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Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
4.0
I’ve never read this author before. I didn’t know she wrote In Her Shoes. It popped up on my suggested reads on Scribd and I read the synopsis. As a “larger woman” who doesn’t necessarily consider herself a larger woman, I immediately identified with the main character. I thought, going into it, that this would be a body positive fluff piece that would be lighthearted and an easy read. It was an easy read. It was body positive. But it was more than that. This book shows all women (especially we who could never refer to ourselves as “petite”) who can sometimes feel like we’re just stuck in some body, that we are SOMEBODY. We are no less because we are not what society deems ideal. Our thoughts, ideas, and lives mean every bit as much as the next woman. I just loved this book and I’m looking forward to reading more from Jennifer Weiner. You go girl!
The Dilemma by B.A. Paris
2.0
What a bummer. I was waiting to be shocked.....and then the book was over...and it never happened. Not only that, but I wouldn’t even consider this a thriller. It just made me frustrated and sad for the characters. Another reviewer said “family drama”. I agree.
I did enjoy the overall writing and the multiple perspective aspect. I’ll give it that much.
I probably wouldn’t be so disappointed but I’ve just read 2 other B.A. Paris books and loved them so much. I was expecting something along the same lines and that wasn’t what I got. So maybe I should blame my own expectations?
I’m just sad now.
I did enjoy the overall writing and the multiple perspective aspect. I’ll give it that much.
I probably wouldn’t be so disappointed but I’ve just read 2 other B.A. Paris books and loved them so much. I was expecting something along the same lines and that wasn’t what I got. So maybe I should blame my own expectations?
I’m just sad now.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5.0
This was on my TBR for Sooo long. It had mixed reviews from the book lovers I follow, and I wasn’t inclined to move it to the top of the list. That was a mistake.
This book was hooky like a thriller, it kept my interest to understand the connection between Monique and Evelyn. It was all encompassing in the same way that I found Where the Crawdads Sing to be. And enriching as well as inclusive a la The Hate You Give, albeit for different reasons.
All and all, I’ve finished this book feeling thoughtful and inspired. I’m left with a surreal curiosity for human behavior in general, and an incredible introspective narrative of my own life choices.
Five stars.
This book was hooky like a thriller, it kept my interest to understand the connection between Monique and Evelyn. It was all encompassing in the same way that I found Where the Crawdads Sing to be. And enriching as well as inclusive a la The Hate You Give, albeit for different reasons.
All and all, I’ve finished this book feeling thoughtful and inspired. I’m left with a surreal curiosity for human behavior in general, and an incredible introspective narrative of my own life choices.
Five stars.