Beach Reads

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Finlay Donovan books. They are hysterical. A single mom is accidentally a hitman in DC/MD.

The opening scene where Finlay wraps duct tape around her kid's head? Constant sniping between Finlay and her ex? SO FUNNY!

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I loathed that first book.

New poster here. I thought that opening scene about the duct tape on the kids hair in the Finlay Donovan book was very funny. I loved that first book. And the second and the third. Haven't read the subsequent books in the series yet but I plan to.
Some people like books with humor. Some people don't.

Oh please, I read tons of humorous books. I'm not the PP who objected to that scene but I still hated the first book and won't read any others. I didn't find it funny at all. You are entitled to your opinion on them, but it doesn't mean people who didn't like them are somehow incapable of having a sense of humor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slightly off topic, but what Abby Jimenez books do you recommend?

I've liked them all, honestly. I would read the ones that are related in order - so you read Part of Your World before Truly Yours, The Friend Zone before The Happily Ever After Playlist, and Just For the Summer before The Situationship (that one I haven't read yet).

I just got Say You'll Remember Me, so I can't speak to that one yet.

Some of her narrators are really good, so I have listened to Just For the Summer, the Happily Ever After Playlist, and I plan to listen to Say You'll Remember Me. I personally can't stand Julia Whelan, so I didn't want to listen to Part of Your World.

I have all of her books on my list. They're light and entertaining and you can tune in and out as needed (there's no intense plot to follow or pay strict attention to).

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Which memoirs did you read?