Twelve Rooms With a View: A Novel Audiobook

" I really had high hopes for this book, the plot just grabbed me straight away (3 sisters hoping to inherit a fabulous mega million huge apartment in NYC after their mother dies, and they stick one sister in the apartment basically to squat there while fighting with their mother's deceased husband's sons for the apt.) This book started slow and choppy for me, developed into a page turner partway through, then a rather plain vanilla ending. Often I found myself wanting to reach through the book and give Tina (heroine) a good shake as she was a little too meek for my tastes, especially to her evil and semi-evil sisters. And when she would get rolling, she'd stop short. Exasperating really. I wanted to be able to recommend this one, has a pretty good cast of characters, but I'm afraid the book as a whole fell short for me. "

" Gave up on this :0( "

" I still can't decide if I liked this book or not. At times I couldn't wait to see where the story went next and at other times I felt the story line had no direction and was pointless. "

" Too much swearing. Didn't read much. "

" Interesting look at family dynamics and what is and isn't really important in life when the survivors of a second marriage fight over who gets possession of an eleven million dollar apartment property in New York City. "

" One if the worst books I have ever read. None of the characters are likable. The situations are ridiculous and outlandish. I can honestly say there is nothing about this book that I liked. "

" Too awhile to get into this, but it ended up being a good story. "

" A complex story about inheritance. Children from two different families fight for the right to inherit and sell a Manhattan apartment. Rebeck does not reveal much and her plot intrigues. There are some gem quotes in her book, too. "

" Much better than I expected... was pleasantly surprised! "

" I very much enjoyed this book about siblings who inhereted a NYC apartment from their estranged mother. "

" This is a very light book -- definitely summer reading. There is a certain Nancy Drew element in the way the protagonist snoops around the building, looking for clues and secret passages. But first person narrative is kind of witty, which helps keep you reading. "

" I thought this was a fantastic story. I never knew what would happen next. Romantic, insightful, family centered, and real estate/legal heavy...I would totally recommend it as a great summer read. "

" This was a quirky book. Are there really apartments like this and people like this? Very out of my range of existence but maybe that is what made it interesting. "

" Good, not great. There were some interesting story twists, but the dialogue was annoying at first. "

" Quirky book, liked the story and setting in NYC. "

" fun nyc book quick read "

" Could not put this book down. Great quirky characters and a fine story of the gossip and greed between people in a luxury co-op building in Manhattan. A few surprises, some intrigue and a little romance. "

" Engaging mind fluff. "

" Didn't like the main character so much. But an easy read nonetheless. "

" So close to home. Real West side Manhattan. Great development of family relationships; siblings coming into their own. And NYC coop politics! "

" A beach book read. Good New York background but otherwise not of consequence. "

" This book had such great potential at the beginning. Sadly, it fell flat. The storylines had no direction and the book was just trashy and pointless. "

" Rebeck has a way of taking despicable characters who do awful things and that you could never really care about, and making you care about them deeply. It's amazing! "

" Ultimately unsatisfying, but a fun, quick read about a family who (possibly) inherits a huge Manhattan apartment and their fight to keep it. "

" loved it quirky characters and good story, fun read "

" I was enjoying the book for the most part, little slow to get into, but then it seemed the booked just stopped. Almost like the author reached X numbr of pages and said I'm done. Somewhat disappointing. "

" This book had such great potential at the beginning. Sadly, it fell flat. The storylines had no direction and the book was just trashy and pointless. "

" Interesting look at family dynamics and what is and isn't really important in life when the survivors of a second marriage fight over who gets possession of an eleven million dollar apartment property in New York City. "