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A pretty good second book; I hope she has an easier time with #3!

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

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This was a bit rough (you can tell she struggled to write it, and Darcy as a character sort of reflects a little of that desperation), but I thought it was charming and entertaining, maybe moreso because of that roughness. Full disclosure, though, I read almost all of this while sitting and waiting to (not) be picked for jury duty, so that may have affected my reading of it. Also, it has now been a month since I’ve read this, I’ve probably forgotten things. I was actually going in to this with significantly lowered expectations because I’d seen mixed reviews […]

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4/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |

IOU

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

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The main reason why I didn’t give this five stars is that Fixie bugged me up until almost the 50 percent mark of this book. She was a pushover and I noticed that both times she got swept up in a man, that’s all that mattered. I also thought the ending was a bit weak with the mother not being informed about all that went on. I think that would have been better going forward for the family. Maybe there should have been an epilogue of six months later or something. “I Owe You One” follows Fixie Farr. Fixie works […]

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3/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:71 |

A completely unsatisfactory review of a good book.

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

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Contemporary isn’t usually my genre, but this was really well put together. A good follow up to The Hate U Give. This is one of those reviews that makes my review backlog pile up, because I’m having a hard time saying stuff about it. So I’m just going to wing it and live with the fact that my review will not be as good as I want it to be, or say what I want it to say (whatever that is? I don’t even know). I liked this book quite a bit, but not as much as I liked THUG. […]

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3/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 |

Not the Best Monroe Book I Have Read

Skyward by Mary Alice Monroe

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Honestly this one didn’t work when you focused on the adult characters. There was also a wise old black man helping out the white people around him and that didn’t sit that well with me either. I think the biggest issue is that Harris was selfish about everything and Ella should have stayed professional. The characters of Elijah, Brady, and Clarice are the only parts of the book I enjoyed reading about. Monroe backed off on incorporating Brady into more of the story and I wish she had. Clarice and Brady’s friendship ended up feeling unfinished too. “Skyward” is about […]

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3/8/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:63 |

What We Leave Behind

How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This book will be released on May 28, 2019.  So, this was a thought provoking and sobering at times read.  I did laugh a few times, but a few times while finishing I thought to myself will I die alone and if I do, will anyone be left after to miss me and come round to check in on me. My family does a very good job of staying in touch with each other. We do Polos (videos) everyday almost to each other. […]

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3/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:54 |

Wonderful Romance Book

Sorry Not Sorry by Sophie Ranald

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Please note that this book will be released on February 13, 2019. Also note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. So this was actually really good. I laughed, cried, and laughed some more. The character of Charlotte was written well and so were all of the secondary characters. I really liked the overall plot of Charlotte trying to do more with her life and meet someone and the subplots of her changing relationship with Maddy, and her two new roommates, Tansy and Adam. I am wondering if Ranald has plans to […]

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1/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:29 |

Was More Interested in Secondary Characters

From Mum With Love by Louise Emma Clark

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Please note that this book will be released on February 5, 2019. Also note that I received this ARC for free from NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  I ended up giving this three stars because I think the author can definitely write. I just think that I was more interested in Jess’s sister and her best friend more than I was with her and her trying to find fulfillment writing a mommy blog. I think it didn’t help that Jess was shrill and generally unfair to her husband throughout mos of the book and also angry […]

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1/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:26 |

A Look At Three Women’s Lives Over Six Months

The Happiness Project by Pippa James

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Please note that this book will be released on February 12, 2019. Also note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. I have to say that I dithered on a rating for this one. I think it would have been five stars if we actually followed the three women (Alison, Frankie, and Kate) for the whole year. They make resolutions for New Year and we stop in March/April timeframe. Also Alison’s storyline felt like something was missing. She never talks to her husband about how she feels and about missing his mother. […]

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1/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |


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