Megan

Wtf

Revisado: 02-09-23

I don’t want to write a review. I just want to submit my rating. One more word.

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Horrible, Religious, Unrealistic Cheesy Romance Novel

Revisado: 07-08-22

I never write reviews but good god this one was bad. I’ll admit I did not get to the ending as I decided to stop torturing myself. For some reason I thought this was a thriller; it is absolutely not even close. This book is probably given out to kids at Sunday school to show them what a pure adult relationship looks like. Fall in love, then have your first kiss. Even the narrator sounds like she’s reading to children. No likable characters, nothing realistic about any part of the story, and cringe-worthy dialogue galore. In full transparency, I am not a fan of romance novels in general but this was absolutely unbearable. Can’t wait to return this one. If only I could get my 7 wasted hours back.

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Horrible ending

Revisado: 06-22-19

Was ready to give this book 4 stars until the incredibly stupid and laughable ending. It made absolutely zero sense and ruined the entire book. Don’t waste your time with this one. What a disappointment.

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esto le resultó útil a 8 personas

Boring, pointless, and painful to listen to

Revisado: 05-22-19

Well, that’s 8 hours I’ll never get back. What a complete waste of time. This book is absolutely pointless with no likable characters or plot. The entire book is an overly self-involved, self-righteous woman complaining about her incredibly privileged life and first world problems. There is no substance to the book at all. The narrator talks like a brain dead valley girl. I finished it just because I can’t leave a book unfinished, but the ending was just as fruitless as everything else about the book.

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esto le resultó útil a 6 personas

Horrible

Revisado: 08-14-18

Wow, I can’t believe I just wasted 6 hours of my life on this book. The positive reviews have to be written by 16 year old girls. First of all, the most interesting part of the book—the travel—is a barely mentioned backstory to the cheesiest romance stories I’ve ever read in my life. Not only is this book incredibly unrealistic in countless ways, but the story is just downright dumb. Add in the overbearing Christian preaching and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a desperate (and very much failed) attempt at a heart-warming story. Vanilla to the core. Can’t get my credit back fast enough.

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Not bad

Revisado: 01-13-18

3.5 stars, maybe 4. Liked the twists in the plot and the ending was satisfying. Unique, which is rare for thrillers these days. Doesn’t seem realistic at all but it was a fun read.

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Horrible ending

Revisado: 01-06-18

The whole story is great up until the last hour. What a horrible ending. I’m in shock that this was written by two women. Makes absolutely no sense and is an insult to all women.

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Wanted to love it

Revisado: 08-23-16

What would have made Year of Yes better?

More raw, honest truth and less bragging about success. Maybe some information or tools on how she harnessed her talents.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Will take a break from nonfiction after this.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her narration was ok. You can see why her characters talk the way they do (especially in Scandal). They are very heavily influenced by Shonda herself.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was very disappointed with Year of Yes. I love all of Shonda's shows and admire her talent and drive, but this book came off as a big opportunity to brag about her success. I am all about empowering other women and like I said, I truly admire her work as well as her dedication, but this book fell short. There were some funny parts, but I couldn't bring myself to finish it. I'm sad because it was on my wish list for months so I was really looking forward to it.

Any additional comments?

I really really wanted to love this book. I listened to it much longer than I wanted to and still couldn't finish it. Just watch her TED talk instead. Will continue to watch her shows though and truly wish Shonda continued success.

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