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YA Book that feels like Harry Potter copy.

Revisado: 03-08-24

Before I spent a credit on this book, I read many reviews. Commonly people said it felt like two different books and they either loved the first half and hated the second, or vice versa. I just felt it was suited to a YA audience and maybe it is tagged that way and I missed it, so my bad. Not my thing. I love long books generally and all sorts of genres. So this is a rare dislike.

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Revisado: 02-10-24

Too dates. Too predictable. Worse than a Hallmark movie. Did not like the characters. Just verbal sludge. No depth. The blurb was completely misleading.

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Not a developed story

Revisado: 12-15-23

Female wolf of wall street with no likeable characters. Orgy of drugs, alcoholism, and so much judgemental classification of the rest of the world. No enjoyable characters. Unrealistic. With tiny moralistic ending. So sad to have used a credit on this. Even all the free books have been better quality.

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Perfection.

Revisado: 05-02-23

I read all the reviews before picking this, and I worried it would drag, but it didn’t for me at all. This author is so original. Entirely unpredictable, and captures the way we mothers can let guilt tear us apart at all stages of our child’s development. Superb!

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Wow! Wow! This just came out of the blue.

Revisado: 01-12-23

It’s torture waiting for monthly credits even when I purchase 3 extra credits a month. I don’t usually find my favourites in the plus catalog. The algorithm seems to always suggest I use my credits on basic variations of similar stories. I love complexity and truth. One of my very top reads in the last 12 months.

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Favourite Book In The Last 12 Months

Revisado: 09-02-22

It takes me so long and sample so many books before I spend my Audible credits. Only one other book have I rated all 5’s and I don’t listen to any particular genre. And I rarely find I love top rated books. Perhaps it’s because my own son rescued an octopus when we lived on the beach in New Zealand and our small family of 3 learned all about the creatures. Or because in high school I lived in the Pacific Northwest. Or because I too lost my son when he was 18. Or because Cameron’s feelings of brokenness were just so relatable. But by far Marcelles was my favourite character. Despite all of this, I didn’t warm to it immediately but yeah, I listened to the whole thing in one go. Wouldn’t really change a thing.

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Just Enjoyable Storytelling

Revisado: 07-07-22

I kept expecting the very worst all the way through the book. While not a “happy” story I felt it touched on many complex themes through very simple techniques. Masterful. And the very worst I feared all the way through never happened.

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Would Be Interesting Read For Young Adults

Revisado: 07-04-22

The author has done a great job describing a very real, specific location. If waiting for your next credit, this is interesting.

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Good For A Quick Diversion

Revisado: 07-04-22

Audible’s plus catalog is great while waiting for your next credit. This was ok filler material. Not bad, not great. Predictable.

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My First Joyce Carol Oats

Revisado: 07-04-22

This little novella was my first exposure to this author. Yes, it is dark and disturbing, but very well written. Left me with so many questions. I’m excited to find a new author with over 40 titles to explore. Sadly Audible only had an abridged version of the next book by this author I wanted to explore. She is not well represented on this platform. Such a shame.

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