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I love the way this book came together. For some reason it was going slowly for me but I am glad that I stuck with it and the last part of the story comes together so beautifully. At its heart this is a story about grief and how we cope with it. Beautiful.
Excellent fast-paced and twisty thriller. I haven’t read J.T. Ellison before so this was my first time. This is about Brooklyn who is on a plane to Italy for what her husband tells her is an impromptu family vacation when their reservation gets rebooked with a connection. When they go to the connecting city, they board but he goes missing at the airport and never boards, so they get off the plane. And everything goes awry. He disappears, he’s taken all the money from all their accounts, credit cards are canceled. And she is stuck in a city she doesn’t live in with two kids. I don’t want to give away any spoilers. This is fast paced, interesting, and goes back and forth between characters and in time. If you like fast-paced mystery you will like this book! I read it on audio and it was absolutely fantastic. with gratitude to netgalley and Brilliance Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really really tried. I read 75% of this book and I just could not take it anymore. I know it was listed for the Booker Long list. I know it’s purposefully absurd and ironic and sarcastic and a bunch of other things but man oh man, it was too long on a concept that just didn’t merit this long a book, I’m sorry.
This book was a lot darker than it appeared at first. But I loved it. It was sweet and meaningful and really enjoyable to read.
This book was a rollercoaster for me! As Jamie goes through her memories and the songs that match with it, I lived so much of my own youth too as I grew up in the 90s and lived in NYC during Sept 11 and so many of the songs, so many of the places were near and dear to my heart. It felt like I was living so much of the relationship right alongside Jamie. I loved the way the story was told, i loved the characters and I loved everything about this book. with gratitude to netgalley and Tantor Media for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. I listened to this book on audio and it was absolutely excellent!
This is a very sweet story of healing. Even though on the surface Amber comes to Bend, Oregon to heal her body after a fight with cancer, she ends up healing so much more than that and healing several others around her along the way. Beautiful story in a beautiful setting with a beautiful message. Loved it. with gratitude to netgalley and Tantor Media for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. I listened to this one on audio and it made for a very lovely companion while I painted.
What an absolutely marvelous novel. Even though it took me forever to finish this, I loved every second I spent with this story of three people in three timelines whose stories of course weave together. There were some twists I didn’t see coming but the mystery was only part of the beauty of this book. The atmosphere, the characters, the melancholy that weaved through the whole book coupled with the beautiful and terrifying and larger than life nature of Alaska was the best part. Mystery, history, nature and more in this stunning novel that I highly recommend. With gratitude to netgalley and Ballantine Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Eh. this was not as interesting as i’d hoped it would be.
3.5 stars for the crazy twist at the end that really left me more confused than i expected. It was interesting but also i feel a little too over the top towards the end.
Cute, sweet read just when i needed one!
What a gifted writer Nina LaCour is…I loved every minute I spent with the story of Odette who is best friends with her cousin Delphine. Both of whom have secrets they can’t tell anyone else. As they make bold moves to leave their Creole community and move to Los Angeles, their lives diverge only to converge years later again as a result of a huge moment for Delphine. Neither woman will be the same again. As we follow Odette navigate her life and her choices and the consequences they bring, I felt like both wishing she were braver and having so much empathy for her and her fears around losing everything she loved most. LaCour’s writing is so real that the characters jump off the page and carve their place in your heart as the story navigates family, belonging, mental illness, black community, sisterhood, queerness and so much more. Angel Pean’s audio brought it to life beautifully, helping me connect to the story much more deeply. with gratitude to netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 totally readable. I loved listening to this one. It’s fun, it’s funny and full of moxy. |
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