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Run, Rose, Run
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller--a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her. Run, Rose, Run is a novel glittering with danger and desire--a story that only America's #1 beloved entertainer and its #1 bestselling author could have created.
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CrystalE02
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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I listened to the audiobook of this book. It was okay. I love Dolly Parton but I felt like the other narrators was dragging the story along. I still liked the book. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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laurabilly13
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Is there anything Dolly can‘t do?! I started reading this one when I was on a road trip in the US, including a visit to Nashville 🤠 Picking it back up to finish it now and wishing I was back there, just minus the creepy stalker!

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Skeeterisme
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

Liked it

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Birdsong28
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Nineteenth prompt completed for @melissajayne #readyourTBR challenge.
#2023challenge

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Birdsong28
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

Good. Interesting story and concept. Felt like I was in the heart of Nashville and listening to the music first hand. Could see Dolly's influence especially with the character of Ruthanna. Even though I enjoyed the story I felt like it was building up to something bigger than what happened and the build up was forgotten in places so the pace got lost. Also it felt rushed in the last few chapters.

#Penquin
#PenquinRandomHouse
@penguinrandomhouse

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rebbyj
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Mehso-so

Ok.

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EverydayImReading
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Panpan

Before I say anything else I have to say I‘m a HUGE Dolly Parton fan. Her music her philanthropy her generosity her soul. And the 150 million books she has donated worldwide. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️That said this book is not good. I‘m gobsmacked at how poor this is. Sorry Dolly. I still love your music

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AshRaye
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. There just felt like something was missing to make the whole thing come together. It also seemed like there were moments when nothing was happening. I did enjoy the way it was narrated with all the different voices for different characters, I don't think I've ever listened to an audiobook like that before.

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swishandflick
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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My mom wanted to walk around Goodwill today, and I got a really good $8 haul! Four like-new hardbacks, including Fiona Barton, Jennifer Weiner, Allen Eskins, and DOLLY PARTON (in TN?! That's a FIND). Anywho, I was excited 😬

mom_of_4 OMG. I wanted the Run rose run book. You are very lucky. 1y
kspenmoll Great haul!!! 1y
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AuthorCjwhitcomb
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Pickpick

So in my opinion Patterson is very hot and miss.
I love Dolly Parton
The story was great, and I was entertained all the way through but the book didn't really do anything to separate itself from other books like it. Still give it 4 stars

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BarkingMadRead
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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When there‘s a photo opp at Dollywood, and you both brought your book with you….

Ruthiella Dolly would be proud! 😚 2y
marleed Oh yes! 2y
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BarkingMadRead
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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BarkingMadRead
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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#bookspin for April. It‘s my birthday month, so a lot have to do with birthdays, parties, or things I‘m doing to celebrate, like going to Dollywood and the Carolina Cup horse races! @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!! 2y
Clwojick Such a fun stack! Happy early birthday! 💜 2y
BarkingMadRead @Clwojick thank you!! 2y
bthegood Happy Birthday month - 🎉 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Sounds like a fabulous month!! 2y
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Sara_Planz
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick


For fans of Dolly Parton, you will immediately hear her voice coming through with all of the tidbits about the life of a music legend. That was what I really enjoyed most about this novel. The thriller aspect is actually quite minimal, focusing more on the rise of a new voice in the music business. Overall a solid, quick read that was fun and entertaining.

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Hmottel
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Mehso-so

Easy read

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Laurak0291
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Mehso-so

3.25/5

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MCowles
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton

Fate granted some people their wildest, greatest wishes while leaving the simplest pleas of others unanswered

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MCowles
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Mehso-so

It took awhile to get into, but I liked it. If Dolly Parton hadn‘t been listed as an author, I wouldn‘t have bought it.

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Bluebird
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

I admit it, I am a Dolly Parton fan! Love her music and love her as a person. Always upbeat, kind to others, a philanthropist…I picked up this book solely because she was involved in it‘s writing. I‘ve never read a James Patterson book. On it‘s own merits…it‘s a ‘so-so‘. The mystery isn‘t compelling and it feels more like a Hallmark movie. However, Dolly‘s voice and personality come off the pages and I truly enjoyed it.
Book 2 in #superseptember

Bluebird FYI: I do like Hallmark Movies 😀 2y
Andrew65 Sounds interesting. 2y
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Eggs
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️📚❤️ 2y
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Eggs
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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#AwesomeAugustReadathon @Andrew65

Day 1 August 13: Run Rose Run audiobook 3.75/5⭐️

Andrew65 That‘s great 👏👏👏 2y
Eggs @Andrew65 🤗🤗 2y
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itsjustme40something
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Last view of vacation

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HeathHof
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

I've been listening to this on my drive to and from work and lunch breaks and finally finished it up today. The predictably was both satisfying and disappointing but I really enjoyed Dolly's parts and she was 100% RuthAnna in my imagination. Overall, a soft pick for me. 🎶🎤🎸

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HeatherBookNerd
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

Who doesn‘t love Dolly? Had to check this book out. Very entertaining and lots of fun Nashville references. A predictable premise: a pretty, feisty, resourceful heroine seeks her big break in Music City while running from her past. But it‘s a diverting, easy read with Dolly‘s fingerprints all over it.

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MMFinck
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Mehso-so

Ehhh. Extremely simplistic writing. Characters weren‘t well developed, even mildly irritating in their one dimensionality. The thriller elements were sort of scotch taped together and didn‘t always even make sense. I love Dolly, so I finished. All the song writing was phenomenal. The rest was barely tolerable. Sorry to say!!

Bren912 Sadly, i am led to believe this author has people penning under his name and tutelage. Feels like such different writing than in early years. 2y
MMFinck @Bren912 I don‘t read a lot of him. I did read his women‘s fiction way back and enjoyed it. I really wanted to like this one. Oh well! Onto the next book! :) I‘m reading The Paper Palace rn. Phenomenal! 2y
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megannbutzz
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Finally getting a break from the heat & humidity! 🔥It's perfect reading weather. 📚 #runroserun #jamespatterson #dollyparton #bookclub

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megannbutzz
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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I love all the narrators in this audiobook 🖤 #runroserun #dollyparton #jamespatterson #bookclub

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Nicki_K
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

When one of my favourite authors co writes a book with one of my favourite singers of all time, I just had to read it. An enjoyable thriller I found myself caught up in the world of a country music singer trying to get her big break whilst also hiding from something ominous in her past. Well paced and everything a James Patterson reader would expect. I couldn't help but hear the lyrics being sung in Dolly's amazing voice.

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ChaoticMissAdventures
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Oh no. No, no, no. Another day happy that I have never supported this white man who doesn't even write his own book but hires a team of ghost writers he gives zero credit to.

CBee Omg 🤮 2y
5feet.of.fury Poor Dolly 😩 2y
ChaoticMissAdventures @5feet.of.fury I know right? There was no reason for that clip to be about her when the article is about him supporting a pedo, and not understanding what racism is. 2y
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tjwill Seriously? Ugh. 😣 2y
DrexEdit Glad I have never been a Patterson fan 2y
tokorowilliamwallace Yeah, I guess he's not hurting for money; he can safely retire on his wealth. But this is the fault of publication houses promoting and advertising for money makers. It's many, if not all popular authors who churn out new publications so quickly for their fans. Nobody believes these cowriting partnerships. This is actually a subplot in Sandra Brown's Envy, about an family-run publication trying to be bought out by this global media conglomerate. 2y
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AngieKWilson
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

What a great read! In my head Ruthann‘s was Dolly herself. I just heard that they are making it into a movie! Stayed up and read the last 100 pages late at night.

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tjwill
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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rambiepaige
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Just an easy morning at the lake, still in bed with coffee 💙

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OriginalCyn620
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

This is light-handed on the thriller aspect. It‘s definitely more focused on the story of the up-and-coming country music star and the inner workings of the country music business. But I enjoyed it! I don‘t think I‘ve ever read James Patterson and I‘d check out some of his other books. I don‘t like country music but I ❤️ Dolly Parton so much that I listened to the accompanying album! And she‘s the reason I bought the book!

#bookspinbingo

ChaoticMissAdventures I think the thing to keep in mind if you go on to read more Patterson is that he doesn't actually write the books. He hasn't for decades. Instead he has a team of ghost writers and they write it and he slaps his name in it, because his name is a brand. 2y
OriginalCyn620 @ChaoticMissAdventures I did not know that! 🤔 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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HeathHof
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Ollie helped me hide rocks for other hikers to find as we listened to the tagged book and we found this little hermit crab rock while we were at it 🦀 I was hoping there would be some music in this one but not yet..

BookwormM I am listening to this one as well I have not hit any music yet either 2y
MemoirsForMe Ollie is adorable! 🐶❤️ 2y
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bookish_wookish
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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It says this is a thriller. I definitely wouldnt call this a thriller.
It built up for 400 pages for the ending to be a few pages and a total let down. The build up was a lot and it really kept you in the dark. Youre not even able to guess whats happening because theres no explanation and no names to characters so youre expecting this big bombshell at the end and it just fell flat. Felt almost rushed. It got me out of my reading slump though!

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bookish_wookish
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Just reading and relaxing today!

Happy Mother‘s Day! 💐

fredthemoose My bf got that mug as a gift! But then someone ran it through the dishwasher, and now it‘s a mess. 😬 3y
bookish_wookish Oh no! Thats why mine looks so crazy inside because i lightly hand wash it! @fredthemoose 3y
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TaciturnWhenReading
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day, everyone! Popped into three different stores and picked up a few items at each stop! #shoplocal

marleed Nice! 3y
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Miss_Gilmore
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Pickpick

Haven‘t read a James Patterson book in a hot minute and this one didn‘t disappoint! I could definitely hear Dolly‘s voice coming off the pages.

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Bekkers
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
Pickpick

Book #28 for 2022. I LOVED this book, it's good and the whole I am reading it I can see the movie version. Highly recommend

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MaggieCarr
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

While I enjoyed it, my last impression was how simplistic all the words & dialog was. Weird right? Like as I'm reading it I know I could have handed it to my elementary aged kids and they would have had zero problems pronouncing the words, though the ending would have been a bit much for them. I am intrigued enough to go hunt down the songs now.

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MallenNC
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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I don‘t read James Patterson, but I can‘t resist Dolly Parton. That‘s good bc this is mostly about the business of country music. You can really tell those are Dolly‘s parts of the book. The thriller aspect is only sprinkled in. The MC, AnnieLee, is stubborn to the point of annoyance but still I wanted to see how things turned out, and what her secret was. Ruthanna, the Dolly stand-in, was fun. If you liked the show Nashville you will like this.

MallenNC This was my #DoubleSpin for April. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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janeycanuck
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Exactly what you‘d expect in all the best ways! It‘s a bit light on the thriller and heavy on the rising country star but Patterson injected enough of himself for this to not be too sparkly. The biggest disappointment is that Patterson doesn‘t make an appearance on the album 😋

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Zuhkeeyah
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

This was less thriller-y than other JP books. Still an entertaining read though. There is a main character who is absolutely based off of Dolly Parton.

AnnieLee‘s journey to stardom is full of grit and lucky breaks. I appreciate how stubborn/strong she is. Though she gets in her own way a few times. I am not a country music fan, so it was fun learning more about the nuances of the genre.

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BayouGirl85
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Mehso-so

I loved the Dolly Parton narration. My only hang up was that is moved a little too slow for me.

March 15/25 #LitsyLove #bookspinbingo

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JenlovesJT47
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel | James Patterson, Dolly Parton
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Pickpick

I‘m a huge Dolly fan so I just had to read this. I got sucked into the story of aspiring country music artist AnnieLee Keyes and her struggles. I think people who are reading this more for James Patterson might be disappointed because the thriller aspect was only about 5% of the story & was almost anti-climatic. But I loved the rest of it. I can see Dolly‘s hand all over it so it seems like a legit snapshot of trying to make it big in Nashville ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 Dolly also released 12 songs on Spotify that she wrote especially for this book. I listened to them and they‘re quite good! So, bottom line: if you‘re interested in country music I think you‘ll love this, if you‘re there for the thrills you might be disappointed. 4.5⭐️ #DollyParton #JamesPatterson 3y
janeycanuck I just picked this up from the library - I can‘t wait to dive in! 3y
JenlovesJT47 @janeycanuck yay I hope you enjoy it! 🤗 my library loan expired when I was 60% done and I just had to buy it cause I couldn‘t wait another 2 months 😱 I rarely do that. Let me know what you think! 3y
janeycanuck @JenlovesJT47 oh no, that‘s the worst. Good thing I have a paper copy! 3y
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NikkiKey94
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Mehso-so

I struggled so much with this book. James Patterson is one of my must read authors and I love Dolly Parton. I was so excited when I heard about this book and I really wanted to love it. However, it fell short with me. Overall the story was okay. The characters were okay. The plot was okay. It was just okay for me. I found myself very disappointed that it wasn‘t all I wanted it to be and all it was hyped up to be.

Caroline2 Oh no! That is disappointing to hear. 😑 I was looking forward to this one too. 3y
NikkiKey94 @Caroline2 I say give it a shot because everyone‘s taste is different but it just wasn‘t what I was expecting. Maybe you will enjoy it more! 3y
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Kappadeemom
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I‘m reading this and it‘s not all that great. I love Dolly and I know this is probably an unpopular opinion 🥲

rubyslippersreads I only read it for Dolly. 😊 3y
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