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The Intermission
The Intermission | Elyssa Friedland
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Have you ever had a secret so gut-wrenching you couldn't share it with anyone, not even the person who shares your bed? Told from the alternating perspectives of a husband and wife who both have something to hide, this incisive novel pulls back the curtain on a seemingly-happy marriage, posing the question: how much do we really know--and how much should we want to know--about the people we love the most? After six years of marriage, the unshakeable confidence Cass felt on her wedding day is decidedly gone. Jonathan, on the other hand, is still smitten with Cass. It's true that the personality quirks he once found charming in his wife--her complexity, her high standards, her refusal to clean the dishes--are beginning to grate. But for him, these are minor challenges in an otherwise healthy relationship. So it comes as a complete shock to Jonathan when Cass suddenly requests a marital 'intermission': a six-month separation during which they'll figure out if the comfortable life they've built together is, in fact, the one they both want. After Cass and Jonathan devise an absurd and jet lag-inducing plan to swap custody of their beloved dog every thirty days, they decide that (aside from their monthly canine exchange) the intermission will be a time for self-reflection--and not a time for talking. But, as the months pass, Cass and Jonathan begin to see that the very worst of their problems are rooted in just these kinds of calculated silences--and in a delicate web of blistering secrets they may never be ready to share.
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Skeebies05
The Intermission | Elyssa Friedland
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I love a book about marriage. Send me any good recs you may have 😀. This one is up next as soon as I finish my current book.

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krissylovesbooks75
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Mehso-so

I liked this book, especially since I could see some of it happening in real relationships, but the female main character "Cass" drove me nuts! Her selfishness and immaturity made me want smack her, and the fact that she kept emasculating her husband at every turn irritated me.

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Reviewsbylola
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Panpan

What a horrible book. I feel bad saying that but jfc. I almost bailed and I am pissed I didn‘t. Here‘s the thing. The premise is great. Jonathan and Cass have been married five years and are at an impasse. Cass decides she needs six months as a single woman to decide whether they should stay married. They both have secrets they‘ve kept from one another. On one hand, I thought that some of the aspects of marriage were super realistic. ⬇️

Reviewsbylola On the other hand they both, especially Cass, SUCKED. They didn‘t seem like thirty somethings in loving marriage. They seemed like teenagers that thought only of themselves. 6y
Reviewsbylola They are totally toxic together and I PRAYED that they would divorce, so the ending just hit home for me how much I hate this book. And then to top it off they decide to bring a baby into their wreck of a marriage. 🤬🤬 6y
mdemanatee 😬😬😬 6y
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Cinfhen Sounds super depressing 😖☹️ 6y
emilyhaldi Laaaaaame 6y
Ashley85 I haven‘t heard anything good about this book. 6y
BarbaraBB Great review though 😂! Won‘t read it! 6y
Kalalalatja Yeah, I‘m not going to read this! 6y
Reggie That‘s the worst in fiction and real life, a baby will fix it. 6y
Reviewsbylola I know!!! Why do people think that way?!? @Reggie 6y
Gissy I was planning to read it!😱😱😱😱 6y
Reviewsbylola If you do decide to read it, I would just say to give yourself full authority to bail. 😂 It‘s one of those books that doesn‘t improve so if you don‘t like it from the get go, I don‘t think your view will change by the end. @Gissy 6y
Mdargusch Thanks for the warning. 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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#Iwonder if I will make it through this book. #iwonder why I brought only this one book on my weekend away. #iwonder what books @Mdargusch has hanging around that I could borrow. I do NOT wonder why this book only has 11% litfluence. 😅 #abbainaugust

Meredith3 I‘m jealous of your time at the pool 🏊🏻‍♀️ ! 6y
emilyhaldi Wow. You brought 1 book with you to the lake knowing it has 11% litfluence?! You dropped the ball my friend!!! 6y
Reviewsbylola I didn‘t know. I actually thought it was super popular. I‘m 75 pages in and was thinking WTF am I missing?! So I checked Litsy and was like 🤭🤭🤭 @emilyhaldi 6y
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RebelReader I‘d never go on an overnight with only one book! 🤣 I‘d be googling nearby bookstores if I were you! 6y
her-my-oh-nee WAIT! We can see how much litfluence a book has? How? Where? 😮 6y
Reviewsbylola I just mean the rating percentage when you click on the title! @her-my-oh-nee 6y
Reviewsbylola It is the first—and last 😂—time! @RebelReader 6y
Cinfhen Yikes!!!! I‘m sure @Mdargusch will come to the rescue💕 6y
Mdargusch Haha! I think you‘d like Cotillion. 6y
britt_brooke 😆 6y
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Jeanne_S
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Panpan

Read the first half and the last chapter. Wasn‘t a good fit for me.

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LauraBeth
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The gang is all here - driving me insane.

Melissa_J Hey 👋🏻 Bitsy and gang!! 6y
MemoirsForMe 😂 Awwww....Those cuties just love you and want all your attention. 6y
vivastory Why are they cramping your style? 😂 6y
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DGRachel Woohoo! Would you like to add a Bailey to that mix before I strangle her? 😂😂 6y
Lreads Bitsy looks like she‘s mnding her own business and being a good girl while there is mischief in little ginger kitty‘s eyes. They are all so cute! ☺️ 6y
Kappadeemom ❤️❤️ 6y
Reecaspieces I have those thoughts every day...”will y‘all leave me alone!” But then I wouldn‘t change a thing! 6y
LeahBergen There they are! 💕💕💕 6y
LauraBeth @Melissa_J 👋👋 6y
LauraBeth @UwannaPublishme I just need for them to give some space every now and then! 😹 6y
LauraBeth @vivastory I don‘t know! 😹 6y
LauraBeth @DGRachel you tell Bailey that she‘s welcome to visit her Auntie LauraBeth whenever she wants! 6y
LauraBeth @QuietlyLaura Bitsy will mind her business until she sees the other two play-fighting and then she inserts herself and makes them stop 😹 She‘s a good peacekeeper 6y
LauraBeth That‘s true @Reecaspieces. They drive me crazy but I wouldn‘t want it any other way. 😺 6y
LauraBeth @LeahBergen wherever I am - there they are! 6y
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ReadingEnvy
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Bailedbailed

And I'm calling it quits, after pushing to 50% (thought of bailing at 15%). The writing has similes like fireworks on July fourth (too many, too loud, and without purpose! Haha!) And the alternating pov chapters feel like having to listen to two obnoxious people drone on about how their bad marriage is not their fault. I can't do it!

readordierachel Ha! Well played. An abundance of unnecessary similes can be so distracting. 6y
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sumaiyya.books
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Currently reading this book. I‘m about 30 pages in but the story hasn‘t really grabbed my attention yet. Has anyone read it?

BarbaraBB I have never even heard of it! 6y
ReadingEnvy I've been trying but I fall asleep every time. I think it's like listening to alternating people in a couple whie about their lives, hahaha. I probably need to bail. 6y
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forevermint
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I wrote a little review of this on my Instagram the other day and I'm still unsure if this is a pick or just so-so lol 😅 I found the book interesting and the plot intriguing but hated Cass and how everything ended. Would love to hear what actual married ppl think of this book lol

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Sheryl63
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I absolutely loved this book! I was so excited when I got it on Read-it-First. It‘s such a intimate look inside a marriage that many people face. I loved the characters, the premise is spot on. I‘m living it, I have been for the past 10yrs of my 32yrs of marriage. It works, we don‘t see other people, we love each other dearly. We are best friends, we just have two homes. It's getting to be common; I know a few other couples who live this way.

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 2! Coming in 2018 Edition! Scheduled for a July release. The blurb does the title more justice than I could do, lol. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

LibrarianRyan Is this bookpage or a first look catalog? 7y
MrBook @LibrarianRyan It's been awhile since I snapped these. I'll let you know tomorrow when I'm back at my desk. 😁👍🏻👍🏻 (edited) 7y
MrBook @LibrarianRyan You know, I can't find which publication I found all of these in. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️ 7y
LibrarianRyan @MrBook that's quite alright. We get very different upcoming pub newsletters here and I miss some of the others. 7y
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