Francesca
I'd give it closer to 2.5 but definitely not deserving of a 3. I missed the inability to put the first one down that this one just didn't possess. I think the biggest miss for me was how many secrets the Bayview Four we're keeping vs our three main characters in this one not really keeping anything from the reader at all. Sweet sequel, nice to see how the four and Maeve shaped out, and really enjoyed Phoebe and Knox, but just not nearly as compelling as the first.
A little long - but I loved that it was based (somewhat) in real events post the 2016 election. A really great read to help me through the past few weeks, and the week following, and it definitely made me feel hopeful about politics in red states!
Loved it, insert Gaga gif here. Also I recommend reading the acknowledgements if you normally don't! The first two paragraphs were incredible.
Loved it. I really enjoyed that there were sections told from different perspectives, and how it covered so many individual stories.
Even as I was pulling up the review, I wasn't sure if I was going to give it 4 or 5. But man, the way this book is written, the vibrance of each of the characters, and the way you still feel like you're there, even just with an oral retelling, is utter magic. 2/2 on 5 star books by Taylor Jenkins Reid!!
Those of y'all that waited YEARS for CC3 after finishing this are so brave and deserve an award
2.5 but I rounded up because it was an easy read. The character of SN is cute, but I figured out who they were within the first few chapters. Nonetheless, still a sweet YA novel.
Such an incredible book - so well written with such engaging characters. My friend and I read this together as sort of a “book club” and we could not put it down - if we hadn't preset specific chapters for each week, I think we both would have finished it in a week!
3/5 just because the ending was wonderful, but 2/5 because it was so slow paced. I loved the content, the stories, and of course, the widows, but was not a huge fan of the writing or pacing.
Funny and really easy to follow as an audiobook! It's in the form of essays, and for someone just easing into listening to more audiobooks, this was perfect. I've always appreciated Mindy Kaling's wit, humor, and honesty and this was a great extension of that.
The stories about his mom were the BEST PART! I had a harder time following because it wasn't chronological, but the ending made it worthwhile! Definitely the best audiobook and autobiography I've read.
I enjoyed it, but I have absolutely no idea why. Connecting with characters is important to me, but I couldn't connect with a single character in the book. Maybe it was the dream of New York that kept me reading.
