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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
A woman returns to her hometown, broke and world-weary, and must face the consequences of the messes she left behind as a popular but cruel teenager fifteen years earlier. The teacher she falsely accused and got fired now owns her childhood home and, with the help of her ex-best friends, he’s determined to make her life miserable.
This book had a great setup and took full advantage of the plot to drive some deep character development. There are three generations of characters who all have interesting relationships and histories with one another. Their interactions revolve around jealousy, cruelty, and attraction (or the lack of). The actions of the main characters in high school follow them well into adulthood and shape a lot of their present day choices and feelings. There were some brief high school flashbacks but they worked well in the flow of the story.
Sugar Beth (the heroine) returning to town kicks off a domino effect of drama. If you like the "tortured, outwardly bitter but secretly misunderstood, vulnerable and noble heroine" trope, you'll enjoy this book. It was great to watch how Colin slowly loses his grudge and not only wants to protect Sugar Beth but push her to heal and become stronger. I thought the arc with Sugar Beth, Winnie and Gigi was especially well done and thought provoking. I looked forward to their scenes more than the romance, to be honest.
I didn't like how
This book had a great setup and took full advantage of the plot to drive some deep character development. There are three generations of characters who all have interesting relationships and histories with one another. Their interactions revolve around jealousy, cruelty, and attraction (or the lack of). The actions of the main characters in high school follow them well into adulthood and shape a lot of their present day choices and feelings. There were some brief high school flashbacks but they worked well in the flow of the story.
Sugar Beth (the heroine) returning to town kicks off a domino effect of drama. If you like the "tortured, outwardly bitter but secretly misunderstood, vulnerable and noble heroine" trope, you'll enjoy this book. It was great to watch how Colin slowly loses his grudge and not only wants to protect Sugar Beth but push her to heal and become stronger. I thought the arc with Sugar Beth, Winnie and Gigi was especially well done and thought provoking. I looked forward to their scenes more than the romance, to be honest.
I didn't like how
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Colin was so pushy about having them get married for fear she’d run away again. That and the surprise baby at the very end sort of made the ending a dud for me.
Everyone loves a reformed sinner.
Sweet, sassy, quirky, hateful/uncomfortable...segueing into mending bridges and happy glowy fuzzy feelings.
The guy, Colin, was really different than the average bear, but I grew to really like him and his lofty language.
A lot of times, things in the plot and traits of the characters didn't quite fit, but it worked to make the story more fun.
I just realized this review made no sense. ^^
Only two things I really hated:
1) I get so tired of SEP's adolescent POV's. They are really boring and stereotypical. She sounds like a middle aged mom trying to write like a teenager sounds to her.
2) Her present to Colin at the end? Seriously? That was so unnecessary and ridiculous. Not to mention her surgery at 22...ugh.
Sweet, sassy, quirky, hateful/uncomfortable...segueing into mending bridges and happy glowy fuzzy feelings.
The guy, Colin, was really different than the average bear, but I grew to really like him and his lofty language.
A lot of times, things in the plot and traits of the characters didn't quite fit, but it worked to make the story more fun.
I just realized this review made no sense. ^^
Only two things I really hated:
1) I get so tired of SEP's adolescent POV's. They are really boring and stereotypical. She sounds like a middle aged mom trying to write like a teenager sounds to her.
2) Her present to Colin at the end? Seriously? That was so unnecessary and ridiculous. Not to mention her surgery at 22...ugh.
I really liked the characterization in this novel. All of the reactions of the characters to the events that unfolds seemed to ring true to life. I also like how it followed many different characters rather than just the two main romantic characters; it even gave quite a bit of backstory so it felt like the town was real. Very enjoyable!
En realidad es una re lectura. Pero no dejo de admirar esta novela.
Icónico personaje el de Sugar.
Icónico personaje el de Sugar.
A Phillips that doesn't fit the pattern of her other ones. A cute, fun read that's perfect for a long session on the elliptical.
It was my first encounter with Susan Elizabeth Phillips' book. And I fell in love with it. I like the way she build up her characters and the way she told her stories. The dialogues are often funny and witty, yet the story is charming.
Loved the start. But the Hero was so horrible in the second half, he ruined it for me.
Recommend if you like:
- Small town drama
- Family drama
- Enemies to lovers with the heroine who was basically a bully, and the Hero; her high school teacher she got fired. (they still had a very love hate relationship in the end)
- Push and pull relationship
Recommend if you like:
- Small town drama
- Family drama
- Enemies to lovers with the heroine who was basically a bully, and the Hero; her high school teacher she got fired. (they still had a very love hate relationship in the end)
- Push and pull relationship
I knew going in that this has some uncomfortable subject matter, so I was wary, but wow did I get pulled in.