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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Enjoyed it, got a little slow in the middle. But I love the idea of moving in with close friends later in life, living communally, creating a different kind of family and writing a different kind of life script.
This novel was left on the bedside table of my VRBO beach house on O'ahu Hawaii. I began reading it at Waimea Bay on a rainy day, and the vibes were AMAZING. I wanted to finish it so badly before I left (so I could leave it there for somebody else to read), so I read it in the car, on hikes, etc. It was addicting for the first half. However, it kind of fell off towards the end. It was less addicting, and even though more things were happening, it was not as interesting as the beginning. I feel like the author began writing it so strongly and then just wanted to be done with it towards the end.
The storyline itself is cute at first. It is about 3 best friends from college who fall apart and come back together later in life. I thought this was so fitting because I live with my two besties in college right now and I was in Hawaii with them hehe. But the descriptiveness in the beginning of the story was immaculate. I am a hoe for in-depth descriptions of the mundane. It makes stories more relatable.
The storyline itself is cute at first. It is about 3 best friends from college who fall apart and come back together later in life. I thought this was so fitting because I live with my two besties in college right now and I was in Hawaii with them hehe. But the descriptiveness in the beginning of the story was immaculate. I am a hoe for in-depth descriptions of the mundane. It makes stories more relatable.
This was my first Jane Green read and I enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed the characters and how their lives changed and came back full circle after 30 years.
I really enjoyed the characters and how their lives changed and came back full circle after 30 years.
Jane Green just keeps getting better! I adore the way she takes moments in her life and weaves them into stories that are so relatable and REAL. Old friends with secrets. Old friends with history. these themes run through all of our lives and it is just such a joy to find them here, so skillfully handled. Loved it.
I was reluctant to pick this up because while I am a Jane Green fan, I couldn’t even finish The Sunshine Sisters. This one I finished in a couple of days. It’s a fun story of three college friends as they drift apart and come back together throughout their lives. While predictable, it was still a fun, summer read.
Since I am about the same age as the characters in this book, I thought I would give it a try.
We have three friends attending university in England and from the first day, they become inseparable. This book follows their lives throughout school and moves along afterwards, including their careers, relationships, and the fact they’ve all lost touch in the thirty years after graduation.
Of course there is a HUGE secret that really plays the fourth character. Will the secret come out? Will it affect these friends?
Unfortunately, I found parts of the books a little repetitive and then it wrapped up very quickly with a nice, big bow. I’ve read the author’s books before and am familiar with the genre. So I know what the ending would be like. It just happened way too quickly after the rest of the story being a little drawnout.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and will continue to read other Jane Green books, but this one isn’t at the top of my list.
Thanks to Edelweiss and Penguin Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
We have three friends attending university in England and from the first day, they become inseparable. This book follows their lives throughout school and moves along afterwards, including their careers, relationships, and the fact they’ve all lost touch in the thirty years after graduation.
Of course there is a HUGE secret that really plays the fourth character. Will the secret come out? Will it affect these friends?
Unfortunately, I found parts of the books a little repetitive and then it wrapped up very quickly with a nice, big bow. I’ve read the author’s books before and am familiar with the genre. So I know what the ending would be like. It just happened way too quickly after the rest of the story being a little drawnout.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and will continue to read other Jane Green books, but this one isn’t at the top of my list.
Thanks to Edelweiss and Penguin Publishing for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
I really enjoyed listening to this. It's nothing outstanding- just a well-written, enjoyable and relatable story. A good quarantine or beach read.
I received this book as part of a Goodreads Giveaway.
I thought that this was a fun, cute read that edged on corny at times, but overall was quite entertaining. Three best friends, love, loss, re-connection... all the hallmarks of a good Summer/beach read. I rated this book 7/10, definitely worth the read and worth passing on to friends, but not one I'm dying to re-read.
I thought that this was a fun, cute read that edged on corny at times, but overall was quite entertaining. Three best friends, love, loss, re-connection... all the hallmarks of a good Summer/beach read. I rated this book 7/10, definitely worth the read and worth passing on to friends, but not one I'm dying to re-read.
I was beginning to feel like I was in an audiobook rut not enjoying many of what I listened to, but Jane Green and this book of her renewed my audio lust.
Green writes about three best friends from college (Topher, Maggie and Evie). We follow them from their time at university through periods of time in their adulthood. Maggie has always been infatuated with who they termed "Evil Ben". Ben was an attractive student at their university that didn't remember "snogging" with Maggie hence the evil nickname, but she still was always attracted to him. Evie was never attracted to Ben until one day when she agreed to kiss him during a scavenger hunt of sorts. One thing led to another and until that day, she didn't know what the big fuss over sex was, but she wouldn't pursue it further knowing that Maggie still fancied him.
Topher was always the faithful friend to both trying to find is niche in acting and a boyfriend that he wouldn't mind letting touch him. The three lose touch in their adulthood, but eventually find their way back to each other at a reunion and realize that it feels as if no time has passed at all in how well they get along. That is until some secret tidbits come out unexpectedly.
I loved the way all of the conflicts were actually tackled as adults and Jane Green narrates herself and does a fabulous job. Can't wait to read another of her novels!
Green writes about three best friends from college (Topher, Maggie and Evie). We follow them from their time at university through periods of time in their adulthood. Maggie has always been infatuated with who they termed "Evil Ben". Ben was an attractive student at their university that didn't remember "snogging" with Maggie hence the evil nickname, but she still was always attracted to him. Evie was never attracted to Ben until one day when she agreed to kiss him during a scavenger hunt of sorts. One thing led to another and until that day, she didn't know what the big fuss over sex was, but she wouldn't pursue it further knowing that Maggie still fancied him.
Topher was always the faithful friend to both trying to find is niche in acting and a boyfriend that he wouldn't mind letting touch him. The three lose touch in their adulthood, but eventually find their way back to each other at a reunion and realize that it feels as if no time has passed at all in how well they get along. That is until some secret tidbits come out unexpectedly.
I loved the way all of the conflicts were actually tackled as adults and Jane Green narrates herself and does a fabulous job. Can't wait to read another of her novels!
I love Jane Green, have read most of her books. The Friends We Keep was good, but that is it. I connected with Maggie, but the other two main characters didn't reach me.
I found it odd that we knew nothing of Topher's painful past until 50% or more into the book and then it was barely mentioned, yet there was much said about him not liking being touched, whether by males or females.
I also found it odd that Evvie willingly moved in with Maggie, actually thinking Maggie and Jack would never meet. Seriously? You don't think your son will come visit you? It was just the two of you for most of his life and you don't think he will want to see where you live? I also felt that Maggie's body issues were kind of skated over. Dexatrim, bulimia, etc., and then overweight in her 40s and 50s (for which her husband fat shamed her). No delving in to why she yoyo dieted and binge ate.
Maggie, I got. She loved Ben, made excuses for his drinking, and then was done. She is a nurturer and at some point, the nurturer gets tired of taking care of everyone else and needs someone to take care of her, and if there is no one to do it, she has to do it herself. She told Ben she wanted a divorce - that was taking care of herself. He died instead - so she felt guilty (as is typical of a nurturer "what didn't I do? what didn't I see?")
It took 10 days for me to read this, which is a long time for me, and tells me it wasn't what I had hoped it would be.
I found it odd that we knew nothing of Topher's painful past until 50% or more into the book and then it was barely mentioned, yet there was much said about him not liking being touched, whether by males or females.
I also found it odd that Evvie willingly moved in with Maggie, actually thinking Maggie and Jack would never meet. Seriously? You don't think your son will come visit you? It was just the two of you for most of his life and you don't think he will want to see where you live? I also felt that Maggie's body issues were kind of skated over. Dexatrim, bulimia, etc., and then overweight in her 40s and 50s (for which her husband fat shamed her). No delving in to why she yoyo dieted and binge ate.
Maggie, I got. She loved Ben, made excuses for his drinking, and then was done. She is a nurturer and at some point, the nurturer gets tired of taking care of everyone else and needs someone to take care of her, and if there is no one to do it, she has to do it herself. She told Ben she wanted a divorce - that was taking care of herself. He died instead - so she felt guilty (as is typical of a nurturer "what didn't I do? what didn't I see?")
It took 10 days for me to read this, which is a long time for me, and tells me it wasn't what I had hoped it would be.