I love snark but this was beyond that. It felt a little cringe-y.

3.5/5

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Anonymous wrote:I am 45 on a library wait list 😀

I got it and am about halfway through. The protagonist makes really obvious mistakes. That bothers me. But I will see if those are intentional on the part of the author.

Ok. Finished it! Quite an unexpected last quarter. Nice twist.

I just started reading it and was planning on giving it to my close friend who is a realtor afterward (if it’s worth reading). So far I’m really enjoying it and the voice of the narrator. Very dark, snarky, and a good critique of the liberal class in this area.

Anonymous wrote:I am 45 on a library wait list 😀

I got it and am about halfway through. The protagonist makes really obvious mistakes. That bothers me. But I will see if those are intentional on the part of the author.

I just saw someone gave this 5 stars on reddit and was going to buy it. I’ll will read it first and then gift it to my realtor best friend 😁

I listened to it on Libby and really enjoyed it.

3 or 3.5/5 for me. It was a fun and easy read. I liked the first few chapters a lot, but by the middle things were falling apart for me. It's like the book couldn't decide what it wanted to be.

Yikes, this book is a wild but entertaining ride. It does capture the feeding frenzy of the DC real estate market, though I wonder if it is still that way these days.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for bumping this. I'll probably buy it at B&N. Support everyone, you know.

getting books from the library does this too. and you pay for the library whether you want to or not because of taxes, you know.

NP. Why would this get under your skin? You're actually discouraging someone who wants to from buying a book at Barnes & Noble?
I remember when the Borders in Bethesda closed 😭. That's not good either, libraries or no. Not the author, btw.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for bumping this. I'll probably buy it at B&N. Support everyone, you know.

getting books from the library does this too. and you pay for the library whether you want to or not because of taxes, you know.

Thanks for bumping this. I'll probably buy it at B&N. Support everyone, you know.

Finished this over the weekend. I really enjoyed it.

OMG. That was a stressful read. I have been in the character’s shoes before regarding the housing and the trying to start a family, but yeeeeeeeeeeeesh.

I read it on Kindle via DCPL. I think I heard about it in The NY Times book section - may have been elsewhere- not sure.

I don’t know the author, but it turns out I do know someone she thanked in the acknowledgments - of course, DC is a small world.

I read it. I enjoyed it a lot. 4/5 Goodreads score.

Anonymous wrote:I just started this today and I'm curious where the story is going, with thriller and horror tags on Goodreads.

It’s definitely not horror. I wouldn’t even call it a thriller, but I can see why some label it that by the end. It’s a domestic drama, and very enjoyable, though of course it’s far fetched.