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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thought this book was sooo cute! A fast paced books set in new york with a ton of characters was perfect! The writing was easy to understand and didn’t make me cringe which is a A+ in my book and the story itself was a nice one to dive into.
The only things I didn’t like about the book were the vast amount of characters at times because it was hard to understand who was talking to who and what’s this characters purpose. Adding on to it in the second act when we’re introduced to more pov’s from the other characters not the main girls Lauren, Olivia and Melinda some of them were just plain filler or to find time to flesh this person out for one chapter. It wasn’t pushing the story along and when you only have 32 chapters you’ve got to make the most of it!! I also thought the main plot of the book which is to find Russell and bring him back to his baby was short so we can focus back on the main girls and their problems.
Otherwise I enjoyed the sweet spot and glad I chose this book to get out of my mini hiatus!!!
The only things I didn’t like about the book were the vast amount of characters at times because it was hard to understand who was talking to who and what’s this characters purpose. Adding on to it in the second act when we’re introduced to more pov’s from the other characters not the main girls Lauren, Olivia and Melinda some of them were just plain filler or to find time to flesh this person out for one chapter. It wasn’t pushing the story along and when you only have 32 chapters you’ve got to make the most of it!! I also thought the main plot of the book which is to find Russell and bring him back to his baby was short so we can focus back on the main girls and their problems.
Otherwise I enjoyed the sweet spot and glad I chose this book to get out of my mini hiatus!!!
While reading about war and homelessness I needed a fun read before bedtime and Amy Poeppel didn’t fail me! The Sweet Spot is a delightful. zany comedy. The pages are filled with a host of eccentric characters caught up in a domino effect of action with unexpected twists, pulled together with a happy ending.
Lauren is an artist whose pottery is sold in homestyle guru Felicity’s upscale store. Lauren and her husband Leo and two kids and a dog live in Leo’s Greenwich Village childhood home owned by his uncle Phillip. Phillip was supposed to take a job in Germany, but a misunderstanding had him return home in shame. Below the brownstone is a bar, The Sweet Spot, run by divorcee Dan, who raised his daughter Olivia. The household is chaotic. the house needs a clearing out and updating, but the family is filled with love.
Felicity has scored Lauren a huge order. Now, Lauren has to pull together a way of getting the work done. She calls her aloof, elegant mother to come and stay with the kids. Felicity also revealed that she is pregnant with the child of a married man, Russell. Lauren tells her to go for what she wants. The father leaves his wife of thirty years, starry-eyed over the younger Fecality’s beauty and the prospect of becoming a father in his sixties. His wife Melinda is blind-sided; after she recovers from her grief she gets angry and determines to get even. Her devious plans wreck vengeance on Felicity, and Lauren, and gets the blameless Olivia fired from Felicity’s story.
When Felicity leaves the baby with Russell to film a series, and Russell believes she is having an affair, he takes off after her…leaving the baby behind. “It takes a village” to juggle the baby’s care. Meantime, new love affairs are developing, and Melinda is trying hard to undo the damage she has caused.
Now, this is a book I would like to see as a movie! With 21st century sensibilities and a 1940s classic screwball movie sense of comedy and style, I loved this one.
Thank you to Book Club Favorites at Simon & Schuster for the free copy for review.
Lauren is an artist whose pottery is sold in homestyle guru Felicity’s upscale store. Lauren and her husband Leo and two kids and a dog live in Leo’s Greenwich Village childhood home owned by his uncle Phillip. Phillip was supposed to take a job in Germany, but a misunderstanding had him return home in shame. Below the brownstone is a bar, The Sweet Spot, run by divorcee Dan, who raised his daughter Olivia. The household is chaotic. the house needs a clearing out and updating, but the family is filled with love.
Felicity has scored Lauren a huge order. Now, Lauren has to pull together a way of getting the work done. She calls her aloof, elegant mother to come and stay with the kids. Felicity also revealed that she is pregnant with the child of a married man, Russell. Lauren tells her to go for what she wants. The father leaves his wife of thirty years, starry-eyed over the younger Fecality’s beauty and the prospect of becoming a father in his sixties. His wife Melinda is blind-sided; after she recovers from her grief she gets angry and determines to get even. Her devious plans wreck vengeance on Felicity, and Lauren, and gets the blameless Olivia fired from Felicity’s story.
When Felicity leaves the baby with Russell to film a series, and Russell believes she is having an affair, he takes off after her…leaving the baby behind. “It takes a village” to juggle the baby’s care. Meantime, new love affairs are developing, and Melinda is trying hard to undo the damage she has caused.
Now, this is a book I would like to see as a movie! With 21st century sensibilities and a 1940s classic screwball movie sense of comedy and style, I loved this one.
Thank you to Book Club Favorites at Simon & Schuster for the free copy for review.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Kidnapping
funny
lighthearted
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
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
I was looking for something out of my typical read. However I couldn’t get over the one characters vindictiveness to ruin people’s lives that had such a small role (if any really) in her ruined marriage. I didn’t get far enough to see why or how the odd couple would leave their baby with these women, which that whole plot I knew was going to bother me from the start anyway.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes