The author is a good storyteller who is able to weave generations of relatives and relationships into one story through the view points of the cousins and their relationships and the restaurant. .

One negative of the book is the overwhelming political distaste of the 2016 election. We get it, the author is dissatisfied as are so many, but we don’t need to hear it over and over again at random points throughout the book:…. Made it feel disjointed.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy.