Leticia

Uma surpresa fofa para começar o ano.

Curtíssimo e ainda assim cheio de nuances e provocações.

Pouquíssimas páginas traduzindo a obsessão da paixão que não tem espaço para mais nada e só quem já viveu entende.

I must confess I am partial to the author and his style, which makes it easier for me to overlook the flaws I would point out in others' writing. That said, the story is amazing, but confusing as hell, and the saving grace is really his prose.

On one hand, it's always comforting to read such elaborate prose with the right choice of words and impeccable editing as Shriver's books always have. On the other hand, it's bizarre, a bit too bitter and political, and Kay and Cyril are not that interesting as to have their multiple destinies followed.
That said, it rang home because apparently im already at an age when this topic made sense to think about. Sigh.

3.5 stars for a solid, honest and cute rom com.

I expected more because it is Freida. That said, it was okay and brought up many awful sides of people...

Desperate housewives vibe here, but it wasn't terribly interesting maybe because I didn't like any of the characters enough to care.

Cute, even if predictable despite the attempt at diversity and vulnerability.

Really enjoyed this one.

I was hooked from the start, don't even know why. I liked her writing and though not all characters are super deep or lovely, there were great lines and sweet surprises.

Actually cute, with dignity of a normal sized main character who doesn't lose weight to redeem herself of anything, thank the lord.

Characters A bit too juvenile for me, albeit cute.

Me dói dizer que não consegui me conectar. Adorei os outros livros que li dele, mas honestamente acho que o significado desse se perdeu pra mim e quase desisti mil vezes.

3,5 porque é árido e a vida já é. Pra quem gosta de Annie Ernaux, acho uma boa indicação.

A surprising plot twist with a good ending.

A fair attempt at a plot twist but a tad too much maybe; it got almost confusing in the end.

Cute chick lit

And the trophy for worst friend and possibly character goes to... oh well, at the very end she gets a contestant.

I wasn't sure about her choice until the very end, which I think says a lot about how the author played the characters. And the plot is actually something that most people probably relate to. It'd been a long time since chick lit seemed less than vapid. Great shot.

Now I'm a sucker for time travel and arcade games and wishing machines, but this one was actually almost cinema. Really enjoyed it and even more because good chick lit is so hard to find after a while - maybe I've read too many of them at a cough cough younger age, so now they seem all the very boring same. Will look for all the other ones by Sophie Cousens :)

Solid 3.5 for this interesting surprise that includes cloning in an understated way and marriage under a somewhat stroboscopic light.

Nice romance, nothing outstanding but honest and cute.

It was involving up to a certain point towards the end when somehow it became too much. I liked the plot twist, but after it there was an attempt to another one and this one was just a tad too much, in my opinion. Of course, considering the whole ‘I'm a psycho who intended to murder family during an outing' kind of thing.

É interessante ver a perspectiva sul africana desses bastidores- e difícil- e é bem escrito. Mas dificilmente memorável, na minha opinião.