Deconstructed: Liz Talley's Novel of Self-Discovery

Kindle Customer: What a great story. I could not put it down. Well developed characters, a story line that keeps you engaged from beginning to end.

United States on Sep 17, 2023

Holly: I love the quick wit and the one liners . It made me enjoy the book more. I felt like I was cheering her on at the end! Getting what he deserves!

United States on Sep 13, 2023

OpinionbyKristen: A fun easy read but a bit slow at times. Overall enjoyable and I would recommend as a quick vacation read.

United States on Jul 20, 2023

Glitterjen: This book was witty! I enjoyed the blossoming friendship between Cricket and Ruby … it really was the best thing about this book.

There are ALOT of details in this book - that I felt were not needed. The inner dialogue was a lot and past 50% I was skimming bc it took an entire page to get to the point.

But they - there was the hilarious one liners so it made it up in the end.

The end of this book was perfect.

United States on Jul 14, 2023

Nancy Ahyee: Main Characters:
--Cricket Crosby – full name Catherine Ann Crosby, 42 years old, married to Scott, mother to 13-year-old Julia Kate, owner of antique store Printemps that she inherited from her grandmother
--Ruby Balthazar – 28-year-old assistant at Printemps, taking business classes at the local college, did a two-year stint at a women’s correctional facility
--Juke Jefferson – Ruby’s cousin, former police officer, works as a private investigator
--Griffin Moon – Ruby’s cousin, owns Blue Moon Towing Company

This book was so…much…fun!

Cricket is a well-off Southern shop owner with a cheating husband, a judgmental mother, a teenage daughter, and an assistant with some seriously questionable family history and a talent for taking apart vintage clothing and creating something new. When we meet Cricket, she overhears two women talking in the shop about how her husband Scott must be cheating on her with their daughter’s tennis coach. Shocked, she decides she needs to do some snooping.

Ruby has a checkered past but loves working with Cricket because it allows her to pilfer the clothing that they can’t sell in the shop and create...

United States on Feb 13, 2023

Kindle Customer: This is a very light book that is an extremely easy read. I used it as a break between some heavier going books and it absolutely worked. I liked how the story developed, I liked the main characters, the brand obsession did feel odd and unreal to me but it did reduce as the priorities in Cricket's life shifted. I'm assuming that was intentional and shows her budding from almost stepford wife to confidence in herself. The two women are the focus of the story and both together see how they need change their lives for the better. All the other side characters are foils for these two characters but do add depth to the story.

In summary a nice story that was worth a few hours to read but wouldn't read again. But would in future read other books by this author.

United Kingdom on Apr 24, 2022

V. Patterson: Quick, thoroughly enjoyable read. Very likeable characters and a story that goes at a perfect pace. Would highly recommend to anyone

Spain on Mar 29, 2022

Lisa Booth: Good character development. Love the blossoming of friendship between Cricket and Ruby.
Love the awesome strength of women, family and friends disdplayed.

Canada on Feb 24, 2022

Amazon Customer: Downloaded this for vacation reading. Enjoyed it more than i thought i might! Easy to pick up and set down without losing your place in the story

Canada on Feb 11, 2022

Rosein: I enjoyed reading this book but it was nearly too "perfect" nearly banale. I was expecting a much more exciting read. Despite all this, reading it was fun, light and easy .

Canada on Jan 06, 2022