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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
emotional
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
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
The name of the book caught my attention and I was excited to read it. I read some other reviews and I feel like those were right. The friends, at times, were very harsh and mean to one another. I thought that Celeste’s husband, Wade, was very mean and cruel to her. The ending of the book rubbed me the wrong way. Saying that he left her to get her attention and didn’t really mean to initiate a divorce and for them to get back together wasn’t heartwarming for me. The only relationship that made me feel happy was Toni and Kent and even Yasmeen and Darryl in the end. Overall, it was an okay read. The ending seemed kind of rushed. My happiest moment reading is when Celeste went to therapy for herself
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A little too much going on in all the characters' personal lives for me to handle at this particular moment. It is well written and I *want* to like it, but it is not for me right this moment.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I really wanted to like this book - four best friends with a motto of "We never miss book club" work toward opening a bookstore together. While I loved all the references to bookish culture (Libby! blankets! cozy reads!), there was just too much other stuff going on.
It's a lot to follow four main characters and I felt the book was driven by numerous outlandish external conflicts at the expense of getting to really know the characters and seeing them experience personal growth.
Things that happened to the characters:
It's a lot to follow four main characters and I felt the book was driven by numerous outlandish external conflicts at the expense of getting to really know the characters and seeing them experience personal growth.
Things that happened to the characters:
- carjacking plus hate crime
- winning the lottery
- sick child
falling for a grifter's scam secret adoption gambling father infertility abortion guilt teenage felony online stalker and blackmailer bad investments
I was looking for a compelling emotional story of friendship and books, and unfortunately this was not it.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes