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Not my fave, but also not my least fave of Moriarty‘s. Lots of dysfunction and I truly didn‘t care for many (any?) of the characters, but I did like the multiple layers of complicated yet realistic relationships. And Caroline Lee always does an excellent job with narration.

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

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A novel with deep character development. I cared about each unique character as they were developed by the author. Their separate struggles in processing a single traumatic life event. A read that leaves you cheering for everyone. Also interesting setting of urban Australia. I love traveling a bit in a good read!

#madness #volumesandvocals

Here are my June books for #roll100. And did I add any of these to my book spin list, no I did not. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Starting a new audiobook while working on a Sunday hoping I‘ll be home in time to watch the NCAA Women‘s Big Ten Tournament final.

#oniowa #gohawks

Another great read

Onto the next.

On my long TBR list. #ScarathonDailyPrompts #TeamSlaughter “Guilt” @Clwojick

Day 28 of #scarathlondailyprompts is guilt. I‘ve read six Liane Moriarty novels. I read this one three years ago. I always enjoy the unexpected twists in her tales. They are always hard to put down.
#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon

I really enjoyed this one! It‘s amazing to me how Liane Moriarty can literally write an entire novel about essentially one ordinary day, but still make it so interesting!
⭐️: 4/5

Until about halfway through this book was a “so-so” for me. But, the second half was gripping and the ending utterly satisfying. The characters are so flawed that they are unlikeable. Then you get to know them better and you realize that they are just human, dealing with the lives they‘ve been dealt. This book is about flawed families, marriages and friendships…in the end aren‘t we all flawed? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This was my #doublespin for October.

I hardly ever have caffeine this late in the day, but I make myself tea every #readathon to help me stay awake past my bedtime. (My dog has commandeered my blanket, and made himself quite comfortable.) #deweysreadathon #deweyoct #deweys24hourreadathon

Progress so far: 7 hours 18 mins of total reading time and 396 pages read. I‘m facing more distraction than normal at this point in the evening. Using AirPods & ambient noise to try to overcome.

Switched things up again and took a walk while listening to the tagged audiobook. Got in a mile and a half before it started to drizzle. Saw some neighbors engaged in something nefarious. 😂 My neighborhood is all decked out for Halloween. ❤️📚 #deweyoct #deweysreadathon #readathon #deweys24hourreadathon

Liane Moriarty is such a fine observer of human emotions and subtle reactions and is able to illustrate behaviours genuinely and naturally.
Although the amount of details looks a bit exaggerated, makes the reading slow and seems to be diluting the main plot, they all add up eventually to sustain the sensitive topics which are developed and treated with sensibility and realism.

If you know this author, you know that this will be a family/friends drama where a mystery/suspicious act occur in a neighborhood and that the outcome will impact everyone. In this story, something happened in a barbecue day that “all of them got something to feel bad about that afternoon”. A lot of secrets. It was ok, I enjoy this author‘s mysteries but they are more drama than anything. Vid is a peculiar character. Slow pace reading. 3/3.4⭐️

Work sucks. Audiobooks help. Happy Hump Day, y‘all.

Meh. This was not even a so-so for me. Too much going on and a lot of weird plot points that felt they were only there for some shock value. Not my favorite by Moriarty.

I love a mystery book,but this didn‘t do it for me. Normally I appreciate the detail put into the backgrounds of the characters but in this case I felt like it focused too much on them rather than the main plot,so much so, that the end “reveal” of the main plot events were overshadowed with all these extra side plots, that weren‘t really resolved? Too much time adding side details only to rush the ending of the main one? Not a fan, Sorry🤷🏻‍♀️

Loved the build up in this one and how it all played out within each family. Good story telling!

4 stars

#kindleunlimited #amazonoriginalstories

This was going to be a so-so, she does like a long build up and I felt it didn't fully pay off. But then it got better and some further revelations felt like more of a pay off. Still a bit overly long but her writing style does serve in keeping you hooked.

"This is a story that begins with a barbecue," said Clementine.

I got excited when I heard the postie, thought it might be a book I ordered. Turns out it's my professional magazine, can't possibly read that on holiday! So good old Liane Moriarty it is.

I honestly did not enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. Honestly, Liane Moriarty books might be better on screen because of the drama, than they‘re on pages.

@Cyndij82 thank you so much for my #litsylovefallswap 😻 I can‘t wait to snuggle up with these books and a cup of chia in my new mug! I really appreciate the hand sanitizer since mine just ran out so you saved me a trip to the store! Everything is perfect and so thoughtful and Zelda thinks so too 😹💘🎃

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

Half-day at work gives way to the PERFECT afternoon for porch-reading! 😍 #trulymadlyguilty #lianemoriarty

forgot to post. #3 Truly Madly Guilty

#BookSpinBingo

I LOVE ❤️ this author. I have listened to two of her audiobooks and I love her writing. I love the narrator‘s work as well.
This was a great read.

Have you ever been reading a book and you are just dying to find out what has happened? I am loving listening to this book but I am on needles to find out what happened at the BBQ.
😆😆

Overall this was a good book I‘ve said before that I LOVE Liane Moriarty‘s writing style, domestic fiction is probably my fav genre right now. Buuuuuuuut even though this was a “pick” ,this book frustrated me because of the huge build up for one major event and smaller build ups for side plots that were somewhat of a let down, by the last page I was left with a feeling of “that‘s it?”However, I will still say it‘s worth a read 🤓

A little slow, but I still enjoyed it

#2020Book30
I'm a big fan of "slow burn" novels that take awhile to build to the climax and have little elements of mystery sprinkled throughout. However, this one took just a little too long to get to the big reveal. Once that part was out of the way, the rest of the story was significantly more interesting as it was suddenly clear why the various characters were behaving certain ways. Overall, this was a great read and I highly recommend it.

I enjoy Moriarty‘s writing very much! It took longer 4 me 2 adjust 2 the characters & once they got 2 what happened @ the BBQ I thought “that‘s it?” but Moriarty handles the material well & manages 2 throw in some surprises @ the end. Her work is so readable & that‘s why this was a pick 4 me! I own all of her books after my trip 2 Barnes & Noble 2day! It may not be Big Little Lies, but if you‘ve enjoyed her previous books you will enjoy this one!

Finished this page turner in a few days! It was exactly what I wanted right now. A book I could get lost in and didn‘t want to put down. I especially liked the Type A characters 😂 I felt satisfied with the ending too which felt nice right now.

I‘ve decided to bail on my April #bookspin book. I gave it a few chapters to try and hook me, but I was never able to work up any enthusiasm for it. Just from the background of this picture you can probably deduce that I have way too many books to spend much time on one that‘s not clicking for me. I think since this one didn‘t work out, I‘ll give the #doublespin pick a try this month!

Here‘s this month‘s #bookspin pick. I feel, perhaps unfairly (?), unenthused. Anybody read this one?

I usually like her books but did not care for this one!! #disappointing #marchmadness @Eggs

The house was so big they could never find each other. “You need a map to get around this place,” Dakota‘s auntie said every single time she came over, even though she‘d been here a #million times and did not need a map at all. She even knew exactly where everything #QuotsyJan20

#libraryhaul Another great trip to to the 50 cent section of the library!

This is the third Moriarty I have had a chance to read. Another page turner. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#LibraryEBook

Why does Moriarty write books that I don‘t want to read but also can‘t put down? She gives me anxiety! 😅😂 I actually feel guilty, I had things I had to get done, and yet I couldn‘t put this book down! Seriously I tell myself don‘t pick up her books, they stress you out, and here I am again! 😬🤪

No better way to spend a Friday night.

Next read from one of my favorite authors!

Fun easy read. Like sitting on your back porch reading in the summer with giant sunglasses on. Very long, but the bouncing between timelines worked. Loved that you didn‘t know what happened at the BBQ until near the end.

Loved it.

I enjoyed this, however, the ending wasn't as good as I'd haved liked.