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Evidence of the Affair: A Short Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’ve been meaning to read this one forever and I’m so glad I kicked off November with it! TJR really is a master—just when I thought I knew exactly what was coming, she still managed to surprise me. I found myself engaged the whole way through and really loved these characters—pretty much a perfect historical/lit fic novella.

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bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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vanessagrausam's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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lindcherry's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I've been going through TJR's backlist and thought I'd pick this up and in classic TJR fashion. I enjoyed it. It's pretty short so there wasn't much depth to it, but I still like the characters (David and Carrie). I love how respectful they were toward one another even in the beginning. I'm not sure if this was done deliberately but I noticed as David and Carrie's relationship starts to strengthen, the ending marking to their letters starts to become more affectionate. "All the best, Carrie" turns into "All my love, Carrie". And "Yours, David" turns into "All yours, David". And in the end, they both end their letters with "love" so I thought that was a cute thing that she added.

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I still don't like the fact that David stayed with his wife. Like I understand, but she was literally willing to run off and marry another man despite being committed to David and bearing four children with him. To me, cheating is just unforgivable and the ultimate sign of disrespect in a relationship. Also, I wonder what David would've done in the end. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would not want to see his daughter. Guess we'll never know.

Love the Mick Riva and the Daisy Jones & The Six cameos!

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