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On Fire Island
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After Julia dies young, she hangs around to watch over her grieving husband, Ben, and their Fire Island friends and neighbors.
The blurb promised it would be funny, poignant and nostalgic, but unfortunately, I did not feel any of that. Instead, there was way too much information about way too many minor, irrelevant characters. The entire story was from Julia's point of view with hardly any dialogue, and it was a rambling mess of gossip. In hindsight, I wish I would have allowed myself to quit reading but since it was an advance copy, I felt I should finish it.
Lastly, the premise was very similar to one of my favorite books ever, I Liked My Life (5 stars) Abby Fabiaschi, and I would definitely recommend it over this one! Next.
Location: Fire Island, New York
I received an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
The blurb promised it would be funny, poignant and nostalgic, but unfortunately, I did not feel any of that. Instead, there was way too much information about way too many minor, irrelevant characters. The entire story was from Julia's point of view with hardly any dialogue, and it was a rambling mess of gossip. In hindsight, I wish I would have allowed myself to quit reading but since it was an advance copy, I felt I should finish it.
Lastly, the premise was very similar to one of my favorite books ever, I Liked My Life (5 stars) Abby Fabiaschi, and I would definitely recommend it over this one! Next.
Location: Fire Island, New York
I received an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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Sep 05, 2023 08:43AM
Good review 🌟
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L.A. wrote: "Good review 🌟"Thank you! Did you read it?
