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nic_t_dlr's review
3.0
This is a pretty realistic story about three friends. I picked the book up because the idea of frenemies sounded fun. So far, things are going a lot less dramatically than I thought they would. The characters have interesting personalities, especially Sunny, but I'm already 2/3rds in and nothing's really happened to draw me into the plot. Maybe I'll like this more when I finish this.
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Just finished this book and I'm not really sure what happened... there was enough potential material to make this a great story though! I find myself thinking back on the world the author portrayed, but it never lived up to this. Still, I was interested enough to finish reading the whole story.
edit:
Just finished this book and I'm not really sure what happened... there was enough potential material to make this a great story though! I find myself thinking back on the world the author portrayed, but it never lived up to this. Still, I was interested enough to finish reading the whole story.
minty's review
3.0
I thought this captured very well the issues in friendships of this type. The resentment and competition was well done.
caryambler's review
4.0
It took me a moment to get into the story, but I didn’t want it to end by the end.
The story revolves around 3 frenemies in their late 30s, trying to look like they’ve got it all together in an influencer world set in Toronto and NYC.
I thank Goodreads Giveaways, Penguin Random House - Viking and Lauren Mechling for this ARC.
The story revolves around 3 frenemies in their late 30s, trying to look like they’ve got it all together in an influencer world set in Toronto and NYC.
I thank Goodreads Giveaways, Penguin Random House - Viking and Lauren Mechling for this ARC.
bookhaulin's review
1.0
I really wanted to like this book…due to the appealing premise, but the prose and static characters meant it just wasn’t going to happen.
melissakuzma's review
3.0
This was one of those books where you kind of just get plopped down in the middle of a story that's already begun and you spend half the book just figuring out what's going on. It reminded me of Allison Pearson's books in that way (which is not a criticism, just an observation). I never really felt like I got a good handle on these characters, but that's just me. But I love a good city book, and this was definitely one of them.
Thank you to NetGalley and Viking for the advanced copy.
Thank you to NetGalley and Viking for the advanced copy.
lifeisbutadream's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lola425's review
4.0
Great summer read. Friends who are navigating their changing relationships in the publishing/art world.
Recommended for readers who like novels that explore friendships between women, who like New York stories, fans of the TV show Girls (this would probably annoy me as an author, but I kept getting wisps of Hannah and Marnie).
Recommended for readers who like novels that explore friendships between women, who like New York stories, fans of the TV show Girls (this would probably annoy me as an author, but I kept getting wisps of Hannah and Marnie).
lilnono90's review
3.0
Characters were not like able and the plot was non existent/ not very exciting