“It’s her best yet.” “It’s so much better than the other two, you really should try it despite your past experience.” I wondered what was wrong with me. Everyone was raving about it….other bloggers, my friends, my mother-in-law, etc. We dated, I really wanted to like her, but, in the end, it just wasn’t meant to be.

After The Husband’s Secret and What Alice Forgot, I swore off Moriarty. Even though I liked the underlying stories in both books, the sheer volume of mommy politics that surrounded these stories made the books painful to read and the characters painful to listen to.

I didn’t like either of them for the exact same reasons: the central characters drove me bonkers and the backgrounds of both stories included an overload of inane mommy politics. My first tries with her were The Husband’s Secret and What Alice Forgot. Welcome to my recent experience with Liane Moriarty. How many tries does it take before you face the fact that you and X author just aren’t meant to be, regardless of what everyone else thinks? How many strikes does an author get before they’re out? Have you ever just not loved a certain author that everyone else seems to adore?ĭo you keep pushing yourself to read more books by this author because you figure there will eventually be one you like? After all, everyone else LOVES this author… So, in an effort to be a bit more creative (even though being creative is HARD – at least for me!), here I go with a different type of book review… Both posts generated an outpouring of commentary from fellow book bloggers…many lamenting the fact that their “Book Reviews” are among their least “viewed” and commented on blog posts, with discussion and “list-type” posts doing much better. I was recently inspired by Andi at Estella’s Revenge’s post (and Shannon at River City Reading’s follow-up post) about blogging more creatively. The Ultimate List of Family Drama Books.16 Character-Driven Novels I Couldn’t Put Down.

Books That Would Make Great Gifts for Moms.

Book Club Recommendations That Are Great for Summer.

Best Books of 2012 / Holiday Gift Guide.

Best Books of 2013 / Holiday Gift Guide.

Big little lies audio book