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Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter

November 9, 2024 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Folks who like stories about women who society can’t quite place. A little bit like Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, but different. In a nutshell: Mia is married to Tristan, stepmother to Oliver, and deals with Tristan’s ex wife Belinda on a daily basis. She is an executive at a very small business, and has started attending a pet grief support group. Only issue: her beloved cat Pigeon is very much still alive. Worth quoting: “There must be so much freedom when you […]

Absolutely not.

Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter

October 23, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

DNF @ 42% I can’t believe I’m actually doing this, and for this book, but I just can’t do it anymore. The cover says it was a bestseller, but I’m having a hard time believing that. Maybe they did what I did, and bought it off vibes alone and then never finished it or hated it. It’s just so unpleasant to read, and bad weird things are going on. The part where the book officially lost me, I think, was when the main character’s inner […]

“You don’t have to tell me you’re fine. I’m not fine. You’re not fine either. We can be honest with each other about that, can’t we?’

Paper Airplanes by Dawn O'Porter

September 17, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Nostalgia (set in 1994, when I was 13) Flo is fifteen years old and living on the small British island of Guernsey, just off the coast of France. Flo’s parents have recently separated and she lives with her mum, sister and brother. Her best friend, Sally, is mostly mean to Flo, constantly putting her down and often flirts (badly) with Flo’s brother, Julian. Flo does well in school and mostly keeps her head down. Renee is in the same year but a world […]

No one’s life is perfect

So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter

February 20, 2020 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

From the outside, these women look like they have it all together. Beth is running her own wedding planning business and has a wonderful husband who is taking time off work to look after their four month old son while she finishes up her latest celebrity shindig; Ruby is forthright and intimidating, and Lauren is about to marry one of the wealthiest men in the country. But Beth’s husband is repulsed by her and they haven’t had sex since they conceived their son. Ruby is […]

BlackRaven on I cried six times while reading this memoir slash podcast slash pop culture book.Thanks for the review! I had wanted to read this, but it sounds like it might not be "my thing". Though I've enjoyed the show...
BlackRaven on Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonballThanks! I'd love to do 12 again this year.... but we'll see.
Malin on Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonballCongratulations on your triple Cannonball! You are a reviewing machine.
Michael on Like being on a pleasant scenic drive and then plummeting off a cliff to a fiery deathI too was shocked by the "alt-history" Rafi Gambit. It seemed gratuitous and needless. But then I wondered who is really writing the story. Maybe...
Malin on Bruh.Wonderful review. I was pretty sure I never wanted to read this book, and your review has only strengthened my resolve to stay away from...

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