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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Funny and relatable story for the current moment of our culture. You wind up liking characters you initially disliked because the author does a great job of creating complex characters. Almost every storyline has a happy ending eventually. Vivid imagery without getting so detail oriented it takes pages just to get through the character taking a few steps out the door.
Really liked this one! Loved the character development and liked how the author really made me dislike the characters I was supposed to dislike! Fun, uplifting story! Would recommend!
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The audiobook was fantastic! It’s well written with amazing characters and intermingling of lives and the narrators are soooo great!
It was an easy read but very well written too. At first I was annoyed with one character but as the story evolved I was hooked and thoroughly enjoyed it! It reminded me of Pineapple street, just set in Greenwich village. A heartwarming entertaining story with a lot of layers and different stories involving people of all ages. Each story weaved so well into the other
Besides the tiny font, and the ridiculous amount of characters (I found myself going, wait who is this-? multiple times). I found this book to be quirky, enjoyable and easy to read, follow along. it would make a great tv series or rom com.
I really liked that the family lived amongst the chaos, and really didn't even pay it much attention- just rolled with the punches.
I really liked that the family lived amongst the chaos, and really didn't even pay it much attention- just rolled with the punches.
I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Incidentally, I also won a Goodreads giveaway paperback of the book. Ha, that's never happened before. I've enjoyed Poeppel's other books, especially her most recent book set in the summer.
Here, we have an interesting mix of characters in Greenwich Village, who are all connected in some way. The number of characters and points of view- at least the first half wasn't overwhelming to me. It took a little time to get into the book and get the foundation set for the main plot point. Lauren is a ceramic artist, commissioned by a C List (or D List?) Celebrity Felicity Winn who has an HGTV show and upscale Home Goods type stores to make a ton of her signature "bug" dishware. Lauren gives Felicity interesting advice, which backfires on her later.
A few months later, Felicity has given birth to Horatio, with her formerly married partner Russell, who left his wife of 30 years, Melinda. Felicity runs into his ex with the baby and for some reason, tells her It was Lauren who encouraged her to get Russell to leave his wife. Melinda goes on a revenge spree, gets poor Olivia fired after a video goes viral but only showing Olivia's reactions to Melinda's terrible behavior. Felicity goes back to work on her show and leaves Horatio in the care of his father.
How these 3 women- 2 of which are hated by and towards Melinda work together to take care of the baby for over a month is a bit complicated but enjoyable to read. There's a little bit of a community building there, with multi generations represented. As far as unlikeable characters, it's not Felicity or even Melinda who drew my ire, but Lauren's sister in law Frances was the worst, and Lauren's brother William not far behind. The writing was very clever and funny and whimsical as well.
4/5☆
Here, we have an interesting mix of characters in Greenwich Village, who are all connected in some way. The number of characters and points of view- at least the first half wasn't overwhelming to me. It took a little time to get into the book and get the foundation set for the main plot point. Lauren is a ceramic artist, commissioned by a C List (or D List?) Celebrity Felicity Winn who has an HGTV show and upscale Home Goods type stores to make a ton of her signature "bug" dishware. Lauren gives Felicity interesting advice, which backfires on her later.
A few months later, Felicity has given birth to Horatio, with her formerly married partner Russell, who left his wife of 30 years, Melinda. Felicity runs into his ex with the baby and for some reason, tells her It was Lauren who encouraged her to get Russell to leave his wife. Melinda goes on a revenge spree, gets poor Olivia fired after a video goes viral but only showing Olivia's reactions to Melinda's terrible behavior. Felicity goes back to work on her show and leaves Horatio in the care of his father.
How these 3 women- 2 of which are hated by and towards Melinda work together to take care of the baby for over a month is a bit complicated but enjoyable to read. There's a little bit of a community building there, with multi generations represented. As far as unlikeable characters, it's not Felicity or even Melinda who drew my ire, but Lauren's sister in law Frances was the worst, and Lauren's brother William not far behind. The writing was very clever and funny and whimsical as well.
4/5☆
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes