Room and Board: A Novel by Miriam Parker Title: Room and Board: A Novel Author : Miriam Parker P ublisher : Dutton Genre : Women's Fiction Format : Kindle No. of Pages: 303 Date of US Publication : 16 August, 2022 My Rating : 2 Stars My Thoughts I was excited to read this one, but it read more like YA and I wasn’t expecting that, nor was I looking for it in a story about a MFC in her late 30’s. I found the story arc to be fumbling, the dialogue stilted and awkward, the shifts between present day and past were not well defined, and I didn’t really understand the romantic relationship between Gillian and Aiden at all - the reader is told more than shown; that didn’t work. Unfortunately, this one wasn’t for me. eARC kindly provided by Penguin Group Dutton and NetGalley. Opinions shared are my own. Description A charming and redemptive novel about unexpected second chances, following a publicist who, after the sudden implosion of her career, takes a job as a dorm mom at a So
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