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A review by jenbsbooks
The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse
3.5
I liked this ... I'm not sure how much I'll remember, or even if I'll remember I read it though. Included in KindleUnlimited, text and audio. Audio read by the author, and she's a great narrator. British. 3rd person. Past tense.
Some of the words/phrases I note - scant, smirk, purloined, detritus, route. "For all intents and purposes" was said four times. Britishisms ... Kitchen Roll (paper towels), Answer Phone (answering machine/voicemail). I don't know that I'd heard those ones before (although I had just heard "loo roll" for toilet paper ... that was this author as well).
Basic chronological chapters (no headers). Just 13 chapters plus an epilogue. There were book club questions included in kindle. I'm wondering who wrote them? These were written more personally "This book made me lament the loss of letter writing ... have you kept letters?" and "I love the way Sarah and Victoria ..." This would be fine for bookclub, but didn't have anything I really wanted to stop and note/highlight, profound passages, etc. There was proFanity (x15) and some sex, not super explicit, but a little more than some might be comfortable with. Dealing with death, and betrayal and forgiveness (or not?)
I had to remind myself how young Victoria was. I guess I've read a lot of fiction where the characters were older, mid 20s. Victoria is only 18. So when I'd get frustrated with some of her actions and choices, I'd mentally have to remind myself that she is 18, not 25. That is a big difference.
3.5 stars?
Some of the words/phrases I note - scant, smirk, purloined, detritus, route. "For all intents and purposes" was said four times. Britishisms ... Kitchen Roll (paper towels), Answer Phone (answering machine/voicemail). I don't know that I'd heard those ones before (although I had just heard "loo roll" for toilet paper ... that was this author as well).
Basic chronological chapters (no headers). Just 13 chapters plus an epilogue. There were book club questions included in kindle. I'm wondering who wrote them? These were written more personally "This book made me lament the loss of letter writing ... have you kept letters?" and "I love the way Sarah and Victoria ..." This would be fine for bookclub, but didn't have anything I really wanted to stop and note/highlight, profound passages, etc. There was proFanity (x15) and some sex, not super explicit, but a little more than some might be comfortable with. Dealing with death, and betrayal and forgiveness (or not?)
I had to remind myself how young Victoria was. I guess I've read a lot of fiction where the characters were older, mid 20s. Victoria is only 18. So when I'd get frustrated with some of her actions and choices, I'd mentally have to remind myself that she is 18, not 25. That is a big difference.
3.5 stars?