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A Friend of the Family by Lisa Jewell

sony08's review

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4.0

Enjoyed this very much. Lovely family relationships novel.

nic_geca's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

avidbookreader7's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.0

chandler_0's review against another edition

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2.0

I want to start by saying that I usually love Lisa’s books but this one just didn’t hit the spot. I soldiered on in the vain hope that something might happen, that there would be a twist. But, unfortunately nothing really happens. The characters are plain unlikeable and I just didn’t care what happened to them. I’m just glad to have finished and that I can move on and forget this one. Such a shame but after so many great books I’ll forgive this one and it wasn’t enough to put me off future books by the author.

vickyknight's review

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reflective medium-paced

3.75

plainjanethebookworm's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

sarah70's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

jodisney's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

ksilvery's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I don’t understand what was the point of this book. To flush out how awful the lives of privileged cis men are? How challenging it is to be a straight cis man in this world with women chasing after you and wanting to move in with you, with your parents allowing you to fuck up time and time again and letting you move back home to your untouched childhood bedroom?! 
Job opportunities just fall right into your lap and so do perfect partners that are willing to just sit there and wait for you to make up your mind?! 
What… even… was this

_rebeccareads_'s review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0