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lectora21's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Bullying
beccadavies's review against another edition
5.0
The Mother-Daughter book club sees four girls whose mothers decide to start a mother-daughter book club.
Writer and reader Emma is keen, as is her Librarian mother. Tomboy Cassidy is more interest in Hockey than in reading but her ex-model and recently widowed mother is more than happy to sign her up anyway.
Brainy, science-loving Jess is the only one whose Mother is far away and not part of the group. She's trying her hand at acting in New York while Jess' father looks after the farm and tries on the role of both mother and father.
Then theres Megan- one of the 'Fab Four' whose constantly picking on the other girls. Her tree-hugging mother has no idea that the other girls are not cool enough for Megan or that Megan has secret aspirations to be a fashion designer.
This book was really great in showing how the book brought the mothers and daughters together. I see it all the time in my own mother-daughter book group!
Writer and reader Emma is keen, as is her Librarian mother. Tomboy Cassidy is more interest in Hockey than in reading but her ex-model and recently widowed mother is more than happy to sign her up anyway.
Brainy, science-loving Jess is the only one whose Mother is far away and not part of the group. She's trying her hand at acting in New York while Jess' father looks after the farm and tries on the role of both mother and father.
Then theres Megan- one of the 'Fab Four' whose constantly picking on the other girls. Her tree-hugging mother has no idea that the other girls are not cool enough for Megan or that Megan has secret aspirations to be a fashion designer.
This book was really great in showing how the book brought the mothers and daughters together. I see it all the time in my own mother-daughter book group!
alnauman12's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
ctb23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
The Mother-Daughter Book Club definitely gave me some Little Women vibes. Not in a bad way either but I will admit that this was a bit slower for me to get through. Which, is weird if you think about it because I listened to the audio book. Plus I feel like I have always had a love/hate relationship with the Little Women books.
Now I loved the first one but the the entire series as a whole - not my cup of tea. As for the movies? Yeah, I tend to go towards those first because it's easy for me to digest when I just want to really relax. That being said, this book was pretty good for the first on the series. Even if the whole 'book club' part caught me off guard. One would think we would get a bit more book club meetings than anything else but that wasn't the case with this one either.
Definitely a nice surprise and something that I actually ended up enjoying. Other than that, the characters themselves were okay. Nothing really caught my attention or made someone more memorable than the other. They were all pretty likable and easy to get to know.
In the end, I'm glad that I took a super random risk on this book and I might have to look for the next one now.
Now I loved the first one but the the entire series as a whole - not my cup of tea. As for the movies? Yeah, I tend to go towards those first because it's easy for me to digest when I just want to really relax. That being said, this book was pretty good for the first on the series. Even if the whole 'book club' part caught me off guard. One would think we would get a bit more book club meetings than anything else but that wasn't the case with this one either.
Definitely a nice surprise and something that I actually ended up enjoying. Other than that, the characters themselves were okay. Nothing really caught my attention or made someone more memorable than the other. They were all pretty likable and easy to get to know.
In the end, I'm glad that I took a super random risk on this book and I might have to look for the next one now.
brandifox's review against another edition
If you like the personality of the Baby Sitters Club, you will probably find a lot to enjoy in this gentle plagiarizing of those classic personality tropes with a Little Women overlay.
Aside from some unnecessary fatshaming it was an enjoyable story to share with my 9 year old who is now in the thick of planning our own mother-daughter bookclub.
We will probably make our way through the series interspersing the relevant bits of classic literature, partly to enrich the reading and partly to keep from going too quick through the character’s adolescence with too young of a co-reader.
Aside from some unnecessary fatshaming it was an enjoyable story to share with my 9 year old who is now in the thick of planning our own mother-daughter bookclub.
We will probably make our way through the series interspersing the relevant bits of classic literature, partly to enrich the reading and partly to keep from going too quick through the character’s adolescence with too young of a co-reader.
austin_layton's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet, easy read. My mom and I read this book together and we both enjoyed it. Some characters were somewhat one-dimensional, while others were very cliche. But a few of the mothers and daughters were endearing. The references to Little Women were a great touch.
gingerwithasoul's review against another edition
4.0
I loved reading this book to my 10 year old daughter. I loved that they were smart and fun, and had problems that they worked through in healthy ways throughout the book. I had to knock off a star for how mean they were about Mrs. Chadwick, though. They made fun of her weight throughout the entire book. I didn't think that was good for their self-esteem or for any young readers who might have a weight problem. I finally started skipping over those parts toward the end, tired of reading them to my child and worrying about the message that might be sending to her.