Pearl lost her father when she was a teenager, he didn't die, but he left her and her brothers for a neI liked the story and I enjoyed the audiobook.
Pearl lost her father when she was a teenager, he didn't die, but he left her and her brothers for a new family, and never looked back. Or that's what she thought! Her father died and left her his diaries. And her journey to get to know and understand her father begun.
A sentimental novel about love, family ties, lost relationships, new ones... But the end seemed unfinished ...more
I hated the MC, yes I'm being judgmental. Maggie is having problems with her husband so she found attention somewhere else. She likeI DID NOT like it.
I hated the MC, yes I'm being judgmental. Maggie is having problems with her husband so she found attention somewhere else. She liked it, she wanted it.. And this guy was all sweet, listening to her, being there for her, ... Just so he can have her! She didn't even regret cheating on her husband until she found out that the guy is an immature douchebag! Yeah convenient!...more
The kind of fiction that you would have mix feeling about this book, it's one of those books that you seem to like and feel uncomfortable about! The stThe kind of fiction that you would have mix feeling about this book, it's one of those books that you seem to like and feel uncomfortable about! The story follows Susan's life and her long friendship with Norma, they have been best friends for a long time. But you'll keep wondering why are they friends? Susan was a student in English literature when she dropped out after finding out she was pregnant, she got married and didn't finish her studies. Norma didn't like or support that decision, and she was very loud with her opinions. At the same time, Norma has been studying geology and found new interest in literature, she changed majors, pursue her academical profession and become a professor in the same university. Norma is a weird person and the friendship between the two women is weird.
I enjoyed listening to audiobook thanks to NetGalley and the publisher....more
This is a love story. A mother and daughter love story. And it was told by both of them's pov.
Isobel run away when she was sixteen, and her mother RutThis is a love story. A mother and daughter love story. And it was told by both of them's pov.
Isobel run away when she was sixteen, and her mother Ruth spent the next fivteen years wondering why her daughter cut her and left when she thought they were close. Ruth was the headmistress of the family owned prestigeous school that one day was going to be run by Isobel. Fivteen years later, Isobel come back home with her teenage son on tow running again from a violent relationship.
Lies, distrust, betrayal and a lot of family drama. But the love Isobel had for her mother that made her leave when she was merely a teenager and love Ruth had for daughter that was misinterepted and misdirected that made her give up the most important to her but not as presious as family.
P.S. I received the audiobook thanks to NetGalley and the publisher inexchange of a review....more
Five college friends just turned forty years old and each of them has her own journey through life and its struggles with marriage, kids, work.
ElisabeFive college friends just turned forty years old and each of them has her own journey through life and its struggles with marriage, kids, work.
Elisabeth is lawyer. She focused on her career and didn't start trying for kids until she was thirty-five and she struggled when she wanted more kids. Sara is also a lawyer who overwhelmed herself with juggling work and four kids. Martha is a doctor who left work to stay with her kids. Carmen got pregnant in college and gave up her elite education to be a homemaker.
Heather, their high profile executive friend wrote a book "The Four Big Mistakes Of Women Who Will Never Lead Or Win" and it was about her four friends!
All The Right Mistakes is about the struggles women deal with, where no one respects their own choices in their own lives, judgements from men and other women alike, and sexism. Life is complex and it is messy. It has ups and downs. And it's never too late. This book is so good.
P.S. I received this audiobook thanks to NetGalley and the publisher in exchange of a review. ...more
This is what this story is about. Maybe yes, maybe not. What I believe in is that love and any relationship requiresAre humans meant to mate for life?
This is what this story is about. Maybe yes, maybe not. What I believe in is that love and any relationship requires nurishement and work and patience.
So I found Elsie annoying! I didn't like her one bit. I just didn't like the book. Maybe I need to age more to like it! Maybe married for more than twenty years in my forties and a mother to grownups!! Maybe ...more
I liked Janie & Quinn's story the best, but this one is definitely my favorite!! It's so poetic, so beautifully written and absolutely so heart-meltinI liked Janie & Quinn's story the best, but this one is definitely my favorite!! It's so poetic, so beautifully written and absolutely so heart-melting.
And it only made me super excited to start The Winston Brothers Series!...more
If it was a standalone I might have liked it more! But reading this after Neanderthal Seeks Human & Neanderthal Marries Human, it just feels off! AfteIf it was a standalone I might have liked it more! But reading this after Neanderthal Seeks Human & Neanderthal Marries Human, it just feels off! After everything happened to Elisabeth, from what happened with Nico to her getting stalked and attacked, her best friend "Janie" is no where to be found! Even if she's got engaged and practically living with her Quinn! They're besties, roommates and live in the same building as Quinn!!!
The whole drama between Elisabeth and Nico is just UGH!!!...more
Well, I'm a huge fan of Taylor. And I mean HUGE, I absolutely loved all of her books that I've read! And in this one, I loved her writing style, I lovWell, I'm a huge fan of Taylor. And I mean HUGE, I absolutely loved all of her books that I've read! And in this one, I loved her writing style, I loved her plot and I loved how she gave us the story!
**SPOILER** So Evelyn was an actress from the 50s became a "sex pot" in the 60s, a bisexual spent all her life in love with a woman in a time when it was "something shameful" and "unnatural"! She used her sexuality and beauty to make her way to Hollywood and to fame! And behind her seven husbands the question that everyone kept asking and the mystery of the ages was who was the love of Evelyn Hugo's life!! So yeah, it was compelling and an addictive read......more