Enjoyable story. I liked the characters and the setting. It was hard to imagine a time when women had to go through such lengths to get a divorce. Would recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The synopsis of The Divorcees sounds fantastic, intriguing, and like it will be full of really strong, exciting female characters. Unfortunately, once I started reading the novel I lost interest quickly.

I do not want to douse any further negative criticism onto the author or their work, I feel overall this just didn't grab my attention. I found myself struggling to get through more than 5-10 pages at a time and I chose to move onto a different book entirely.

I am hopeful I will be able to try more of Rowan Beaird's work in the future and have a much different experience.

I truly think nothing happened in this book, it was just a day-in, day-out description of the six weeks the FMC lived at the divorcée ranch.

I can’t remember any names, even though I listened to it over a 5.5 hour span, they were that unremarkable of characters. It’s taken me months to try and get through this ARC, and now that I have, I unfortunately regret wasting my time hoping the storyline would pick up.

Thank you to Rowan Beaird and Flatiron books for an eARC copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for providing me this Digital Advanced Readers Copy of the book!

unfortunately, I got about 30% & couldn’t continue. I felt bored & kept waiting for it to pick up. I’m intrigued by the divorce ranch phenomenon but it didn’t carry enough to continue the book.

Sadly too slow for me but the writing style is so beautiful, so I enjoy the entire reading experience! Thank you, Netgalley, for letting me have this opportunity!

I received this book as an NetGalley ARC. It took a bit of time getting this book finished. I ended up listening to the Audiobook more than actually reading the advance copy, because it was more palatable to enjoy. I don't really have any strong feelings about this book. It's similar to times when you are in book club and you didn't hate the book or love the book, so all you can say is "It is a book that I read." And that's kinda how I felt throughout the book. The history of women divorcing is interesting and that there were ranches like this. Like a summer camp for divorcees, which honestly, I think we should bring back. But overall, the rest of the story was just okay. Which I get is probably part of the point. These women are extensions of their husbands and now that they are divorcing they don't know who they are. I felt like the build up this book was incredibly slow, and then when things got slightly interesting, it faded away. (I think for those who like "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", this could work for you, but don't expect our main character to start doing stand up. It's more of the vibes of the show, not the actual premise.) For those who don't like a whole lot of exciting plot, and like more domestic living in books, this will be the one for you.

I love a book that focuses on the dynamics of female friendship! I'm not a huge historical fiction reader, but this one had a nice balance. I found the characters to be interesting enough.

a pretty good story but not a great one per se and not oen that i'd necessarily reread the characters felt a bit shallow

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
2.5 stars, rounded up

To be honest, the concept had my attention, but the delivery fell flat. Many times I wanted to DNF. I felt connected one minute to our protagonist and the next I was just bored. I thought it would be sexy about women's liberation. The plot was not at all exciting or catchy. A ranch for divorcees when divorce wasn't common, could be like a little grief sanctuary or party central, but it was just stagnant.

I would not recommend.

I immediately felt transported to an Old Hollywood, The Women, vibe with the premise and setting of this book. I thought that the characters were interesting and compelling while the story moved a bit slowly. I was intrigued by the inner-workings of the main character and the insights she had, or missed, in the others around her.

#thedivorcées by Rowan Beaird is a great thriller. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters. I will definitely be recommending this book to friends and family. Thank you #netgalley for reading this delightful debut.

he Divorcées by Rowan Beaird tells a story about a topic that I have never heard of before – a divorce ranch.

The Golden Yarrow, divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada, is the home to Lois Saunders for the next six weeks until her divorce is finalized. The place sounds like paradise – horse riding, a swimming pool and a beautiful location.

Lois’s father seems to be in control of her life because she doesn’t have much freedom. She wants to go to the bar with the other ladies but the housemother says that she should not go. Everyone else is having a bit of fun, except for Lois.

Lois isn’t quite in control of her own life yet. She feels misunderstood most of the time. Perhaps she doesn’t know herself enough to set the course for her life.

Her whole world changes even more when Greer Lang arrives at the ranch. Greer helps Lois to put things in perspective. I think Lois wants to spend her life with Greer. Honestly, she is rushing into a relationship before she is ready. I want it to work out for her because she seems so happy finally.
Greer is a mystery. Is she really who she claims to be? At any rate, she is everything that Lois is looking for in a mate. Does Greer feel the same about Lois?

The book is slow-paced so you might need to set aside extra time to finish this book.

I wish that there was a divorce ranch available when I was getting a divorce. It seems like a vacation in the midst of so much stress. I would have read a book like this at during my divorce ranch vacation.

Very light and good read. Good character development and plot was very good. An enjoyable summer read.

I was kinda of rooting for Lois though ai never heard of woman leaving their husbands and staying at a ranch for six weeks while they are getting a divorce , Lois seems to want to be her own person which in the fifties was likely hard to do . As I got to know Lois I didn't really like her character much , leaving her husband cause she was bored basically. I did finish the book , she did get her wish in the end which was to be o her own completely.

I had high hopes, but I had such a hard time getting through this one. I definitely need more plot and character development in my reads.

there are a number of reasons why it took me...5 months.. to finish this. i also found it to be quite slow paced, not always a bad thing, but for a book as short as this was it was taking me forever to get through even when i felt like i was making progress. that being said i read the last 35ish percent in one sitting today and was into it! one thing that always kept me from putting this down for good was how beautiful and vivid the writing was, there were so many striking lines and images, a 3.5 from me!

I loved reading about the divorce culture in the 1950s.

The extents these women went through to claim ownership over their lives.

The short lived camaraderie was interesting and watching it slowly deteriorate was compelling as well.

I felt like this story started off strong but then petered off in intensity.

I was really pulled into the relationships between the women on the ranch, but I felt the ending was a bit abrupt.

Sardonic and irreverant! What an interesting time period, I had no idea these divorce ranches existed. I loved seeing the journey of the character to regaining herself, but it was a little long & wordy considering the limited plot. I'd definitely recommend this to historical fiction lovers.