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Jas16
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Bailedbailed

At the start of the weekend I realized I wasn‘t enjoying any of the books I was reading and bailed on them all which was so not like me. I made it through 50% of this audiobook before admitting that I just didn‘t care about any of it- the characters, the plot, the fact that nothing they did made sense to me. I thought about continuing because I have liked Butler in the past but I was honestly relieved when I gave myself permission to stop.

TheLudicReader I recently bailed on this one, too. I thought it was awful. 18h
Jas16 @TheLudicReader I read your review and totally agree 17h
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TheLudicReader
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Bailedbailed

I made it to page 106. Charlie and Vivian were married for 4 years 40 years ago and they have now reunited. In the 100 pages I read, their reunion was problem free and without any meaningful postmortem of their lives. When Vic‘s adult daughter meets Charlie, she says hey, I hear you have a drinking problem, let‘s open these expensive bottles of wine and drink them. I just didn‘t like the characters or the way this book was written. #hailthebail

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peaKnit
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Somehow I can get to the library embarrassingly early and still sit behind a big furry hat. (It is zero degrees so I‘ll give the lady a pass)That said, it was about the conversation with the author, Nickolas Butler - which was so powerful, vulnerable and just plain cool. He is such a regular guy, I love his work.

Deblovestoread How fun! He‘s a favorite. 2w
dabbe That is one big, bushy hat! 🤩🤣🤩 2w
Christine Very cool! His books are so great and always make me feel connected to my WI homeland. Looking forward to this one! 2w
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Texreader Was it cold in there? Could she not do the kindness of taking it off? I have a huge pet peeve about folks not taking off hats indoors especially down here in south Texas. Men will not remove their darned baseball caps especially in theaters and I invariably can only see around the darned duckbill sticking up in the air. 😠 2w
Texreader And is there a book one? This book is getting all the love in litsy reviews! 2w
peaKnit Thank you! It was very cold outside but inside was cozy:) he spoke about this book and made me want to read again. It was slow and sweet. I am biased and love all of his books, it was also fun as he lived in Madison so there was local lore woven in. 2w
Suet624 She probably couldn‘t take her hat off because the hat had mushed her hair. 2w
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JHSiess
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Pickpick

💘 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 👨‍🦳👩‍🦳

𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 is an entertaining & charming second chance love story. Author 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 imbues it with insight, credibility, & appreciation of his flawed but completely credible, mature characters. Have they grown enough to forgive, respect each other's needs, & keep their union from imploding this time? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TiredLibrarian Loved this one too! 💕 3w
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Lsmoore43
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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This story was so good. So deep and light at the same time. How to deal with a lost love... Forty years later.

Full five star review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-forty-year-kiss-by-nickolas-butler.html

TiredLibrarian Yes! Loved this one. ❤️ 3w
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peaKnit
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Pub day!! Love this local-to-me author, and the book is a delight, a slow and steady rekindling.

TiredLibrarian Loved it! ❤️ 4w
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Kshakal
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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I could listen to him speak all day and can‘t wait to read this book!

TiredLibrarian Lucky you! I loved that book! ❤️ 1mo
JenReadsAlot @KLyn1 and I are seeing him Wednesday! He's so great! 1mo
Deblovestoread Fantastic book 5 🌟 1mo
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mom2bugnbee
Jealousy Filled Donuts | Ginger Bolton
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Panpan

I'm sorry to say that I simply didn't find this book to be very good. Granted, it's the third in a series. The stories stand alone, but there were references to previous stories, like many mystery series. I would have bailed if it weren't a mystery. I wanted to know whodunit, but the ending fell flat for me. It simply wasn't very creative or well-written, in my opinion.

⭐✨/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

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TiredLibrarian
A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler
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Pickpick

Charlie and Vivian were married, briefly, forty years ago. Now Charlie wants to find his way back into Vivian's heart. But has too much time passed? Can they overcome hardship, addiction, and secrets?

This is not my usual kind of reading, but I won an ARC and I'm so glad I did. A refreshing love story about mature adults, and beautifully written. I dogeared pages with quotes I liked (hey, it was an ARC, so I can do that!) Highly recommended.

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OriginalCyn620
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