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Dough66

Good until the end...

Reviewed in the United States on 20 October 2021

Such a good book until the end. Unfortunately, the conclusion does not connect with the rest of the book, too quick, too shallow, too predictable. Three stars for a storyline that unfolds so masterfully, slowly giving us the details we wanted so much sooner but keeping us reading a well
developed plot.

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deb19

Almost enjoyed this book!

Reviewed in the United States on 1 November 2021

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The reading was going mostly well until the author referenced the 2016 presidential election into the story. If it had anything to do with the story it may have been accepted but it didn't. No one really cares what her personal political views are. Unless you are writing/reading a political book, then it would have fit in. I read to get away from all the drama that is going on in the world. I almost didn't finish the book. I will stay away from this author in the future.

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J. D. T.

Loved the lead character.

Reviewed in the United States on 16 December 2021

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Loved the lead character and the way this book was written. The story was very compelling and kept me interested all the way through. What I didn't love was the occasional dig towards Presideent Trump and the inference that socialism would make our country better. The final chapter disappointed me as it seemed that the story end was forced as if the writer's time was up and she had to come up with a quick conclusion.

Sharon Chafin

Painful

Reviewed in the United States on 17 June 2022

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While the story ends on a good note, getting there was a vocabulary lesson when I just wanted to read a good story. And way too much description made me almost want to count how many times the word 'like' was in there. Not enough conversation with others for me....the whole thing was pure introspection and I'd say 'get on with it already'. Painful. Sorry.

Linda Rhyne

enjoyed the book

Reviewed in the United States on 26 February 2022

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I enjoyed the book. I enjoyed the characters but sure wish Ms Castro had not gotten so political. I’m not talking about the mining, I’m talking about the Trump hating. It really didn’t add to the story. Yes Isabel fell apart and yes Jon supported her but come on, find another way to show that. I would have given the book four stars, but those few statements soured the book for me.

SharonSuds

Once gone from a poorest of the poor, to the richest of the rich, will we find happiness?

Reviewed in the United States on 30 November 2021

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Can a backwards girl from West Virginia find riches and love in Chicago only to find her her true happiness back in West Virginia?

It took me 150 pages to get into the story. I was so ready to drop it when suddenly the plot became interesting. It was then I cared whether Isabelle was going to go back to Jon, if she was going back to her art, and finally stand up to the family.

Paula

Interesting story

Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2021

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Interesting story, lots of twists and turns. I never had to look up so many words before. It was distracting. The words she used fit, but even being an avid reader and having a post graduate degree, there were a fair number of words I had never seen before. Then at the end, almost every other word was the
f bomb. That too was distracting and I found it annoying.

Juliette C.

It was great until…

Reviewed in the United States on 21 October 2021

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As I read this book, I kept marveling at how well it was written, and kept telling myself it was the best book I have read in a long time…. Until the end when it became somewhat political. I love to read; I devour books all the time— in order to escape all the turmoil of of today’s politics. The end was a disappointment. It seemed like “the easy way out” for the author.

Louisa May

Good story - bad ending

Reviewed in the United States on 25 December 2021

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To me this was an interesting story overall. I thought she went on too many side stories than I mostly skimmed through. The political thoughts didn’t bother me one way or the other, what I absolutely thought was ridiculous was the ending. She and Jon have probably the most serious conversation of their marriage ‘in a bar’ in less than probably an hour, dropping the f bomb too many times when it hadn’t been used before in the book. Geez.

Rick Nancy

Marvelously Written

Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2021

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The author has a remarkable command of the language, gently weaving a story that is unfolding before the reader can realize what the story’s
all about.
That said, this is more of a woman’s book than a man’s. A man will ask, “ What’s it about, and answer, “ Not much.” All introspection and angst.

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