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“Brown-eyed sublime being. She of soft, deep cardigan pockets. Bubble-bath taker. Pool jumper. Cheese provider. Sunset glower. Heaven sent.”

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

July 1, 2021 by faintingviolet 10 Comments

I can see how Second First Impressions, Sally Thorne’s third book, isn’t going to be a five-star book for many readers – heck it wasn’t for me until quite near the end. But this book hit me in the feelings and had just the right kind of relatively low stakes, emotions are the plot set up for me. I was delighted; I understand if you were not. In this outing Thorne is playing with opposites, both in her protagonists and in the thematic work she […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: a little romance, Anxiety, cbr13bingo, faintingviolet, fauna, sally thorne, Second First Impressions, Turtles

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: a little romance, Anxiety, cbr13bingo, faintingviolet, fauna, sally thorne, Second First Impressions, Turtles ·
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This is getting a lukewarm reaction from a lot of people, but I absolutely loved it.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

June 8, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thank you, Sally Thorne, I needed this exact book. Our cast of characters: Ruthie, a twenty-five going on 125-year old, who has only ever worked at this one retirement village and plans to work there forever, because she loves it, and it’s comfortable and safe there among the old people and the endangered tortoises that wander the property. Among the residents are the Parloni sisters, Aggie and Renata, who hire themselves boys to run ridiculous errands (the inspiration for the book*) and basically take care […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, narfna, Romance, sally thorne, Second First Impressions

narfna's CBR13 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Fiction, narfna, Romance, sally thorne, Second First Impressions ·
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A sweet, but ultimately slightly unconvincing romance – the rest of it was great, though

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

May 15, 2021 by Malin 6 Comments

3.5 stars Ruthie Midona is mid-twenties going on old-age pensioner, dressing like a Golden Girls-cosplayer, and has dedicated the last six years of her life to the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa. She doesn’t just work the front desk there and go out of her way to make life flow smoothly for the residents, she also lives on-site and hasn’t really had any complaints. In her spare time, she cares for the endangered turtles who populate the grounds of the retirement community, having given up on […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR13, Contemporary Romance, Malin, sally thorne, Second First Impressions, Turtles

Malin's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR13, Contemporary Romance, Malin, sally thorne, Second First Impressions, Turtles ·
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