She is brilliant but cynical, having given up completely on love after a few heartbreaks. Sally Millz writes for The Night Owls, which is basically a fictional Saturday Night Live. This one just fell a little bit flat compared to her other books. You know that I am a huge fan of Curtis Sittenfeld I’ll read anything she writes. I really wanted to love this book but only liked it. Overall Score: A // Order on or Romantic Comedy, by Curtis Sittenfeld

This book is smart, clever, and truly delightful to read.

Darley (oldest daughter) who traded her inheritance and job for motherhood her sister Georgiana (the baby) who falls in love with someone she can’t have and finds herself in a precarious situation and Sasha, who married into the family and finds herself constantly feeling excluded. The character development is fantastic (I’m still thinking about these people), and author’s understanding of New York’s 1% is spot on (at least… I think it is, I don’t really know firsthand!). But the conversations and observations are what make this book such a gem (and really hilarious at times). And not a lot does happen (well, the characters get into and out of relationships, they lose & find jobs, get pregnant, etc.) but there isn’t any drama or huge plot. (And if you remember at the end of last month, I’d lost a book to my house this is the one: I liked it so much that I bought it twice.) Sarah from My Sister Made Me Buy It pointed out that not a lot happens, that it feels like really good people watching.

Everything I Read in April 2023 Pineapple Street, by Jenny Jackson Would love to hear what you are reading! Tell me the best thing you read this month in the comments! I would say that of the seven books I read, I would highly recommend Pineapple Street, The Daydreams, and Kingdom of Prep. And sometimes that is what you need (when I’m stressed I go for the fluff!). I also really enjoyed Pineapple Street and The Daydreams! I think for me the problem this month was that I didn’t read anything literary/more thoughtful.

It took me way too long to get into, and ate into my reading time!įor me the real highlight of the month was The Kingdom of Prep – I listened to it on audio and it is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Also, although I absolutely loved the ending, The Farewell Tour was a bit of a slog for me. I read 7 books but the ones I chose were on the lighter side as work was a bit stressful. This was a decent (decent, not great) month of reading.

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