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machadofam8's review
2.0
I liked this but didn't love it. I was not emotionally attached to Evie at all; I wished there was more with Mary Beth especially the second half.
ishevlin's review
5.0
Here's what's up: it actually kind of hurts to mark this book as "finished"! That's how much I loved it. Her characters don't suffer from contrived neuroses (I'm looking at you, Best New American Voices!), but they don't lie flat on the page either. Schappell writes deliciously intimate and truly inspiring, organic, non-gimmicky, non-cliche stories about cool, fun, complex women, and I adore her for this. Like with her other book, Blueprints for Building Better Girls, I'm left like a little kid wishing she would tell me just one more story before she goes... *sigh* I'll definitely be reading this one again and following this author for a long time.
lrn22's review
2.0
I liked this until the last story. It left me feeling disgusted with the whole book. I get that she finds meaning in her relationships with the men in her life but the sexualization of her interactions with her toddler was gross.
survivalisinsufficient's review
3.0
This book annoyed me a lot and I pretty much wanted to smack all the characters. I did finish it though.
rdreading9's review
3.0
Another 3.5. Schappell is so good at what she does & I loved Blueprints For Building Better Girls. So it was fascinating to go backwards & read her first book. What talent :)
spleenix's review
4.0
an excellent piece of writing that I very much enjoyed.
Some of the stories were better than others, but they all kept me reading.
Some of the stories were better than others, but they all kept me reading.
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