Lori

This has so far been the least enjoyable book in the series. This could have been a smaller story then part of the main storyline.

There is still skillful writing as shown throughout the series thus far, but the story is what’s lacking. The book truly didn’t need to be the length it was and a lot of it was unbelievable. I know this is a Sci-Fi novel but before this book everything else made sense for the structure of the world they built. In this book it was more like they added any idea that came to their head.

I will not lie that my spouse who has already read the series let me know some of what will happen next, and this book is really a bridging episode that will link to future storylines. Makes so much more sense now.

There are still good parts of this book, but it didn’t feel inline with the rest of the series.

I had heard good things about this book and decided to pick it up and it was not exactly what I thought it would be.

Much of the book was funnier than I was expecting. The small-town drama was fun to hear about, especially in the interviews. The was a good amount of wit and snark to keep me entertained. On the other hand, the main character could at times be too snarky that she became annoying.

The book for me was mostly positive as it was an interesting and enjoyable read but the mystery was not that great. The amnesia plot point was not done well enough in this story and was quite the drag at the end of the book. It pulled you out of the intrigue when the main character doesn’t try anything to get her memories back but then they just come back so conveniently. As well something I didn’t like and that truly felt out of place was the romance in the book. This wasn’t needed and was annoying to read.

I wasn’t happy with the end. Conveniently regaining her memories, everyone trying to cover things up to help but making it worse, and that everyone believed a person with an obviously washy story over their own daughter/spouse.

This was an enjoyable read but not a good mystery. I would be interested to see what else the author has written.

I didn’t think I would like this book and now find myself pleasantly surprised. It was recommended to me by a coworker who said once you get more into the book it gets better and becomes something different and she was right.

It’s a slightly different take on finding value in your life again due to a chance meeting with a stranger. I liked most of the interactions the main character had with others. They felt natural and I could see why the main character could start to change her mind. Although making an unknown woman who wants to kill herself just before your wedding a maid of honor last minute doesn’t add up.

What stops me from rating the story higher is that there is not enough discussion about the suicide attempt. Because people don’t just bounce back after making an attempt on their life. Her change in feelings over a week isn’t bad but she left that place better than she should have. I know it sounds negative, but it would have been ok to have the character still struggling but hopeful at the end. The only other thing that bothers me is her ex showing up at the end and somehow, she gets closure from it.

The book is too long and felt like it could have been an article instead. There is a lot of clarification but like most organizational books I have read it doesn’t have many actionable items. The examples were plenty but they said a lot of the same things. I wish the examples shared more of the way some people make digital notes and better practices to distil the information. I already have a lot of digital notes and their organization can be too much or too little to always be helpful.

One last note is that the writing isn’t bad but its reads as a motivational book instead of an organizational one.

This was a book club pick, and it was ok in the end.

What stops this book from being good is that the characters make such stupid decisions to the point of making every situation worse. It could have been a better book as the reimagining of so many characters is well done. I also liked that it was placed in a more modern setting.

This was supposed to be a dark romance but its really about people with daddy issues getting together with some BDSM type (but not really) thing going on. Its much softer than I thought it was going to be with the description of how dark and tormented the main male lead is.