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Pretty cute retelling of The Taming of the Shrew, with a good side dish of spice!

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A low pick for me. I haven‘t read the original and I‘ve only seen 10 Things I Hate About You once, so I suppose this is pretty close to Taming of the Shrew. Kate is certainly rude and standoffish at first and softens over time. Her sister is prickly too. Cute and short but probably won‘t read again. 3/5 or maybe 3.5/5.

A funny retelling of Shakespeare‘s Taming of the Shrew. Anne Tyler sets this novel in Maryland. Kate Battista feels stuck in life. She‘s been caring for her scientist father and younger sister, seemingly forever. Her father is researching autoimmune diseases and his brilliant assistant is about to be deported. Pytor must either reapply for a visa or marry to be eligible for a green card. Unusual characters and circumstances abound. 3.5/5⭐️

They grew up together, more enemy than family and avoided each other as adults until they couldn‘t.

Christopher is a jerk, Kate seems to be missing all the skills and fortitude that allowed her to be a globe-trotting photojournalist, the author seems to have forgotten Kate‘s family is close and loving.
I‘m not a fan of age-gap romances and while 6 years isn‘t bad, Christopher‘s habit of constantly comparing adult Kate to child Kate got creepy.

“Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids, but as adults they won‘t even share the same hemisphere.

That is, until Kate makes a rare visit home, and as desire gives way to deeper feelings, Kate and Christopher must decide if it‘s truly better to hate than to never risk their hearts.”

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Book 173

I listened to Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler, part of a project to modernize Shakespeare stories. Kate, a young, college dropout who takes care of her dad and sister after the death of her mom, gets her life disrupted when Pyotor, her dad's resesrch assistant, faces deportation. The characters, while not lovable, are strong and unique. Well-written and short, it was a good read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I picked this up because I really enjoyed A Spool of Blue Thread and a modern day retelling in Taming of the Shrew sounded really interesting. Unfortunately for me this book didn‘t deliver. Everything seemed basic and simple. The characters were 2-dimensional and stereotypical and yet behaved completely against their characters with no justification. Also none of them were likeable. The story line was boring. At least it was short and quick.

Back when school went back and I cured my blues with op shopping! Sheets are from France. Keen to give cross stitch a try as an adult.