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[the-prat]

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[booksforyears]

When @eccobooks contacted me, out to the blue and without any obligation, to ask if they could send me a little something, I said “of course”! I was left in suspenders about what it was, and when it arrived on my doorstep I was thrilled to find @rumaanalam two novels and some extra goodies! The bird pin looks excellent next to my @wonderpens pin on my @rickshawbags tote. Thank you! 📚❤️🐦 #book #books #read #reading #bookish #booklove #booklover #booklife #bibliophile #bookmail #rumaanalam #richandpretty #thatkindofmother #pins #unicorn #shimmertastic #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

[ridgelysradar]

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[buzzingonbooks-blog]

Not so pretty review of Rich and Pretty

While my mid-book review of Rich and Pretty was hopeful, the book turned out to be a dud. The novel paints a picture of two New York City women who have been friends since they were 11 years old, went to college together, lived together in the city post-grad and then began their adult lives together but separate, as most BFFs do. However, instead of having main characters, Lauren and Sarah go on a big adventure that has a clear beginning, middle and end, the author Rumaan Alam just continues to paint the picture of the two women’s lives. He uses beautifully descriptive language to tell about their lunch dates, their work lives (or lack thereof for Sarah) and their love lives while also sprinkling in uneventful details of their pasts. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy the details and the side stories; it’s just that literally nothing happened. Sarah, the rich of the Rich and Pretty duo, does get married, have a baby and then have another baby, but literally who doesn’t these days? If I wanted to hear a story about someone with more money than me getting married and having kids I would have just logged onto Facebook, not paid $25 for a book from Amazon. Although I was not overly excited about Rich and Pretty, I did like the setting of the novel. I am obsessed with anything based in New York City, so the book did fulfill my craving to read about the lives of wealthy and beautiful New Yorkers. Aside from the lack of plot line, Alam is a very talented writer and I enjoyed the simplistic yet telling way he described the characters and their actions throughout the book. The more I read, the more I was waiting for something to happen, but when nothing did I still kept reading because Alam’s writing had me interested enough and hopeful that something would happen. Unfortunately, I do not have much to tell about Rich and Pretty, so I am bestowing it with a two wine glass rating. I do plan to read any future books Alam writes because of his knack for language and the hope that they will contain more action, or at least a page I can pinpoint as the climax.