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Post by alsomsknit on Mar 24, 2023 17:19:46 GMT
I read The Housemaid's Secret. I would give it 3.5 to 4 stars. I liked the first book slightly better. I figured out the ending before the book was over. Read The Housemaid and The Housemaid’s Secret in 2 days. Trying to recover from a serious bout of flu. So, reading like I used to. Anyway, the writing is not good, IMO. But, the first book was entertaining enough to try the 2nd. Doubtful I will ever read another book by this author.
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Post by mimima on Mar 25, 2023 0:07:02 GMT
I just finished reading another book which had me literally saying out loud "What?!! that can't be the end!" My dh laughed at me but I said "yeah, you just read it then, and I'll wait for your reaction!" It's Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. It's about a young Irish woman who emigrates to the United States, to Brooklyn, NY. The story was interesting enough to follow along as she became acclimated to life in the USA, started a job, met a few people, etc. But the end was just SO UNSATISFYING! omg. If ever a book needed a sequel this is the one. I googled and there isn't one! But all sorts of things came up in my google search, titled "What's up with the ending of "Brooklyn"?" and "Is there a sequel? ? ?" lol I do not recommend this one unless you don't care about unsatisfying endings. Wasn't there a movie a few years ago based on this book? Maybe the ending would be more satisfying. We saw the movie and liked it. As I recall, the movie's ending was much more satisfying than the book's
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 27, 2023 14:06:32 GMT
I read The Rowan Tree by Robert W. Fuller, a Kindle book recommended on Book Bub. It was good, a story about a family starting in the 60’s through the present time. I enjoyed it, though the last part dragged a bit, overall it was a good read. Addressing everything from Civil Rights to politics, it held my interest. I’ve been having trouble reading lately, so was happy to find one that I wanted to finish. Good to know I bought this one too!
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