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In short: I expected some kind of a more mystery plot but this book gave me less. The writing style is interesting but sometimes repetitive.

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เรื่องวนเวียนกับตัวละครหลักสามตัวคือ นาเดีย ลุค และ ออเบรย์ แม่ของนาเดียฆ่าตัวตายโดยไม่มีลางบอกเหตุอะไรมาก่อน นาเดียเข้าไปพัวพันกับลูกชายบาทหลวงชื่อลุค การตัดสินใจต่อผลที่ตามมานั้นส่งผลต่อตัวเธอ ลุค รวมถึงออเบรย์ทั้งขณะนั้นและในอนาคตอย่างไม่มีวันหวนคืน

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Ryan
Oct 30, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2016, borrowed
A good read, but an odd one. Because we learn "the secret" so early, it feels like it takes away the drama from others involved learning it.

Sweet in the way this community has so many ties that bind, but a story that ultimately feels as though it ends without a true payoff.
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Nadine in NY Jones
3.5 stars

Could you be nostalgic for a friendship that wasn’t over yet or did the fact that you were nostalgic mean that it already was?


I really enjoyed this, but I feel like maybe I didn't fully understand it, or maybe it missed the mark a bit, or maybe I expected it to be more than it was.

Nadia and Aubrey and Luke were all wonderfully real characters, and my heart ached for them as they went through their troubles. But I never fully bought in to how strongly Nadia's and Luke's past weighed
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Astrid Lim
I love this book!!!!! Seriously, it's usually hard for me to like a female character that seems to be a victim. But surprisingly I like Nadia Turner, with all her flaws and problems and mistakes, because she feels so relatable even though not easy to be liked. I also like how the hidden narrators, the Mothers of the church, keep coming and going during the book, giving an unusual atmosphere that fits with the story.

All in all, a very promising debut and I can't wait to hear more from Brit Benne
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Sera
Dec 16, 2016 rated it it was amazing
One of my favorite books of this year. Bennett's writing is lovely and the precision of her language is impeccable. I listened to this book on audio and found it beautiful. It's about two girls, their families and the boys that they come across while living in a small, religious community in Oceanside, California. I love reading books about people who are trying to grapple with the challenges in their lives, while making the right choices and trying to stay on path to achieve the goals that they ...more
Katie
Jul 05, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: female-author
I liked this book. I felt a lot of empathy for the characters as they were faced with hard decisions and the book does a good job exploring the gray area between right and wrong.
Kristen Iworsky
Jan 21, 2018 rated it it was amazing
I loved this book! It was the first book I have read in a while that felt effortless to read and I looked forward to reading it each day.
Julie
Apr 10, 2017 rated it really liked it
Gorgeous prose, compelling and complicated characters that I loved even while I was cringing hoping they'd make different choices. Unbelievably strong for a debut novel. I can't wait to read her next book! ...more
Lisa Rosen
Sep 28, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Nov 03, 2016 rated it really liked it
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May 15, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Feb 20, 2017 marked it as to-read
erin
Apr 27, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jillian
Jan 15, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Jackie
Nov 28, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ching-In
Jan 03, 2019 marked it as to-read
Annie
Jul 13, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: read-in-2020
Monica W.
Mar 09, 2019 marked it as to-read
EmJay
Apr 06, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
Gaelyn
Sep 09, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Apr 24, 2020 marked it as to-read
Ahsia
Aug 13, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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