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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Read/listened to this before. I like JW and this one continues her usual take. Twist at 2/3 …. Yikes!
The sequel to Good in Bed was just not as good.
I didn't like this one quite as much as her others, but an unexpected plot twist bumped my rating from 3 to 4 stars.
stayed up all night after a very full day reading an advance copy. not a perfect book, but the previous statement speaks worlds. my first read of her and i'm impressed, though i'm not sure i want to read many more. without being a spoiler i'll just say that i spent the last hour bawling my eyes out...
Wow! This is the sequel to Good in Bed but it is totally not necessary to have read the first one to enjoy this book. There are references to stuff that was in Good in Bed but is usually pretty well explained. The chapters alternate between Cannie (now married to Peter) and her daughter, Joy, who just turned 13. It really made the story to hear from both view points. Plus Cannie experiences many of the fears of mothers everywhere with a teenager. It actually felt like some parts where pulled right from my own head where I store my worst fears about my kids becoming teenagers. Plus the ending made me cry, even though I was at the park with my kids and used every spare kleenex I had in my pocket.
I thought that "Good In Bed" was a much better book than Certain Girls. However, it was interesting to see what happened with Cannie and Joy and where author Jennifer Weiner wanted their lives to take them. It was a quick read but not as good as the first.
This is a sequel, but you don’t have to read the first book to understand this one. In fact, I couldn’t remember the first book because I read it so long ago and I was fine. I will warn you that there is a surprise at the end that caused me to stay up past my bedtime.
I listened to this book in the car. It was pretty entertaining, but so disappointing compared to Weiner's other books. I usually love and identify with her characters, but the mother and daughter who split the narration of of this book were not nearly as likable.