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Fanny I expected June to die but not like this! It really caught me off guard. But, as sad as it is, I don’t think she would’ve been able to change herself as drastically as she said, just cuz addiction doesn’t really work that way

I feel so sad for Nina though. You can really see how this part of her childhood defined her the most as an adult, it must be hard to remember it all so well while her siblings got to enjoy the bliss of ignorance/being younger than her.

I’m not exactly a fan of the bunch of new characters being added, mostly because it barely feels like we know the protagonists well enough! But maybe that’s just my impression, what does everyone else think about that?

I don’t like Brandon. End.

Fanny Hey everybody! I already finished the book last week, but forgot to post it here. I’m going to be honest, it’s not much in my taste at all, unfortunately. It’s an easy read, which I can appreciate at times, but I dislike the writing style and stylistic choices incredibly much.

Anyway, regarding the characters. I like Nina and Kit. They’re cute, even though I wish we knew more about them (considering how far we already are in the book). I really, really dislike Jay. The way he talks about women is very bothersome to me, even though I can acknowledge the time this plays in. He basically insults Lara (bland, not very beautiful at all, or whatever it was) before saying he’s “mysteriously” attracted to her. Like, internalized beauty standards much? Didn’t like that at all. The same goes for him expecting shyness and coyness from women, saying that they should’ve learned it as a form of a social contract. As I said, I can acknowledge the fact that this plays in the 80s, but it’s just odd to me that he seems to be the only character that actually says this stuff out loud, so I can’t blame this on the time, but rather on him instead. Hud bores me. That’s all I have to say about him.

Don’t even get me started on June and Mick. At this point, I apologize if I bring up things that are after the pages we’re talking about! Obviously, we all hate Mick. I don’t like that he kind of grooms her when they first get together (although I’m not entirely sure about the age difference), but he definitely makes large promises, and she just kind of goes with it. The fact that her only expectation of him by June is that he’s supposed to be home when she asks him to is baffling to me as well. And oh my god, the fact that he didn’t show up to the birth of Nina? Seriously? What a jerk. Anyway, I have much more to say about this book later on (plot lines and writing style) but this is it for now! Hope everybody is enjoying it, though.

Hello, I’m super excited to partake in this!! I haven’t read anything by this author yet just cuz I’m not entirely sure I’d have liked her, but this is a wonderful chance to find that out Nice to read you all