How do you not love how this book is written? So personable. Also I love that it is a person involved but not a camp survivor. Ugh. Giving this book to everyone.

I had a long drive to vote so this is where I listened to the bulk of the end. There was one spot I was like, mmmmmm, 3/4 of the way through. But so solid otherwise. It had me from the beginning. Liked the characters or not, depending on who. Do you have whiskey?

I knew the subject matter before going in. I was not emotionally prepared. It was good. Just took me a while to process. I want her to go back to that town.

Solid book. There were parts where I rolled my eyes. Cough-romance-cough. But I liked a solid 85% of it.

So damn good. The first part drug for me, like the first book. I liked the Old English words at the beginning of the chapters. Think that I love the whimsy of the book.

So good. The writing was phenomenal. The story was phenomenal. I have nothing bad to say.

What a good way to describe growing up with two languages

The ending was cute. There was minimal character development but still human like. I had no use for any man in this book cause please just be attracted to the whiny American that has “mediocre talent”. I don‘t get her allure. The retelling aspects were good. Easy reading.

Am I the only one annoyed at the men in this book?

I liked this more and more as I went through it. It‘s a book that makes you think about love, choices, and family. I find myself thinking about how I would handle the whole situation. I‘m not sure I‘d have the grace for it.

I get the mediocre reviews I‘ve heard of this book. And it‘s not my favorite Sager book but I love Riley Sager. I really appreciate the ending and the thing with Claudia.

I really enjoyed getting to know the sisters. I want an actual biography of the Todd family cause that would be fascinating. Sometimes I didn‘t like the shifting POV with the sisters but I‘m an eternal crank so I‘m never fully satisfied.

So much better than book 2. I loved the history aspect.

Is this the most complex book ever? No. But I enjoyed the characters, the development that there was and the story line in general. Plus I went on a deep google dive on the real life ship. That‘s a plus.

I didn‘t like Rudolpho‘s story ending. I liked this book as a filler story. It was fluffy and I didn‘t like things at the end. Typical

I haven‘t had much time to sit and read a physical book lately but this one has started strong

Oh look. Mediocre vengeance.

I just couldn‘t get into it.

Not a “love” book but a like one. I‘m so impartial to everyone in the story and feel not invested in everyone but kind of Melody. But I‘m happy with the ending.

I was so close to liking it. I feel like the first two thirds of the book could have been condensed. I feel like there was a little bit of a disconnect between the first two thirds and the last third. Like the author was like oh yeah, the point and then got there. I liked the premise. I just found the first two thirds a little pointless and had some WTH moments.

Not the right book at the right time. I skimmed a lot.

I built up this book up so much in my head. Then I read it. It was okay. I liked no one, which was the point. The writing was halfway decent. The story was okay. I think I just built it up too much.

There were great parts of this book. But there were also more parts where I didn‘t care. I was a little disappointed in the ending. To quote 10 things I Hate about you, Can you just be whelmed?

I am the same kind of curmudgeon that Emily is…almost. Another beautiful cover and a book that I was engrossed in. I liked the character interactions. The book read fast.

The cover is gorgeous. That‘s the nicest thing I have to say. I don‘t hate it. I just struggled to like ANYONE and kept wondering why I care and why anyone does.

So there‘s certain subjects, (leaving legacies, getting hand written mail among some) that we have a very similar view on though we‘ve come to the conclusion very differently. Better written than I thought it would. Definitely makes me think about my “Ithaca”. Definitely a person I instagram follow now and want to be friends with.

Who was caught off guard by how much they liked this? 🙋‍♀️ for real though. I loved the people David interacted with and all the stories. I wasn‘t annoyed by anyone. I really liked all the stories.

I wanna know Annette. I just want to know all these people. I just want to know for sure what happened to the end for them. It‘s one thing to read a fictional account but when it‘s real…it hits harder.

Think I‘m going to have to read the rest of the series. I wasn‘t sure I was going to like this series but it slowly got under my skin and I had to know who did it. Like that it was female lead but not sure how I feel about Rory just being so nice. I‘d think there would be an ulterior motive.

I loved it. I feel the writing has gotten so much better throughout the series. It instantly took me back to a simpler time in my life. I always wished for a Murtagh book and surpassed my expectations. I love the connection between Murtagh and Thorn and their adventures. And the cult. Oy.

I‘m not enough of a foodie to like this book. It‘s pretty well written, just some of the food terms and stories weren‘t up my ally.

I don‘t know why this took me a while to understand what was going on with the time jump. I liked it when I got in the groove. I really loved how some passages were written. It drew you in and made you love the characters.

I didn‘t love it but definitely didn‘t hate it. I had mixed feelings about going back and forth with the timeline for some reason. I was more fascinated about the real people. (Especially the stepdaughter and stepson) good filler book.

Ending wasn‘t horrible. Writing wasn‘t great. Didn‘t like the characters. There were characters that felt very useless. There were plot points that were useless. Pacing was…..weird? Felt like this book could have been half the length.

I love this wasn‘t a WWII love story. Yes love is a small part of it but not the main part. I love that it was from a Russian woman‘s point of view and wasn‘t necessarily pro American. Started a little slow. Loved the official and unofficial autobiography parts. Wasn‘t a huge fan of E. Roosevelt‘s parts but understand. Fascinating woman worthy of knowing.

Don‘t join a cult kids. This almost got a so-so from me. It‘s so obvious what it is actually masking. I did get mildly confused near the end but figured it out. Glad it worked out in the end. Would I read it again? No. Unless I did the audio for background noise.

I was nervous about reading a Sager book so soon. But I‘m glad I did. I didn‘t like it as much as the last one but still really good. Liked how it went back and forth and the little hints that were given. I liked how it was wrapped up.

I respect the art of short stories but they always leave me feeling half filled. This one wasn‘t different. I really like it but I wish that it was a full book. Great writing. Likable characters. Wish there was more conflict before the resolution but it‘s a short story.

That. Ending. That was so good. Pretty sure this is one of the best books I‘ve read this year. That. Ending.

So good. I kept asking who and how 95% of the way through. Love how everything was put together. Wasn‘t a fan that the whole town got weirdly quiet with the murders. Kept asking who do I trust? I kind of want to go through it again to see if what questions I have still are answered and I didn‘t notice.

Great writing. I got invested in the world. It took me a while to really start liking it and my interest came in went but would definitely read the rest of the series.

It may be short but it makes an impact. Makes a person think about why people choose their alliances.

What a beautiful story of family and forgiveness. I let this story carry me through and it was effortless. I don‘t have the words to say how much I love this book. Lots of very different characters, the right conflict at the right time. Ugh. I wish I loved every book like this.

Another book that I didn‘t love but really liked. I was kept mostly interested but not enthralled. No reason why I‘m not in love.

Not a bad book. Just wasn‘t in the mood.

Feel like the amount of teenage angst was right for the book and it didn‘t get on my nerves. Kind of wish the oldest sister was involved more but this was a great book. I felt for the characters and was invested in them. I hated Bob.

It has enough movement to keep me intrigued but not enough for me to LOVE it.

A book is always more impactful when it‘s a serious situation told from a kid‘s POV. I enjoyed the character being young and the mispronouncing of words. And how quick this book moved.

There wasn‘t enough character development or background information to really like this book. I wanted too. I was almost there. Just not enough development for me. There were parts that were enjoyable and in different circumstances I would have loved it.

There were definitely moments I could tell this was written by a man. Moments dragged but it‘s someone‘s “journal”. I do think it‘s an interesting topic. I almost enjoyed the priest‘s section more than the rest of the book and read a book about him.