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I enjoyed this but felt it spent a lot of time underscoring everything to make sure the reader followed every step of the protagonist’s emotional and physical journey. Since there weren’t a lot of surprises this was a bit aggravating. I mean, the details were fresh but the shape of the story was telegraphed fairly well.
This meant that the super shock twists in the last two chapters were really easy to miss; in book club several members (and Tom and Veronica, the podcast hosts) missed a lot of i ...more
This meant that the super shock twists in the last two chapters were really easy to miss; in book club several members (and Tom and Veronica, the podcast hosts) missed a lot of i ...more
Pretty trope-y, but a very fun and enjoyable read. 4.5
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