so-soThis was PURE #MiseryPorn 🥺Just relentless nonstop trauma after trauma. I did learn a lot about early US Western history. Julia Whelan, while a stellar reader, has a very distinct tone and sadly all her books/characters sound exactly the same. So while she‘s Elsa in this book, I was still hearing the voices of Poppy & Alex from People We Meet on Vacation. The author‘s note was interesting, comparing Dust Bowl to Covid & idea of resilience.
TrishB I gave up on Hannah books a while ago. Realised they weren‘t for me. 3y
Cinfhen Agreed @TrishB this was my last one - it was soooo emotionally manipulative #OverIt 3y
TrishB I just read your other thread! Lol 😆 3y
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squirrelbrain I didn‘t love this one either. 3y
Laughterhp Oh man, I just got this one from BOTM! 3y
Cinfhen I know @Laughterhp it‘s not a bad book: I was really invested in the story….it‘s just SO RELENTLESS in its misery - 3y
Cinfhen It felt similar in nature to her previous book, which also was SO MELODRAMATIC @squirrelbrain![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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The Great Alonesquirrelbrain I liked The Great Alone, albeit it a bit unbelievable, but this one really seemed to drag. 3y
Cinfhen Funny how we all approach books differently @squirrelbrain I remember @Reviewsbylola LOVING The Great Alone and I was SO DISAPPOINTED 😔 Hey, Steph… where are you??? Miss you xxx 3y
Megabooks Thank you! Now you get why I‘m not a Whelan fan!!!! 3y
Cinfhen Yup, it was SUPER DISTRACTING for me @Megabooks 🥺😩😖 3y
britt_brooke I‘ve only read Nightingale and I wasn‘t a fan. Misery porn is right. She‘s like a slightly better Nicholas Sparks to me, which ain‘t sayin‘ much. 3y
Cinfhen This was #FoMo @britt_brooke I get why some might love this type of a story but I‘m done playing 😆 3y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen 😂 At least you tried. 3y
