tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post4388714945094113559..comments2023-04-26T03:13:13.422-04:00Comments on It's My Genre, Baby.: Review: The Other Side Of Us by Sarah MayberryMeoskophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08958207651831220920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-70718798648457664472013-04-27T13:26:28.397-04:002013-04-27T13:26:28.397-04:00Mayberry's "Her Best Worst Mistake" ...Mayberry's "Her Best Worst Mistake" is a better bet: unusual characters, driven to act in self-destructive ways, who become better people. Most of "The Other Side of Us" didn't work for me, but occasionally her work has remarkable power. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-89571948091896368852013-04-26T10:25:21.197-04:002013-04-26T10:25:21.197-04:00I really loved this book, yet I see the points you...I really loved this book, yet I see the points you (and other naysayers) raise. <br /><br />The dog plot really, really bugged me. I think what happens is meant to be a sly joke about a classic Harlequin trope, but for two responsible people not to spay/neuter . . . It felt to me like consistent characterization was violated for the sake of a joke.Liz Mc2https://www.blogger.com/profile/06791468134387620449noreply@blogger.com