Yes, I felt the same, it was a slog. I liked the idea behind it and bits if it were beautifully descriptive but I just didn't care about the characters and found it really quite confusing!
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It’s on my kindle and I haven’t even bothered opening it! Might open it over the bank holiday if it’s a DNF type one
Oh thank goodness, I've just read it and I absolutely did not get the point of it at all. All the characters were frankly annoying, and what was the so clever plot twist??
My April reads:
The Hollywood Governess 8/10
On The Road To Ruin 5/10
Dagger of Death at Honeychurch Hall 7/10
Footloose & Fancy Tea 6/10
The Good Mother 8/10
The Christmas Egg 6/10
Murder in Venice 7/10
The Hollywood Governess 8/10
On The Road To Ruin 5/10
Dagger of Death at Honeychurch Hall 7/10
Footloose & Fancy Tea 6/10
The Good Mother 8/10
The Christmas Egg 6/10
Murder in Venice 7/10
Nah I'm sorry booktok but this is gonna be a very rare DNF for me and even more rare amazon refund request 
i don’t blame you! they had the same conversation over and over and over and she was ANNOYING AS HELL. i also couldn’t keep track of any of the supporting characters as they all seemed to basically be the same personNah I'm sorry booktok but this is gonna be a very rare DNF for me and even more rare amazon refund request
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It was also way to spicy, which honestly i don't mind if the rest of it is good but this definitely was noti don’t blame you! they had the same conversation over and over and over and she was ANNOYING AS HELL. i also couldn’t keep track of any of the supporting characters as they all seemed to basically be the same person
wish i could get a time wasted refund omg it wasIt was also way to spicy, which honestly i don't mind if the rest of it is good but this definitely was not
i don’t mind a bit of spice
Oh no! I have this and the sequel on my shelf
friend the sequel is godawful, i would not recommend
icebreaker at least has a likeable male lead going for it!!Oh dear. I feel even worse as I loaned them to my friend to read them first, she must have been thinking “what on earth?”
This was so terrible. So so so terrible. Just bad all around and so cringe. It baffles me how popular it got.Nah I'm sorry booktok but this is gonna be a very rare DNF for me and even more rare amazon refund request
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Aw i only read like 30% so glad I'm not going furtheromg it was
i don’t mind a bit of spicea LOT of spicebut i do remember thinking what AGAIN?! in this one. like, your characters still need to actually talk to each other a bit!
It's like when men say reading spicy books is the same as watching porn. Usually i don't agree cause other books i mainly read for the plot and spice is extra. This one though...yeah that's porn
posting my april reads now as i won’t be reading another book before friday!
so thrilled for you - holly bourne
the knight and the moth - rachel gillig
you’re the problem, it’s you - emma alban
prima facie - suzie miller
olive kitteridge - elizabeth strout
heart the lover - lily king
i would have given so thrilled for you four stars but i dropped one for nicki - the most hateful character i have read in a book this year so far
so thrilled for you - holly bourne
the knight and the moth - rachel gillig
you’re the problem, it’s you - emma alban
prima facie - suzie miller
olive kitteridge - elizabeth strout
heart the lover - lily king
i would have given so thrilled for you four stars but i dropped one for nicki - the most hateful character i have read in a book this year so far
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I just finished 'I'm glad my mom died' by Jennette McCurdy.
It is a memoir about growing up with an abusive and narcissistic mother, who pushes her into becoming an actress.
Despite the heavy subject, I breezed through it in 3 days. The chapters are very short and she writes ina very direct way, it isn't bogged down with overly flowery descriptions of what is happening.
It is a memoir about growing up with an abusive and narcissistic mother, who pushes her into becoming an actress.
Despite the heavy subject, I breezed through it in 3 days. The chapters are very short and she writes ina very direct way, it isn't bogged down with overly flowery descriptions of what is happening.
Loved this book
Oh interesting! I’ve only seen prima facie been given glowing reviews! Discuss!posting my april reads now as i won’t be reading another book before friday!
so thrilled for you - holly bourne
the knight and the moth - rachel gillig
you’re the problem, it’s you - emma alban
prima facie - suzie miller
olive kitteridge - elizabeth strout
heart the lover - lily king
i would have given so thrilled for you four stars but i dropped one for nicki - the most hateful character i have read in a book this year so far
i read the novelised version rather than the play (which i’ve seen and was incredible) and am genuinely shocked by how different someone’s writing can be from stage dialogue to prose. the writing is just really flat and repetitive with some really cringy metaphor choices, and everything that’s powerful on stage just doesn’t work on the page. it sort of comes alive a bit at the midway point but she then cannot sustain it.
Oh that’s very disappointing. It just goes to show the importance of valuing different mediums.
I listened to the audiobook, it was so good
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