Her Perfect Life
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- Author：Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Reviews
Larissa
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Lily Atwood is an Emmy-winner， famous television reporter。 She has a #perfectlife with her 7 year old daughter Rowan。 But that’s about to change when a series of mysterious events start to happen。 At the same time， Lily is contacted by an anonymous source who seems to have more to share than just tips about the next good story。 This is a good mystery， with lots of twists。 I enjoyed the guessing game， but I almost feel like it was a bit stretched to keep the story going。 I enjoy the multiple POVs Lily Atwood is an Emmy-winner， famous television reporter。 She has a #perfectlife with her 7 year old daughter Rowan。 But that’s about to change when a series of mysterious events start to happen。 At the same time， Lily is contacted by an anonymous source who seems to have more to share than just tips about the next good story。 This is a good mystery， with lots of twists。 I enjoyed the guessing game， but I almost feel like it was a bit stretched to keep the story going。 I enjoy the multiple POVs style and being able to really get a good look at each character。 I have to say I was a bit disappointed with this book， because I truly enjoyed The First to Lie， Hank’s previous book。 Not impressed with the ending at all。 。。。more
Melody Margrave
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Hank Phillippi Ryan has done it again。 She’s a weaver of tales – a storyteller – who draws you into the story in the first page and doesn’t let you go until the very last word。 Her latest book， to be released in September 2021， is about Lily Atwood。 She seems to have a perfect life。 She’s a successful television reporter who has everything anyone could want – and her fans love her - but she has secrets and you are not sure if the right or the wrong person knows them。This captivating story had me Hank Phillippi Ryan has done it again。 She’s a weaver of tales – a storyteller – who draws you into the story in the first page and doesn’t let you go until the very last word。 Her latest book， to be released in September 2021， is about Lily Atwood。 She seems to have a perfect life。 She’s a successful television reporter who has everything anyone could want – and her fans love her - but she has secrets and you are not sure if the right or the wrong person knows them。This captivating story had me literally holding my breath because I was so involved in the story line。 I became a part of the story and a part of the characters’ lives – wanting to be the omniscient narrator knowing all that was happening， but realizing with each surprising turn in the plot that I was a limited reader reading to see where the book was going to take the characters next。 I couldn’t put the book down; and was disappointed when it was over。 This is one that I will want to reread – and will probably still be surprised at the ending。 。。。more
Jeff
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Slow Burn With A Bang。 This is one of those slow burn mysteries that doesn't seem like the stakes are *overly* high。。。 until you find yourself in a situation with guns drawn in broad daylight in the streets of Boston。 （Yes， a touch of a spoiler， but a very minor one given the lack of other details。 :D） Overall you've got three primary perspectives， two in third person （sisters） and one in first， and everyone is hiding things from everyone for varying reasons and no one really knows who to trust Slow Burn With A Bang。 This is one of those slow burn mysteries that doesn't seem like the stakes are *overly* high。。。 until you find yourself in a situation with guns drawn in broad daylight in the streets of Boston。 （Yes， a touch of a spoiler， but a very minor one given the lack of other details。 :D） Overall you've got three primary perspectives， two in third person （sisters） and one in first， and everyone is hiding things from everyone for varying reasons and no one really knows who to trust at all， including some of the non-perspective characters。 So on that point， this tale works well - if， again， a bit slow and seemingly low-stake。 But it is compelling enough to have you want to follow along and see what exactly happens， particularly once we begin to get the third perspective （which doesn't happen until around the 25-33% of the book， IIRC）。 Overall an inventive tale that plays with some well worn tropes and spins them a bit in a new-ish way， and for this it is very much recommended。 。。。more
Lori
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This is a great twisty book！ Lily is a famous reporter who will do anything to keep her life perfect。 But somebody knows what she is hiding and Lily is scared。 Full of twists and keeps you guessing！ Great book。
Beth Medbury
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As usual this book will keep you on the edge of your seat。 I love Hank's books， she is an awesome writer and her books will keep you entertained and enthralled。 This book is no different。 As usual this book will keep you on the edge of your seat。 I love Hank's books， she is an awesome writer and her books will keep you entertained and enthralled。 This book is no different。 。。。more
Gay Yellen
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Her Perfect Life could be Hank Phillippi Ryan's best yet。 This tightly wound， perfectly knotted mystery centers around Lily Alcott， a popular television news icon， and the story-book life she has constructed for herself， When a secret from her past threatens to ruin her， who can she trust to keep the secret safe？ Masterful twists and intriguing characters will keep you entertained to the very end。 Her Perfect Life could be Hank Phillippi Ryan's best yet。 This tightly wound， perfectly knotted mystery centers around Lily Alcott， a popular television news icon， and the story-book life she has constructed for herself， When a secret from her past threatens to ruin her， who can she trust to keep the secret safe？ Masterful twists and intriguing characters will keep you entertained to the very end。 。。。more
Chelle
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Sure to be another best-seller for the wonderful Hank Phillippi Ryan who is know for her suspenseful， twisty plots。 This is truly a book you won't be able to put down once you start reading。 #HerPerfectLife #HankPhillippiRyan Sure to be another best-seller for the wonderful Hank Phillippi Ryan who is know for her suspenseful， twisty plots。 This is truly a book you won't be able to put down once you start reading。 #HerPerfectLife #HankPhillippiRyan 。。。more
Lilia Tanakeyowma
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Loved this book！！！ Engaging characters and mega suspenseful plot with intense twists！！！Loved how each chapter was written from a different point of view and from their own sinister motivation。 The suspense is palpable with each passing chapter。 Will Lily be able to hold on to her carefully guarded perfection or will her heart give in to her painful past。 Couldn’t put this book down。 I highly recommend it。
Charlene
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what a fantastic read！ lots of twists and turns， mystery and intrigue。 This is a real page tuner with interesting and complex characters。 The story really kept me on the edge of my seat！ I could not put this book down！！ wonderful！ wonderful！ A must must read！
Carla Suto
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HER PERFECT LIFE by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a twisty and suspenseful thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end。 This story kept me guessing right up to the shocking conclusion。 Lily Atwood has a perfect life。 She is a beautiful and high profile Emmy Award-winning TV news reporter in Boston and a single mom to an adorable seven-year-old daughter， Rowen。 She purposely keeps Rowen out of the public eye and relies on her trusted producer， Greer， to keep her life running smoot HER PERFECT LIFE by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a twisty and suspenseful thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end。 This story kept me guessing right up to the shocking conclusion。 Lily Atwood has a perfect life。 She is a beautiful and high profile Emmy Award-winning TV news reporter in Boston and a single mom to an adorable seven-year-old daughter， Rowen。 She purposely keeps Rowen out of the public eye and relies on her trusted producer， Greer， to keep her life running smoothly。 But her perfect life begins to unravel when an anonymous source threatens to reveal life-changing secrets from Lily’s own past unless she cooperates with his demands。 Little does she know that Greer is also being manipulated by this unknown informant。 How far will Lily go to protect her daughter and her carefully-built life？ The story is told from the points of view of Lily and Greer in the present and Lily’s older sister， Cassie， beginning twenty-five years in the past。 The plot is fast-paced and expertly-crafted， weaving together the long-buried secrets of the past with the mystery unfolding in the present。 I have loved all of Hank Phillippi Ryan’s stand-alone thrillers， but I think this my favorite yet！ I highly recommend it。 Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read an early copy。 。。。more
Megan Griest
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In “Her Perfect Life”， we meet Lily， a seemingly perfect and put together TV journalist and her producer， Greer， when an event from the past threatens to upend Lily’s perfectly cultivated life， how will she and Greer respond？ As more about Lily’s family life and her relationship with Greer is revealed through multiple POV chapters， I found myself trying to figure out what would happen next and how certain events occurred。 I don’t want to say much more for fear of spoilers， but this was a fast-pa In “Her Perfect Life”， we meet Lily， a seemingly perfect and put together TV journalist and her producer， Greer， when an event from the past threatens to upend Lily’s perfectly cultivated life， how will she and Greer respond？ As more about Lily’s family life and her relationship with Greer is revealed through multiple POV chapters， I found myself trying to figure out what would happen next and how certain events occurred。 I don’t want to say much more for fear of spoilers， but this was a fast-paced book that kept me guessing until the end！ *Thank you to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review” 。。。more
Jen
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Thank you Macmillan and NetGalley for this book。 Lily is a famous tv personality。 She has a producer， Greer， and a 7 yo daughter named Rowen。 When Lily was seven， her 18 yo sister left because she did a bad thing。 The story goes back and forth between what Cassie did and Lily’s life now。 It’s a quick read and seems quite plausible。 This is also a fast read， and if you have to put it down， you can pick right up again。
Kathy Parker
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I was given an ARC of this book and I truly enjoyed it。 It took me a little while to get into it otherwise I would have given it 5 stars ⭐️ but I rarely give 5 stars anyway。 It became a page turner trying to figure out who the man was that was bringing together the 2 sisters that hadn’t seen each other in 25 years due to a situation that one sister blamed herself for and it wasn’t even true。 I would recommend this book。 Thank you for giving me this chance to read this book as a top follower。 Kud I was given an ARC of this book and I truly enjoyed it。 It took me a little while to get into it otherwise I would have given it 5 stars ⭐️ but I rarely give 5 stars anyway。 It became a page turner trying to figure out who the man was that was bringing together the 2 sisters that hadn’t seen each other in 25 years due to a situation that one sister blamed herself for and it wasn’t even true。 I would recommend this book。 Thank you for giving me this chance to read this book as a top follower。 Kudos to this sweet author。 。。。more
Mary Ann
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This is a page turner that I couldn't put down。 Short-ish chapters help it to move quickly。 Plot twists are surprising and unexpected。 Greer wasn't my favorite character - she whined alot - but I see how it worked in the end。 This is a page turner that I couldn't put down。 Short-ish chapters help it to move quickly。 Plot twists are surprising and unexpected。 Greer wasn't my favorite character - she whined alot - but I see how it worked in the end。 。。。more
Heidi Sandiford
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This book had a promising start but then became just too unbelievable and left you amazed at the stupidity of all the characters。 Lily， a television & social media star， wants to know what happened to her sister who disappeared more than twenty years ago。 She then learns that her sister is still alive and that's when the book starts to disappoint。 This book had a promising start but then became just too unbelievable and left you amazed at the stupidity of all the characters。 Lily， a television & social media star， wants to know what happened to her sister who disappeared more than twenty years ago。 She then learns that her sister is still alive and that's when the book starts to disappoint。 。。。more
novelsnerd （Anshrah）
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I tried my best not to DNF it and I finally read it。 Whew！Her Perfect Life is about Lily Atwood a famous TV reporter who gets scoops through her sources which are anonymous people。 Apparently she had everything perfect in her life。 Firsty， I disagreed with this point。 I found this being overly blown for no reason; Lily was just a reporter who was famous and seemed to look perfect all the time。 Is that not how every celebrity looks？ Looking perfect all the time is part of their image， they don't I tried my best not to DNF it and I finally read it。 Whew！Her Perfect Life is about Lily Atwood a famous TV reporter who gets scoops through her sources which are anonymous people。 Apparently she had everything perfect in her life。 Firsty， I disagreed with this point。 I found this being overly blown for no reason; Lily was just a reporter who was famous and seemed to look perfect all the time。 Is that not how every celebrity looks？ Looking perfect all the time is part of their image， they don't disclose the personal or imperfect details about themselves so what else do you expect？ Same was the case with Lily， she won 3 Emmy's which was repeatedly told to prove her perfection。 She dressed nice， she appeared nice in front of people。 She had a sweet daughter。 Calling her Perfect again and again was annoying to read。 PLOT:Moving on， Lily gets a mysterious call by an anonymous person who seems to know about her past and secrets which creeps her out。 The mystery was intriguing in the beginning， what crazy secrets could the perfect Lily possibly have？ I kind of lost interest in the plot since the story was told from multiple POVs， bits of the mystery were revealed and it wasn't hard to piece them together。 And the main plot twist （which was predictable）; it was a huge， slow build-up to nothing。 And wrapped up hurriedly in a few chapters。WIRITNG STYLE:The writing style was dragged throughout the book。 It was slow and filled with unnecessary details that I mostly skimmed。 It seemed the plot was carried about thoughts， views and speculations of the characters。 CHARACTERS: Lily Atwood had a paranoid personality and getting to know her thoughts was interesting。 She worried about the smallest things related to her daughter's and her own safety because if the nature of her job。 Conclusively， the story had potential but I couldn't enjoy it。*thank you NetGallry for providing me with an ARC* 。。。more
Kori Potenzone
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Her Perfect Life， will give you the worst book hangover of your life！ WOW！ How will I ever find something to compare？ Her Perfect Life was a wild ride！ Obviously， this does not surprise me as I have been a HUGE fan of Hank Phillippi Ryan。 This was a a very real， in depth emotional suspense novel that immediately had me hooked within the first chapter。 The characters are multi-dimensional and really feel real！Cassie is fresh into college and living her best life。 Cassie was raised by a single mot Her Perfect Life， will give you the worst book hangover of your life！ WOW！ How will I ever find something to compare？ Her Perfect Life was a wild ride！ Obviously， this does not surprise me as I have been a HUGE fan of Hank Phillippi Ryan。 This was a a very real， in depth emotional suspense novel that immediately had me hooked within the first chapter。 The characters are multi-dimensional and really feel real！Cassie is fresh into college and living her best life。 Cassie was raised by a single mother after her father passed away。 At 18 years old and on her own for the first time， something happens and Cassie disappears， leaving her little sister， Lily， on her own。 Lily is now a very famous journalist， living as a single mother with her daughter and dodging bits of jealousy from her producer， Greer。 Lily also has a secret， she has an informant feeding her information for her career but when the informant starts telling her information about her own past Lily knows that her secret past might be revealed 。。 What really happened to Cassie way back when and is Cassie still alive？ You will not see this ending coming！ I would highly recommend Her Perfect Life to those who enjoy a fast paced thriller。 。。。more
Heather
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Hank Phillippi Ryan knocks me on my butt again。 Her Perfect Life is another winner in this author’s already phenomenal library of works。
A
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This thriller was fast-paced， exciting， and unpredictable。 I didn't see the final twist coming， so I was shocked when it was revealed！ I like the general plot and the way Hank Phillippi Ryan builds suspense， but the characters were flat。 Greer was unlikeable and her perspective didn't really engage me。 I couldn't really connect with Lily either。 Although I did not form an attachment to any of the narrators， "Her Perfect Life" was entertaining and I think many fans of mystery will enjoy it。 This thriller was fast-paced， exciting， and unpredictable。 I didn't see the final twist coming， so I was shocked when it was revealed！ I like the general plot and the way Hank Phillippi Ryan builds suspense， but the characters were flat。 Greer was unlikeable and her perspective didn't really engage me。 I couldn't really connect with Lily either。 Although I did not form an attachment to any of the narrators， "Her Perfect Life" was entertaining and I think many fans of mystery will enjoy it。 。。。more
Laurie Fagen
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Hank has done it againHank Philippi Ryan’s latest “Her Perfect Life” is another fast-paced story that takes bends and turns right up to the end。 Hank knows broadcast news， as a long-time television investigative reporter， and it shows in the “perfect” Lily and what it takes to stay at the top in a cutthroat world。 She tells the story from several points of view， and pops back and forth in time to fill us in on earlier days。 Secrets abound， and the question is， who will tell all？ A great read and Hank has done it againHank Philippi Ryan’s latest “Her Perfect Life” is another fast-paced story that takes bends and turns right up to the end。 Hank knows broadcast news， as a long-time television investigative reporter， and it shows in the “perfect” Lily and what it takes to stay at the top in a cutthroat world。 She tells the story from several points of view， and pops back and forth in time to fill us in on earlier days。 Secrets abound， and the question is， who will tell all？ A great read and one that will keep you guessing to the end。-Laurie Fagen， author of “Fade Out” and “Dead Air” in “Behind the Mic Mysteries” 。。。more
Danielle
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INCREDIBLE book！！ At first I wasn’t sure about the many different things happening， but they were woven together so well it was easy to keep pace。 Just when I thought I knew who Smith was， there was another twist。 I loved how the story all came together。
Bev Stegmann
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Wow！ This book had me from the first page to the last。 What a twist at the end。 Such a good read！
Terri
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This book grabbed me from the start。 I really like the work of this author and am looking forward to more books。#perfectlily has everything。 Great daughter， great career， great home… but is it perfect， read this book and find out！
Steven Netter
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READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksA compelling and well-crafted thriller filled with conflict， turmoil， and choices past and present that bring dire consequencesMake sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksA compelling and well-crafted thriller filled with conflict， turmoil， and choices past and present that bring dire consequencesMake sure to check out the full review 。。。more
Jen KD
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“What happened to Cassie？ I imagined her dead， of course。 I’d imagined her kidnapped， imprisoned， hidden， brainwashed， indentured， enslaved， made into a princess， transported by aliens to their faraway planet。”Lily’s sister has been missing for years and is presumed dead。 Despite challenges and tragic loss， Lily has built a very successful career as a tv journalist。 In front of the camera， she appears to be perfect！ But Lily is hiding some secrets that she can’t afford to have leaked！ “Smith”， h “What happened to Cassie？ I imagined her dead， of course。 I’d imagined her kidnapped， imprisoned， hidden， brainwashed， indentured， enslaved， made into a princess， transported by aliens to their faraway planet。”Lily’s sister has been missing for years and is presumed dead。 Despite challenges and tragic loss， Lily has built a very successful career as a tv journalist。 In front of the camera， she appears to be perfect！ But Lily is hiding some secrets that she can’t afford to have leaked！ “Smith”， her informant， leads her on a confusing journey with an unknown end goal。 What will happen with Lily and Smith？ Is this goose chase worth the risk？ There are many twists and turns in this book， so it really kept me guessing。 The writing style was good and I was very interested in the outcome。 Thank you to the author and NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Jill
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I have loved Hank Philippi Ryan since she came for a signing at the indie bookstore I worked at over ten years ago。 Her books have gotten better and better each time and I’m happy to find that this one keeps up the trend。 I almost didn’t get past the prologue - but I’m really glad I did！ When you read this one please don’t give up if you don’t like ur writing style in the prologue。 The rest of the book is different and great。 My favorite of her books is still The Murder List but I think you’ll g I have loved Hank Philippi Ryan since she came for a signing at the indie bookstore I worked at over ten years ago。 Her books have gotten better and better each time and I’m happy to find that this one keeps up the trend。 I almost didn’t get past the prologue - but I’m really glad I did！ When you read this one please don’t give up if you don’t like ur writing style in the prologue。 The rest of the book is different and great。 My favorite of her books is still The Murder List but I think you’ll get sucked into this one and look for time to find a few minutes to read。 。。。more
Beth
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Lily Atwood is a TV personality and reporter who presents a seemingly “perfect” persona。 #perfectLily isn’t quite as perfect as she seems， and her producer’s job is to not only help find stories for Lily to cover， but to help protect her perfect image。 These two even have a mystery source that has supplied them with intel on some big stories - but then their source begins to share Lily’s personal info with her producer - information that Lily hasn’t shared with anybody。 How does their source kno Lily Atwood is a TV personality and reporter who presents a seemingly “perfect” persona。 #perfectLily isn’t quite as perfect as she seems， and her producer’s job is to not only help find stories for Lily to cover， but to help protect her perfect image。 These two even have a mystery source that has supplied them with intel on some big stories - but then their source begins to share Lily’s personal info with her producer - information that Lily hasn’t shared with anybody。 How does their source know about Lily’s missing sister or about the father of Lily’s child？ And what is his motivation？ These questions drive the story of Her Perfect Life forward to its shocking conclusion。 Hank Phillipi Ryan has written another edge of your seat， nail biting thriller！ You won’t be able to put this one down。 Coming to shelves September 14， 2021。 Thanks to Hank Phillipi Ryan， NetGalley， and Forge Books for the advanced copy！ 。。。more
Anne
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I really liked this book！ It has all the elements I love in a thriller--mysteries， secrets， lies， past deeds， unlikeable characters （I don't have to like a character to like the book）！ Lilly is a famous journalist with a young daughter she tries to hide from the spotlight。 But nobody knows her sister， Cassie went missing from college years ago and Lily is still devastated about the fact they don't know what happened to her。 Alternating between past and present， the novel slowly reveals the truth I really liked this book！ It has all the elements I love in a thriller--mysteries， secrets， lies， past deeds， unlikeable characters （I don't have to like a character to like the book）！ Lilly is a famous journalist with a young daughter she tries to hide from the spotlight。 But nobody knows her sister， Cassie went missing from college years ago and Lily is still devastated about the fact they don't know what happened to her。 Alternating between past and present， the novel slowly reveals the truth about what happened then and how it will impact the present。 Lots of great twists and turns that keep you guessing until the end！Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC！ 。。。more
Mehva
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I ended up liking this book， but it took awhile to get there。 the characters initially weren't likeable， an egotistical news personality， a very naive young woman and why she took on so much guilt was unclear and a jealous news producer。 Add to this a mysterious， possibly dangerous source and an ex lover。 Once it started moving， it got more and more interesting， while i guessed part of the twist， it was interesting to see how it played out。 Most of the characters grew and most of the storylines I ended up liking this book， but it took awhile to get there。 the characters initially weren't likeable， an egotistical news personality， a very naive young woman and why she took on so much guilt was unclear and a jealous news producer。 Add to this a mysterious， possibly dangerous source and an ex lover。 Once it started moving， it got more and more interesting， while i guessed part of the twist， it was interesting to see how it played out。 Most of the characters grew and most of the storylines got tied up。 Overall it became a satisfying read 。。。more
Barbara Schultz
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