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A review by paperbacksandpaws
The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5/5 🌟
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"Not all mysteries are meant to be solved. Not all secrets are meant to be told."
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" 'Neither of us is going to jail, you ninny. One day we’ll be sweet little old ladies and we’ll probably forget that it didn’t happen the way we said it did.’
‘I can’t imagine us as sweet little old ladies.’
'It does seem unlikely.' "
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I'm enjoying going through Liane Moriarty backlist audiobooks on the Libby app. Nine Perfect Strangers, Apples Never Fall, Truly Madly Guilty, and The Husband's Secret were all very good on audio. This one did not disappoint either!
The Last Anniversary is one of her older novels, almost 20 years ago now! It's about a small secluded island where generations of a family have lived, many secrets, postpartum depression, and a single woman who inherits a house on the island from her ex-boyfriends aunt. It's drama filled mystery fun! (Full summary on second image)
I really enjoyed it but I'll be honest I knocked off a point because i could not stand the very monotone narrator (but I really wanted to know what was happening so i could going with it). I don't think her other books had that narrator, they were good. She was... Well not so good imo.
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"Not all mysteries are meant to be solved. Not all secrets are meant to be told."
....................
" 'Neither of us is going to jail, you ninny. One day we’ll be sweet little old ladies and we’ll probably forget that it didn’t happen the way we said it did.’
‘I can’t imagine us as sweet little old ladies.’
'It does seem unlikely.' "
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I'm enjoying going through Liane Moriarty backlist audiobooks on the Libby app. Nine Perfect Strangers, Apples Never Fall, Truly Madly Guilty, and The Husband's Secret were all very good on audio. This one did not disappoint either!
The Last Anniversary is one of her older novels, almost 20 years ago now! It's about a small secluded island where generations of a family have lived, many secrets, postpartum depression, and a single woman who inherits a house on the island from her ex-boyfriends aunt. It's drama filled mystery fun! (Full summary on second image)
I really enjoyed it but I'll be honest I knocked off a point because i could not stand the very monotone narrator (but I really wanted to know what was happening so i could going with it). I don't think her other books had that narrator, they were good. She was... Well not so good imo.