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Jo Goodman,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Kensington Publishing Corporation on 12-06-2011
Jo Goodman,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Kensington Publishing Corporation on 12-06-2011
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781420125368 (1420125362)
Publish date: December 6th 2011
Publisher: Zebra Books
Pages no: 303
Edition language: English
4/5; 4 stars; B+The pacing and tone of this book are more in keeping with 'women's fiction' than typical contemporary romance. However, there are enough romantic moments and sex scenes to put it in the romance category.I have always liked Jo Goodman's voice and I have always enjoyed a well written...
This book started off really strong for me but then became redundant and cookie cutterish/predictable about half way through. It did read quickly, but more because it was skimmable than it sucked me in.
4.5 starsAs I was reading this book the one thing that I found myself consistently enjoying was how the author wrote the story -- her word choices, how she constructs sentences & paragraphs and how well the dialogue (both spoken and internal) worked for the characters. The writing was well texture...
3.5 stars. Goodman’s first contemporary novel works surprisingly well with her elegant, understated style, aside from attempts to make her characters sound like “typical” men and women that sometimes come off as awkward. It’s not a typical romance in many ways: both of the two main characters are i...
I'll be honest, I usually love Jo Goodman but there was something off about this book. I couldn't tell what it was but there was something just slightly left of center.Like knowing that you need to add an ingredient to a dish but not knowing which one.Thea annoyed me at first, and I'll be honest, I ...
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