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The Bungalow

Sarah Jio

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Jan 18, 2014 Lilisa rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2016, audio-read, around-the-world-2016-lilisa-s-chal, bora-bora, romance, french-polynesia

OMG - other than the fact that the book is set in Bora Bora and I get to fulfill reading a book set on the island, I’m afraid there’s not a whole lot more positive thoughts to share about the book. Well, maybe that the story is set during World War II and I salute the men and women who sacrificed much for their countries, and despite the fact that the book is so weak, I appreciate that the author most likely spent considerable time and energy on this project. But the plot was so weak, the story ...more

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Oct 07, 2012 writer... rated it liked it

mmmm another page turner from Sarah Jio!

beside the relational intrigues, the aspect of unsolved mystery is an ever present background motivation that kept my mind churning with 'what about...?'
fascinating with descriptively detailed personalities, exotic locations and episodic life stories on several levels, this story is sure to please. Characters that connected this reader emotionally with each triumph, disappointment or loss, I would have loved to linger over at least another chapter of resol ...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Toni rated it it was ok

Shelves: historical-fiction, chick-lit

Utterly predictable with some of the most stilted, inane dialog I've suffered through in a long time. ...more

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Jul 27, 2013 Diane rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, 21st-century, chick-lit, romance, art, war, 2013-reads, around-the-world-2013

So far-fetched and unrealistic.

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Jan 02, 2012 Daisy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-library-books, bora-bora, aroundtheworld2014

Why did I do this? Blech. Rolled eyes and scoffed all the way through listening to this. Maybe some people like this kind of garbage but not me. And it's flawed. ...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Jennifer Corgiat marked it as to-read