Type of read: Commuter (listened to and from work)

What made me pick it up: Reese's Book Club pick.

Overall rating: 'The Paper Palace' attempts to be a raunchy and raw look at how our choices culminate into who we are and how we question if a simple act could have changed things for better or worse. There is a lot of back and forth with the setting and timeline, which makes it incredibly hard to follow in the audio version (or at least I found so). There were also a lot of names, and unique names, that kept getting jumbled around as I jumped from timeline to timeline. I kept waiting for it to get better and it just never did. While I do enjoy a well-written, thought-out romantic, even sexual (with consenting adults*), drama, this just wasn't it. I saw another reviewer use the word 'chaos' to describe 'The Paper Palace' and I wholeheartedly agree. I stopped reading when I got to the 'Book 2' section because it just wasn't worth it or enjoyable.

Readers Note: 'The Paper Palace' has descriptions and storylines related to sexual abuse, harassment, and rape that include adult and minor victims. Additionally, there are multiple descriptions of sex and sexual activity.*