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Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe

Swimming Lessons by Mary Alice Monroe

June 8, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

Well sometimes you can’t go home again. Trying to re-read the second book in The Beach House series was a mess. This took me so many days to get through. I know it came out almost what, 20 years ago, and I can say it does not hold up at all. The book was just a grind to get through. I also now hate the name Little Lovie. Just call the child a different name people. There is no conflict in this book at all. […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Mary Alice Monroe, Swimming Lessons, The Beach House #2

Classic's CBR17 Review No:70 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Mary Alice Monroe, Swimming Lessons, The Beach House #2 ·
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No One Was Likable

Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller

February 16, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Wow. No one was likable in this one except one character (Nan). Maybe you can read a book about fairly unpleasant people, but I tend to not be able to especially when the writing isn’t that great either. The ending was a laugh too. I think Fuller wants to have a sense of mystery about Ingrid Coleman, but if we are supposed to believe what Fuller is hinting at, she’s probably the worst of the Coleman’s. “Swimming Lessons” is about the Coleman family. About 11 […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: claire fuller, Fiction, Swimming Lessons

Classic's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: claire fuller, Fiction, Swimming Lessons ·
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