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Watermelon or Doormat? You Decide

Watermelon by Marian Keyes

June 7, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

So I have all of the Walsh Family books in paperback. I haven’t read them in years, but decided to take the first two for a whirl this weekend. And now I wonder if I read this years ago and liked Claire or what? Cause Claire drives me a bit insane in this book. And when you read about how she changes over the course of the series, she ends up being the Walsh sister I dislike the most (tied with Helen and her book, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Ireland, marian keyes, Romance, Walsh Family #1, Watermelon

Classic's CBR11 Review No:122 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Ireland, marian keyes, Romance, Walsh Family #1, Watermelon ·
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A warm and lovely book that took me by surprise

July 14, 2018 by tillie Leave a Comment

Anna is living with her family in Ireland, recouperating after an accident. Everybody is taking great care of her, but she can’t shake the feeling that people are tip-toeing around her. And she can’t seem to reach Aidan, who is still in New York. As soon as she’s healed she decides she must go back to her old apartment, her job as a PR for a beauty brand, her old life.   Anybody out there is written in a light, breezy language with a likable […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, anybody out there, drama, family, loss, marian keyes, Mathildehoeg, romance

tillie's CBR10 Review No:21 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, anybody out there, drama, family, loss, marian keyes, Mathildehoeg, romance ·
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