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Hmmm. I think this story was supposed to be about a 50+ year-old woman finding herself after the recent death of her husband (who she was planning to divorce)? She takes off on a road trip after his death, during an estrangement with her aimless son, a sister fighting terminal cancer and a best friend also contemplating divorce (Hey, let‘s do it together! 🎉And no, I‘m NOT kidding 😳). She visits three different places (a CO AirBNB from a past 🔻
robinb happy vacation, a battered vintage travel trailer in AZ that her husband previously stayed in with friends and an artist-in-residence abode in New Zealand where her future husband stayed with his lover on a break from their dating). Thus the adventures begin. TBH, I almost gave up on this at least twice for nothing more than my dislike of the main character. I found her whiny, extremely obsessed with sex (just too much) and selfish and I 🔻 4mo
robinb actually had no sympathy/empathy for her at all. Along her “three key” destinations she squatted at all three locations without consent (Is that redundant? LOL), illegally replaced her car tag, and various other minor illegalities. The author felt like she was using this odd mishmash of a tale as an excuse to politically preach to the reader. And I was sorely disappointed with the epilogue which was 🔻 4mo
robinb totally out of left field and not at all satisfying. Just not for me. 2/5⭐️ (edited) 4mo
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bookandbedandtea Thanks for your review. I love the cover (I definitely judge books by their covers ☺️) and was drawn to this book because of it. I'll give it a pass now. 4mo
robinb @bookandbedandtea I also loved the cover (gorgeous) but was really surprised by the story and unfortunately not in a good way. 🤷🏻♀️ However (as we all know), to each his own…this will no doubt be a 5⭐️ read for some folks. 👍 So if you‘re interested, please don‘t let me dissuade. 4mo
dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
robinb @dabbe 😂😂 Thanks! It‘s always a bummer to do it, but I‘ve promised to be true to myself. 🤷🏻♀️ 4mo
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