by Lisa Unger
So COVID-19 has helped me realize even more now than ever, reading a bad book through the ending is a terrible idea. I got to 20 percent and hit the Did Not Finish button. This is just all over the place and boring me to tears. There are too many characters that we jump back and forth to. Back to t...
Picked this paperback up in a resort bookstore to pass the time and really enjoyed it. Family drama on a summer island spanning a couple generations and loosely woven other characters' stories that come together.
3.5 star read
was a bit disappointed - expecting more suspense/thriller than the last 25% of the book
I can't say that I really cared that much for Heartbroken. I'm not sure why I even finished listening to the book. It probably should have been a DNF book for me. I think I was hoping that it would get better or that something would happen. The lackluster ending was very disappointing. I was left...
Finished 8/19/2012
Positioned as a thriller, "Heartbroken" is more of a family saga. Birdie Burke is the owner/doyenne of Heart Island, and expects her children to visit her there every summer. Her daughter, Kate, reluctantly agrees one particular year -- she has just written a book based on her grandmother's journa...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/heartbroken.htmlHeartbroken is part thriller and mostly a family story, particularly focusing on the relationships between mothers and daughters. There is Birdie - the family matriarch - who is still dealing with the ch...
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