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Kathy E
Wow. I liked this book. How the author wrote a story about domestic abuse that was also funny, I don't know. Maybe it was the character of Madeline, who couldn't be cowed by anyone. She said the funniest things. On the serious side, if you want to find out how a victim of domestic abuse thinks about her situation, read this. ...more
Erin
Feb 25, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Basically the only reason I read this book was because I saw the trailer for the tv series and wanted to know the story before watching it.

And I'm glad I read it!

Despite being pretty predictable (I guess everything except who died), I thoroughly enjoyed the book. As it was speeding towards the conclusion, I found myself stressing out trying to figure out who died! I was tempted to skip ahead just to find out, but I was glad I didn't.

Overall, I definitely recommend reading this. It would be a g
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Charlie
Mar 02, 2017 rated it it was amazing
I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would! I loved everything! The plot, the pacing, the characters. It was heartfelt and funny and thrilling. Just perfect!
Shelly
Mar 04, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Loved this book!!!
Jenny
Jan 26, 2015 rated it really liked it
Katrina
Feb 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Turtle
Apr 07, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Rijuta
Feb 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Krysta
Mar 15, 2015 rated it really liked it
Brandy B
Mar 20, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: mommy-wars
Brandy
Apr 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: women-s-fiction
Jackilyn
Apr 21, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Kayla
May 21, 2015 marked it as to-read
Francisca Viegas
May 22, 2015 marked it as to-read
Melissa
May 30, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2010s, library
Amy
Nov 07, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Pepita
Jan 21, 2016 rated it really liked it
Joanne
Feb 07, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audio
Katie
Mar 24, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Brendan M.
Apr 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Meredith Lynch
May 04, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Carolyn
May 18, 2016 rated it really liked it
Jessica
Oct 06, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Jenny
Oct 13, 2016 rated it really liked it
Kathy
Jan 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jaclyn
Jan 27, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: own, books-2017
hannah
Feb 18, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jd
May 24, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: audiobook, fiction
Ashley
May 31, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Rebecca
Jun 20, 2017 rated it really liked it