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honestly, Flynn has never been one of my favourite authors, but Wolff and Flynn together? This I had to see.

Someone told Flynn that they didn't give enough backstory to their characters, well are you happy now? An entire book of backstory (It's me: I'm someone, I am both happy and sad now.)

Why they gotta be so tragic and sad. Like, I really just wanted the best for this girl. I'm glad she got there in the end but jesus this girl needed therapy.

letid's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fluffy and heart warming

deciasuniverse's review against another edition

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5.0

This book deserves so much more love! I devoured this book in 2 days because I literally couldn’t get enough! I was sucked in from the beginning until the end. Mallory finds her husband cheating after 10 years of marriage and decides to divorce. On top of that, her aunt Maggie dies, the only person that truly gets her and understands her. Mallory ends up totally alone because her parents are everything but supportive.. She is forced to get to know herself all over again in the most hilarious and endearing way. On her journey she meets amazing new people. Even though her aunt Maggie died, she gets to know a part of her she never imagined existed. And I love how we as a reader get to know Maggie, it was truly unique.
This book contains some slow burn, the if-you-touch-her-I-will-kill-you trope, some smut, Mr. Grumpy - Little Miss Sunshine trope, …
I can’t count how many times I smiled, laughed or giggled reading this book. This will definitely become one of my favorite reads of this year ❤️

antigoniselena's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

“Back in the Burbs” was a pleasant surprise. The premise was quite simple, newly divorced Mallory inherits a house from her great-aunt Maggie, the hoarder. She is in her 30s, needing to start her life again after her husband cheats on her with a younger woman. While I have to say Mallory’s inner dialogue and thoughts were very annoying and bordering unlikeable there were so many instances where I found myself relating to her. Firstly, the fact that she had given up her career and aspirations to help her husband run a successful business; is a story that MANY women can relate to. Learning to defend yourself, speak up for yourself at a later age is really hard, and not a small feat. I was really happy to see this within the novel. I also found it so relatable that in the instance where Mallory is the victim in the situation (her ex cheated on HER) her mother basically BLAMES HER for HIS CHEATING. She uses the same old boomer talking points like not having enough sex or not wearing enough make up and I literally had my arms up in anger for Mallory. Like how could her mother… HER MOTHER say that to her.

Now I don’t want to give spoilers, but there is a romance in the novel.. I like to call it a slow burn without the tension, but I found myself really not in it for the romance at all. I really just enjoyed Mallory’s journey of self discovery, self love and figuring out her life independent of a man; as well as letting (the right) people into her life. There are even a couple of surprise twists I didn’t see coming!

If you’re looking for something lighthearted but with surprise depth to it, I’d give this a read.

kthlyyn's review

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2.0

Dnf @ 71%

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