Sally Thorne
Autor von The Hating Game
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- Geburtstag
- 1981-09-10
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Wohnorte
- Canberra, Australia
- Agent
- Taylor Haggerty (Root Literary)
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Statistikseite
- Werke
- 9
- Mitglieder
- 4,751
- Beliebtheit
- #5,286
- Bewertung
- 3.8
- Rezensionen
- 247
- ISBNs
- 96
- Sprachen
- 11
- Favoriten
- 3
This is a sweet story about our role in relationships and seeks to answer this question: In relationships, how much should we expect to give and how much she we expect to take? The plot and setting of this story provide the laugh-out-loud moments in this rom-com where youthful (but old lady-acting) Ruthie, impulsively childish (but brilliant and wealthy)
Teddy, and nosy temp agent (but wise and caring) Melanie live and/or work at this retirement villa appropriately named Providence (as it provides all the safety and security Ruthie is looking for).
While I enjoyed the comedic plot and setting, the characters are where the book fell a little short for me. I really loved the potential here, but in the end, they were a bit like caricatures. Ruthie was too old ladyish; Teddy was too childish. Their relatability ebbed and flowed. There’d be moments where I saw them as real characters, and then they’d drift over that line a bit too far, a bit over the top, making the whole read a bit underwhelming. A solid 3.5.… (mehr)