2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Tell us what you thought of the book! You can leave your review here. Even if you read the book outside of the group, please feel free to let us know what you thought of it.

What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

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This was so-so for me. I didn't really care much about any of these people... selfish and self-centered. I felt a lot of empathy for Bebe, of course.

The biggest thing is that I think my expectations about this book were not met. I didn't realize it was going to be such a slow-burn character study; I was expecting more interesting action/plot.

I do think I'd like to watch the Hulu miniseries... Kerry Washington as Mia seems like a great casting choice.

Sorry to hear you didn’t fully enjoy this one, Beth!
I am not re-reading it this month because it’s still pretty fresh in my mind from last year. But I remember I had similar expectations before reading and was surprised (not really disappointed) in a similar way to you. The author does write the characters pretty well though.
I didn’t know that there was a series based on it, and now I’m curious to watch it because I found the book very visual (not sure of a better word). I wonder if the series does it justice.

I finished this book today and this was my first time reading this author. It was an easy read. I found the ending to be flat and expected more emotional impact.