Unabridged Audiobook
I got 5.5 hours in and nothing has happened. So boring. Literally no excitement whatsoever. I’m not going to finish it. Narration is great though.
This was chosen by my book club. Half liked it and half didn’t. I was one that didn’t like it. My main complaint was the back and forth timeline was really hard to follow. At the beginning of the story, I felt there were a number of pop culture references thrown in as an afterthought to help you with the timeline. For instance, instead of just saying she was eating a bowl of cereal - she was eating a bowl of wheaties with MaryLou Retton on the box. These were only in the first quarter of the book. The timeline issue caused me so much confusion, especially regarding Maddie and Joanna’s relationship. A few in the book club felt that Ian and Maddie’s love story was really unbelievable. Maybe if Maddie had discussed other relationships, it would have made their later relationship more believable. Overall 3 stars, it is a good story but the way the book was written with the back and forth timeline really messed it up for me.
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