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Allthebookclubs
Two by Two | Nicholas Sparks
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Mehso-so

Sparks delivers another emotional story, but this one dragged on and on.I felt bad for Russ even when his whining made him hard to like.For such a long book, the other characters deserved more depth.Vivian will always be the villain, but I wanted more of who she was.I also would‘ve loved to get to know Marge and Liz.Emily is painted through rose colored glasses and I love the support she gave Russ, but she had no depth either.Book#77 in 2025⭐️⭐️⭐️

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DebinHawaii
The Husbands | Holly Gramazio
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#Read100

My first finished book of September, I finished this one for #FictionalTraveler #September #EnglishSpeaking & September #Roll100 #77 #AnyBOTM Overall, I enjoyed this one, although it drug in parts. The unique premise of an unmarried British woman who comes home after her friend‘s hen party to find she‘s married & her attic keeps “replacing” husbands with no end in site. Lauren made some choices I judged & thought over-the-top but ⬇️

DebinHawaii … then again, I don‘t have a husband-making attic so what do I know!🤷🏻‍♀️ Probably a 3.5 for me but it was fun & it is a debut so got me closer to finishing my #BOTM challenge. (edited) 1mo
julesG Your review is great. I'll bump the book up #MountTBR 1mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳Excellent!! 1mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
julieclair It certainly sounds like a different kind of read! Stacked! 1mo
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DebinHawaii
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I‘m pretty excited about my December #Roll100 books—the dice were good to me! Nothing too taxing for December & all of them ones I have been wanting to read for a while

#82: A Wizard‘s Guide to Defensive Baking

#76 Since #76 was read already in Feb, I picked #77 Any Series & chose the tagged book), third in the Saffron Everleigh Mysteries

#10 Sleeping With Friends

PuddleJumper They all look fun! Hope they are good 10mo
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Allthebookclubs
Before the Coffee Gets Cold | Toshikazu Kawaguchi
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Mehso-so

Another book club pick, the topic was Exotic Escapades. I guess time travel is the exotic part. No one goes anywhere and the entire book is set in the same cafe. The rest of my review is in the comments, buckle up I have thoughts on this very meh book.
There‘s no explanation of how the chair/ cafe came to be. Also, who is the ghost woman?! We are teased about her but then given NOTHING. And after the fourth story, it just ends. (More in comments)

Allthebookclubs There was no real connection between the characters outside of them all going to the cafe. Maybe it‘s because it‘s translated, but there was no flow to the writing and the characters felt like puppets. 1y
Allthebookclubs The first story where we have a girl crying over a guy feels outdated and forced. Beautiful girl with a geeky guy…where haven‘t we seen this before? 1y
Allthebookclubs The second story was more heartwarming and I wish there was more of this sentiment in the other stories. They were the least puppet-like characters. 1y
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Allthebookclubs The third story was again forced and somewhat cliche about expectations of the oldest child. And remind me why there‘s a bit about the gyno?! So weird. 1y
Allthebookclubs I liked the fourth story and I guess maybe it ties in the previous gyno visit, but again there‘s just no flow in the writing.
Wasted potential. Book #77 in 2024
(edited) 1y
rwmg You find about the ghost in the sequel 1y
Allthebookclubs Ooooh, good to know!!! 1y
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Allthebookclubs
The Villa: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins
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A twisty, slow-burn thriller. Great story telling once you get used to the multiple story line, multiple POV style. I love Mary‘s reclaiming of her story and her style of justice. Houses remember. Book #77 in 2023

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Kris10H
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Book #77
4.5/5
Another great collection of essays by the fast talking TV mom (and so much more) Lauren Graham. Count me in every time. A big part of Lorelai is Lauren herself, and I love Lorelai, so it's a win-win.
As always, when consuming celebrity memoirs, I recommend the audio book.

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Allthebookclubs
In the Weeds | B. K. Borison
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Mehso-so

The second in Borrison‘s Lovelight series, but not as good as the first. I really wanted to love this but I just don‘t. The back and forth chapters of sexual frustration between Evelyn and Beckett (the book is from their points of view) was drawn out and not very interesting. Book #77 in 2022

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bookaholic1
Judge & Jury | James Patterson, Andrew Gross
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#77
When you want to read a book, without having to think too much about it

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limada
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Bridgerton #4. I wasn't as attached to Eloise as I've been to other characters so far so I wasn't sure how much I'd like this one. Plus it started a but slower. Much more melancholy. But it ended on a high and got me all caught up in the story just like the others. #77-2022

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Danay
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22 #77 The latest in a series about the Perez sisters. It was fine…I kept waiting for something remarkable to happen and it really didn‘t. But it ended well and put me back In touch with characters I‘ve enjoyed.