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I think this book gave me more mixed feelings than any other book I've read in the past five years. On one hand, I'd like to give the book one star; on the other hand, it could also be a four star book.
The string of character is bit confusing at first, then I started to get very attached to them. That's when the book became disappointing. Not because I genuinely liked some of the characters, but because she felt the need to turn it into a history book just as the story is getting good. This happ ...more
The string of character is bit confusing at first, then I started to get very attached to them. That's when the book became disappointing. Not because I genuinely liked some of the characters, but because she felt the need to turn it into a history book just as the story is getting good. This happ ...more

I'm disappointed to say that I actually didn't finish the book. Only got to about 156 pages. I was too cumbersome for me. Wordy with no point. It wasn't even entertaining. The thought of reading it to the end seemed like a waste of time. Plus a bunch of comments from this group that I was reading the book with were not very positive. Time to move on. Too many other books I could read.
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