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When No One Is Watching
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Hot Mess!! I am not sure what to say about this one. What started as an insightful look into gentrification, history, poverty, and racism turned into an off the rails thriller with no thrills for me. Any insight into the themes I picked up on was lost with that ending, and this story missed the mark for me.
Another story that fell victim to this over thinker and a case of the wrong reader for this one.
I received a copy from the publisher on EW.
Another story that fell victim to this over thinker and a case of the wrong reader for this one.
I received a copy from the publisher on EW.
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Reading Progress
August 19, 2020
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January 17, 2021
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Started Reading
January 17, 2021
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Finished Reading
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Jan 25, 2021 07:58AM
Hot mess is right. To me this was two entirely separate books merged together so poorly.
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Now I don't feel so bad about never getting around to reading this one 😁
Kelly (and the Book Boar) wrote: "Hot mess is right. To me this was two entirely separate books merged together so poorly."Kelly, Yes, thats what it felt like and makes me wonder if the author didn't plot her story.
Farrah wrote: "Now I don't feel so bad about never getting around to reading this one 😁"Farrah, yeah don't feel bad it might be a good thing. I don't like to discourage anyone from reading a book but sometimes we need a little help deciding what to read with those over loaded TBR lists.
Sorry this one didn't work for you, Brenda!
Kristy wrote: "Sorry this one didn't work for you, Brenda!"Thank you, Kristy!
Sorry this one was a miss for you Brenda.
This one also did not work for me. Great review, and I hope your next read is a 5 star book.
Sorry this one didn't work for you, Brenda! I hope you love your next read.
Oh dear. Hope you enjoy your next one Brenda!
Fair Brenda, it was a tough book to come to terms with, such different flows between the start and finish!
Nice, honest review, Brenda! 💗 After reading so many reviews with the same complaint I have decided to skip this one.
I hope your next is a better match for you Brenda!
Great review Brenda, this one started off promising and interesting but the uneven pacing wore on me and the increasingly far-fetched actions near the end were a big negative too :-/ Hope you love your next read!
Terrific, honest review for one that sounds like it was a bit of a disaster, Brenda! Yikes!
No thrills, no thank you. Thanks for the heads up, Brenda.
Tina wrote: "Sorry this one was a miss for you Brenda."Thank you, Tina!
Tina wrote: "This one also did not work for me. Great review, and I hope your next read is a 5 star book."Thank you, Tina! I hope youa re reading something great right now!
Michael wrote: "Sorry this one didn't work for you, Brenda! I hope you love your next read."Thank you, Michael!
Jen wrote: "Fair Brenda, it was a tough book to come to terms with, such different flows between the start and finish!"Thank you for reading and discussing this one with me, Jen!
Michelle wrote: "Nice, honest review, Brenda! 💗 After reading so many reviews with the same complaint I have decided to skip this one."Thank you, Michelle! I think it's a good one to skip!!
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "I hope your next is a better match for you Brenda!"Thank you, Fran!
Brandice wrote: "Great review Brenda, this one started off promising and interesting but the uneven pacing wore on me and the increasingly far-fetched actions near the end were a big negative too :-/ Hope you love ..."Thank you, Brandice! It really makes me wonder if the author plotted this story.
Cheri wrote: "Terrific, honest review for one that sounds like it was a bit of a disaster, Brenda! Yikes!"Thank you, Cheri! It's too bad it was a disaster but the is a good way to describe it!
Sheyla ✎ wrote: "Great honest review, Brenda,"Thank you, Sheyla!
NZLisaM wrote: "No thrills, no thank you. Thanks for the heads up, Brenda."I am glad I could help, Lisa!!
Boo. I hate books that disappoint. Hope your next one is better, Brenda!
Jen wrote: "Boo. I hate books that disappoint. Hope your next one is better, Brenda!"Thank you, Jen!
Ha! Your review made me chuckle, Brenda. You know that I don't disagree with you about the ending. Fair review! :)
Melissa wrote: "Ha! Your review made me chuckle, Brenda. You know that I don't disagree with you about the ending. Fair review! :)"Thank you, Melissa! And thank you for joining me and discussing this one!! I enjoyed chatting about this one with you!
