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This is engrossing and incredible writing.
The research into the historical event and woven into the protagonists and their backstory is fantastic.

Henry cruelty doesn't make sense and OOC .
Pity. The story was decent until here

Mostly tender grief in the first half.
One side character facing EoL too.
At this stage, romance arc slowly warming up.
Possibly an investigation / career revival?

How is this rated 4+ ?
Entitled Nepo sister sex bomb x horny child minder. Devoid of chemistry.

This is terrible writing.

...i mean... I'm sure it's a cute Sapphic story, but the premise is kind of insanely stupid!
Olivia wants her childish dream job and branding of Sapphire blooms to be green, all natural , low to zero transport miles. Her Supply Chain is threatened ( not economically sustainable) and she refuses to compromise or get her hands dirty upstream and it suddenly it becomes Roz problem to solve.

Are they really 44yo and 40yo? Haley Cass writes early 20s better

Got to Chapter 6.
Why didn't anyone recognise Taylor's male-coded sexual boasting behaviour?

Giving this another go after a DNF

End of Chapter 11. Wow Laura...

67%. The root of the obvious miscommunication is pretty stupid interweave with PTSD and the idiot husband is so so dumb, Forest Dump-esque.

Really. If it isn't for the world class narration by Alex Finke this would be the lowest Cara Bastone even the short ones.
Totally carried by narrator.

Girl... you really have to make out on the very porch of your best friend? - the only one providing you a roof and supporting you when your job / ex / family all ignore you. Talk about back stabbing no matter how much Melissa character assassination does on Rachel in the next 44%

Competing loyalty and desires.
Pretty compelling reading, listening so far.

I'm trying to understand the motivation and PoV of FMC2. Fiona is her brother girlfriend... why make a move on her? It just doesn't make sense. On the verge of DNF.

Very smooth and enticing storyline in read and listen, great narration supplementing the book which the author does employ strike through occasionally.

Yikes. unpaid 24/7 availability and stress of
one-hour response ? What slavery contract is this ?

Stupid writing is asking for massive bites of suspension of belief in the setup or the intelligence of Annie to keep going.

How is this an 4* average?

26-year-old elite athlete:
"I'm injured. I shall now isolate myself, become miserable and do inappropriate exercise."

MMC-as-life-coach disguised as romance for self pitying self absorbed FMC

Well. Didn't expect a fake dating trope.
The dynamics between Summer towards misunderstood Elizabeth as almost a parallel of Elizabeth to toxic Grace. Except Grace is coming across as cruel and bitter and probably jealous

A YA book that's very sophisticated!

Boy , Fiona is really tiresome and unfair.
Hope much more does she want from cinnamon roll Alice?

To keep going? Or DNF?

Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Chapter 12 is killing me.

Soooooo... Rebecca essentially forced the under performing Sabine to take a 2 week leave and then she turned up at Sabine private home unannounced , using coincided their leave. Rebecca didn't even ask for the PII address for that purpose.
Within 3 pages they are going at it like rabbits.

This is very well written with both MCs fleshed out with their own priorities and agency at 25% mark. 35yo /40yo represented.

Chapter 6.
Go the hex!

So beautifully written.

Angsty first 5 chapters!
Pretty different from the other G Benson's books I've read.

39%. End of Chapter 8.
Wow the writing.