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angelalynn's review against another edition
5.0
Great, very real,heart rending ,yet a real education for everyone. I wish everyone would read this book, it opens eyes and hearts to a problem so serious and deadly it cannot be ignored ! Spread the word !
bmpicc's review against another edition
1.0
Hated this book. Hated the character. Hated the way it was written. If you want to read this author, stick with her first titles. "Good in Bed" and "In her Shoes" were worth the time. This one... Not so much.
mbrandmaier's review against another edition
4.0
The author paints a grim picture of what drug abuse can do to your life. Allison got off pretty easy, and even she had her life messed up pretty good.
asurges's review against another edition
3.0
Always fun and quick to read but with a little substance, I tend to whip through Weiner's books. In this one, a woman gets addicted to painkillers, and Weiner gets in some nice commentary on rehab. However, the character criticizes rehab/recovery reading because it's so formulaic, and the last quarter of this book felt the same. Once the main character--honestly, I don't remember her name--recovered, it felt like Weiner was reporting a story instead of telling it.
hopecaldwell's review against another edition
4.0
What I was expecting to be a frothy beach read took a hard turn into an area I wasn't expecting. The author does such a convincing job describing her journey into and out of addiction, I wondered if it was based on real experiences. Compelling, quick read.
bookswritingandmore's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like this novel was simply meant to be written by the amazing Jennifer Wiener. It has hope, sadness, courage, weakness and so much more. I flew through this book because I couldn't imagine doing anything else till I was done. So good!!!
jbpearl's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mom2triplets04's review against another edition
3.0
I would give this book a 3 1/2 stars. I enjoyed the story. It's a realistic fiction about a woman who develops an addiction to pain medication. The author describes a lot which I found myself skipping just to get through because I wanted to find out what happens next. I was going to give it 4 stars but dropped it down because the ending. It just ended and I was hoping for more.
doublearegee's review against another edition
4.0
This book was hard to read. First because she's a working mother, my age, having a rough time dealing with her daughter and her activities, work, her relationship with her husband and the difficulties of aging parents. Then she finally gets caught and sent to rehab, and that was hard to read because, rehab. Then suddenly she's out and you're all, wait, what happened during the rest of rehab? Oh, looks like she's figuring things out, so we're done here? Over all, not bad. Just difficult.
dizzybell06's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not really sure how I feel about this book. The main character was very self-centered and annoying. The story became more interesting in part 3 and 4, but all in all the book was just okay.