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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Once again, another Jennifer Weiner book I enjoyed. Not such a big fan of some plot twists at the end, but it was still good. It was also nice to return to the life of the characters from Good in Bed.
Love Jennifer Weiner's style and sad to say I didn't realize in part this was a sequel of sorts to Good in Bed. Twist near the end that frankly I didn't see coming. Love the play between mother and daughter -- the specifics may change but the overall theme is still the same generation after generation, especially during those teen years! Very enjoyable as always!
RATING: 2.5 STARS
I will start this review by saying, I don't think [b:Good in Bed|14748|Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)|Jennifer Weiner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936464l/14748._SY75_.jpg|2796838] needed a sequel. I was happy with the way it ended, BUT the pull of "what happens after happily ever after" was too strong. The story picks up thirteen years later, with Cannie having success with her novel - fictionalized account of her life - and married to Peter. She is balancing the fallout of her novel, trying to write sci-fi books under a pen name, while raising her daughter, Peter now wants to have a child of their own. They look into surrogates, and her quirky sister might just be their womb. I kind of felt like this novel was written just to be written. Maybe fans were looking for a sequel and this was contractual. Weiner's usual humour was a bit duller as her passion seemed missing. I would recommend this novel if you are a Weiner fan. No judgement if you feel the pull to read it ;)
I will start this review by saying, I don't think [b:Good in Bed|14748|Good in Bed (Cannie Shapiro, #1)|Jennifer Weiner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936464l/14748._SY75_.jpg|2796838] needed a sequel. I was happy with the way it ended, BUT the pull of "what happens after happily ever after" was too strong. The story picks up thirteen years later, with Cannie having success with her novel - fictionalized account of her life - and married to Peter. She is balancing the fallout of her novel, trying to write sci-fi books under a pen name, while raising her daughter, Peter now wants to have a child of their own. They look into surrogates, and her quirky sister might just be their womb. I kind of felt like this novel was written just to be written. Maybe fans were looking for a sequel and this was contractual. Weiner's usual humour was a bit duller as her passion seemed missing. I would recommend this novel if you are a Weiner fan. No judgement if you feel the pull to read it ;)
I cried pretty hard towards the end, but I still loved this story! No whitewashing! Only true characters, who acted like actual people do in the real world.
Full review to come soon both here and on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
Full review to come soon both here and on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
This book was heartbreaking - I cried and cried and cried the last 50 pages. This is the continuing story of Candice Shaperio. She is now married to Peter (the diet doctor) and her daughter, Joy is 13-years-old. Throughout this book, I was just a little annoyed by Joy's behavior. It also made me a little nervous because I got to thinking about what my daughter will be like just 10 short years from now. I just wanted to scream..."your mother loves you more than you will ever understand, so just shut up and be thankful for everything that you have!" But, of course, she is a teenager and these things are to be expected. I did not love this book as much as I loved "Good In Bed," but it was enjoyable. I just wish the ending could have been happier.
A solid 3.5 I'd say. I really loved Cannie's character (just as I did in Good in Bed), but Joy's brattiness got to me after awhile.
I was a little bit disappointed with this book. I didn't connect with the characters as much as I did with the characters in the Good in Bed novel. Also, I often forgot that each chapter switched perspective from Cannie to Joy, so was often confused for the first couple sentences at the beginning of each chapter.
This is an incredible book. Jennifer Weiner manages to write a book that I feel is closely personal to my own life almost every time she picks up a pen (or keyboard). I feel a definite kin-ship with Cannie in particular (except for the Jewish part) and I laughed and cried along with her in this book and in Good in Bed. Jennifer Weiner's books are simultaneously very "meaty" in terms of subject matter and light on the mind in terms of readability. I tend to dislike books and authors that are trying too hard to be serious and substantive. Jennifer Weiner's books strike the right balance between substantive and fun.
Enjoyed the book a lot. Twist at the end wasn't too fond of but, such is life... It goes on :)