B- Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviewsangsty / Contemporary / Humor / reunited-lovers / road trip / romantic-elements / Womens-Fiction6 Comments
REVIEW PART II Note to readers: While spoilers are hidden in this review, there are big ones under the cuts so click on the view option at your own risk. -Janine Jennie: Part I of the review can be found here. Back to the discussion! There was also such a ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviewsangsty / Contemporary / Humor / reunited-lovers / road trip / romantic-elements / Womens-Fiction3 Comments
REVIEW PART I Note to readers: While spoilers are hidden in this review, there are big ones under the cuts so click on the view option at your own risk. -Janine Jennie: Be forewarned, readers – Janine and I had *a lot* to say about this book. This was a very ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsaddiction / Alternate POV / Contemporary / dual-timeline / England / First-Person / France / friendship / mental health / road trip / second chance at love / sisters13 Comments
Two exes reach a new level of awkward when forced to take a road trip together in this endearing and humorous novel by the author of the international bestseller The Flatshare. What if the end of the road is just the beginning? Four years ago, Dylan and Addie fell in ... more >
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Jennie: I was alerted to the terrific debut The Flatshare by Janine’s review last year, and read it myself earlier this year. Janine gave it an A-, but I liked it so much I gave it a straight A, which is rare for me. When she suggested we review O’Leary’s ... more >
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She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor This book was a bit dense for flighty me, but it was also a very absorbing and informative history of the four women who attempted to sort-of-kind-of rule England before Elizabeth I. Those women were the Empress Matilda, who ... more >
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I was tempted to make a list of my favorites among the 2019-published books I read this year. In the end I decided to focus on my favorite 2019 reads (first time reads; I didn’t include books I had read / reviewed in prior years) without regard to their year ... more >