anniecase45 's review for:

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
2.0

Sullivan's Bar in Chicago is a touchstone for members of the family. Profiled here are Jane, who is falling apart over the 2016 election results and ongoing tension with her husband; Gretchen, who is returning home from NYC after breaking up with her boyfriend and leaving their cover band; Teddy, the frustrated manager at Sullivan's who has broken up with his boyfriend and feels nobody listens to him.

Review:
These kinds of books can be a balm. You go in not expecting great writing or deep characterizations, but you live for the dramas (Emily Giffin is a master at this). I've read other books by this author and generally liked what she had to offer, but I didn't think this one had hooks to keep you as engaged and the three main protagonists were all annoying to me.