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Three books I loved and one I most certainly did not.

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

The Mall by Megan McCafferty

December 30, 2020 by scootsa1000 3 Comments

More quick reviews as the 2020 deadline approaches…and yes, I’ll be including blurbs because I read some of these MONTHS ago. The books I loved: First off, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler. Blurb: Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City. Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material, cbr12, kelly Harms, Megan mccafferty, Scootsa1000, The house in the cerulean sea, the mall, the overdue life of amy byler, TJ Klune

scootsa1000's CBR12 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alexis Hall, Boyfriend Material, cbr12, kelly Harms, Megan mccafferty, Scootsa1000, The house in the cerulean sea, the mall, the overdue life of amy byler, TJ Klune ·
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Could I have an assistant to manage dating for me, too?

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

September 5, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I picked this one up based on badkittyuno’s review.  All of those novels she mentioned (I downloaded two of them because they are also on Kindle Unlimited) sounded like the comfort food version of reading.  Sweet, hopeful, happy endings, not too challenging, and a pleasant way to spend an afternoon if ultimately forgettable. Three years ago, Amy Byler’s husband did not come home from a business trip to Hong Kong.  It would be one thing if he had left, but he also neglected to continue […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Dream Vacation, kelly Harms, new york, the overdue life of amy byler

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:61 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Dream Vacation, kelly Harms, new york, the overdue life of amy byler ·
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