The main character made some of the dumbest decisions I have ever read. I listened to this on audio and the narrator repeatedly pronounced the name ofThe main character made some of the dumbest decisions I have ever read. I listened to this on audio and the narrator repeatedly pronounced the name of an organization central to the narrative in a really weird way and it added to my annoyance....more
If you love figure skating, villains, intense competition, and couples who are both terrible and perfect for each other, you鈥檒l love this book. I toreIf you love figure skating, villains, intense competition, and couples who are both terrible and perfect for each other, you鈥檒l love this book. I tore through it in just a couple of days. I鈥檓 actually surprised by how much I loved it since I hate its inspiration, Wuthering Heights. Even though that classic doesn鈥檛 work for me, this modern take and the nods to the original were really fun. ...more
This was pretty interesting if a tiny bit long. I realized about halfway through that I鈥檇 heard about this when it was in the news several years ago. This was pretty interesting if a tiny bit long. I realized about halfway through that I鈥檇 heard about this when it was in the news several years ago. My main thought though was why any of these women put up with 鈥淓than鈥� at all. ...more
I love reading about notable women whose accomplishments are not as well known now. If you鈥檙e looking to read about a mafia trial this is not that 鈥� tI love reading about notable women whose accomplishments are not as well known now. If you鈥檙e looking to read about a mafia trial this is not that 鈥� that case is only a small part of the book. The rest of it is about a Black woman who became an attorney when that was rare and it covers her full life. It鈥檚 by her grandson but he doesn鈥檛 lionize her; her flaws are on view. It also has an added element of family lore vs public record. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was excellent. ...more
This was an incredibly thorough look at what led up to the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. The author starts all the way back in the beginnThis was an incredibly thorough look at what led up to the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986. The author starts all the way back in the beginning of the space race to show how systemic failures, political maneuvers, and human hubris, led to the dangers being ignored. Some of the science/engineering vocabulary was a bit beyond me. But I really appreciated how much he humanized the people involved, especially the astronauts and their families....more
I expected to really relate to the MC here but I didn鈥檛 like her much. It may be that the book was too much in her head. She was way too involved withI expected to really relate to the MC here but I didn鈥檛 like her much. It may be that the book was too much in her head. She was way too involved with her kids. I understand it was partly about having to let go and find your role once your kids were grown, but it didn鈥檛 fully work for me. ...more
This was like the tragic version of Rob Lowe鈥檚 Stories I Only Tell My Friends. A lot of his stories feature famous family and neighbors. Some of his sThis was like the tragic version of Rob Lowe鈥檚 Stories I Only Tell My Friends. A lot of his stories feature famous family and neighbors. Some of his stories had me thinking, why would you tell that? But others were engaging. The long chapter about his sister鈥檚 murder and the court case that followed held my interest the most. They didn鈥檛 get the justice they deserved. ...more
The author was doing too much in this one for my taste but it did keep me going because I wanted to know what happened to the dad. The footnotes and pThe author was doing too much in this one for my taste but it did keep me going because I wanted to know what happened to the dad. The footnotes and psychology wasn鈥檛 that interesting to me. ...more
Most of the lead characters in this novel are terrible people and I wanted to throw them all over a cliff at different points. But of course I knew whMost of the lead characters in this novel are terrible people and I wanted to throw them all over a cliff at different points. But of course I knew what I was getting into after the first book, and I still wanted to see where these authors were taking us....more
I ended up loving Anna and Will plus the premise of the book made it fun getting where the author was leading. I鈥檝e enjoyed all the Sophie Cousens booI ended up loving Anna and Will plus the premise of the book made it fun getting where the author was leading. I鈥檝e enjoyed all the Sophie Cousens books I鈥檝e read so far. She鈥檚 become a real favorite. Her lead characters are always well-rounded. ...more
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