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Melissa Pimentel

Author of The One That Got Away

5 Works 141 Members 14 Reviews

Works by Melissa Pimentel

The One That Got Away (2016) 65 copies
Love by the Book (2015) 56 copies
Age Sex Location (2015) 14 copies

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This was a super enjoyable book, but I think it's just got a great premise and was easy to read more than it actually being spectacular in itself.
 
I'm a hopeless romantic (when I'm not busy being a cynic) and I find the idea of one having a true person absolutely magnificent, so the idea of returning to one's true love is absolutely delightful to me, and that really got me through the book. (So should I read Persuasion now? Maybe. Maybe not.)
 
But I couldn't help feeling like I'd read this book before. The characters were all familiar--the overworked New Yorker girl, struggling to find love, the rich husband, the sister in love--but this wasn't necessarily a good thing. It just felt vaguely tired. And formulaic.
 
This is enjoyable and a very easy read, but I could have stepped away halfway through and not felt as though I was missing anything.
 
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
 
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whakaora | 10 other reviews | Mar 5, 2023 |
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for this fabulous book to review xx
I never start a review quite like this, infact i never swear in my reviews but i am going to. I BLOODY LOVED THIS BOOK!! There, I've said it and I apologise for swearing but this book really is so good. The characters are lovely. Melissa's writing is amazing and the one liners had me in hysterics. This is a story I could imagine been made into a TV film. This is a wonderful romance which everyone should have in their life.… (more)
 
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TheReadingShed01 | 10 other reviews | Feb 25, 2023 |
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY is a book that I was interested in reading because I had read that it was a modern retelling of PERSUASION by Jane Austen. I love modern retellings. I usually don't read much contemporary romance fiction, but I have a weakness for retellings so I was thrilled to get the chance to read this book.

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MaraBlaise | 10 other reviews | Jul 23, 2022 |
This very mediocre retelling of Austen's Persuasion can be likened to a Hallmark movie with profanity.
 
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LREnglishTeach | 10 other reviews | Jan 3, 2022 |

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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