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This was a bit of a disappointment especially considering how enjoyable The Last Summer at the Golden Hotel was. The concept was interesting and should have definitely appealed to me given all the 90s references. But none of our main characters were likeable, and nothing really seemed to happen and what little did wrapped up in a nice neat impractical bow. Some details weren‘t accurate and perspective changes were off putting. #sundaybuddyread

In the spirit of the September #sundaybuddyread , I thought I'd share a few pics from my high school years. My good pictures must be in a different box with my yearbooks, so, for now, you'll have to take my word for it when I tell you I was the CHS 1997 Class Actress. We didn't have a full list of Most Likelys, but we had Best Eyes, Best Smile, Class Clown, etc.

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What did they used to say when we were little? If you don‘t have anything nice to say….. 🤫🤐

Just wasn‘t for me.
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After placing the author‘s previous book Last Summer at the Golden Hotel on my 2022 favorite reads, I was excited for this book & used a #BOTM credit to get a copy for #SundayBuddyRead. Such a disappointment! Mostly unlikable characters, every cliche, plot line, & topic she could imagine thrown in there. Generally, it‘s just a hot mess of a book. Thankfully the weekly group discussions make a bad book entertaining!

So disappointing! This felt more like a draft of a book than a finished book. The characters were not relatable, and the plot made little sense. Friedland‘s book Last Summer at the Golden Hotel was much more enjoyable. I only stuck with it for the beloved #SundayBuddyRead 😅

Ok...I really tried to like this one. I thought I was enjoying it at first but then I quickly started disliking the characters. Melissa and Tara were annoying, Priya was somewhat likeable, and Suki...I simply didn't care for. However, it was an easy read.

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Best thing about this book is the #sundaybuddyread group and whatever I drink while reading it.

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I'm perpetually behind this year, but I'm hopeful that my 2024 schedule will be a little more accommodating to reading.

Pass on this one. I just didn‘t get it. I understand what the author was trying to do, but it just wasn‘t for me. I didn‘t like the characters, the story, really just didn‘t care for this one.

I almost never pan a book so I feel bad, but I feel like there wasn‘t much I enjoyed about this. The characters were all kinda the worst without any real redeeming qualities/moments. And any issues they had felt completely glossed over by the end with no real depth. I liked the premise but this wasn‘t what I thought it was gonna be. Looking forward to finishing up discussion on it though Sunday

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Definitely not as enjoyable as Last Summer at the Golden Hotel! While I appreciated the references to ‘90s pop culture (this is my era, though the characters are a tad older than me), I was not fully enamored with any of the MCs. As the book progressed, I found I was more frustrated than anything with their stories. Spoiler comment below that had me rolling my eyes. At least I finished this with #Zeke resting on me. #CatsOfLitsy #SundayBuddyRead

Still trying to play catch up for #sundaybuddyread but had to look this up cause it didn‘t seem accurate for a supposed time capsule of 1997. Enough to make me stop reading…sigh. 😕

Um no. 🤐

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I won‘t say much as we have our last discussion next Sunday but I felt each of these main characters were stereotypical tropes of middle aged women: the working mom with the oblivious selfish spouse, the clueless divorcee, the ball busting CEO, and I‘m not even sure about the 40+ woman whose parents are still paving her way. Not a fan.

Teaching full time has me so overstimulated by the time I get home I‘m struggling to stay on top of all my reads 😢 this week I plan to finish Murder, Most likely and Song of the Cell and then maybe begin something just for fun before October spooky read season starts and all my new buddy reads begin again. Or pace myself better

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Made me think of Priya and Dev #sundaybuddyread #iykyk