Welcome to Litsy!

This novel came out this summer and flew under the radar on the new releases lists. As a new mom, I found comfort in the narrator's experiences of raising a newborn (the guilt, the feeling of being a milk machine, the tiredness and the overwhelming love). I enjoyed the first 2/3 and found the middle "twist" to be a bit annoying but overall I would recommend it. It's short but also full of some amazing insights about friendship and motherhood.

I LOVED Everything Here Is Under Control by Emily Adrian. This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Audio for this ARC.

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I liked this quite a bit. The storyline felt especially fiction-y at times, but lots of little things about new motherhood and high school relationships and the Midwest rang true. My first listen from the exciting new #netgalley audiobook program. 🎧❤️

This is not a plot driven book, but it does have twists and turns, nonetheless. This book does address gender roles, new parenthood, romantic and friendship relationships. Overall, good but not great. The twists felt gratuitous and the resolutions too pat. The narration, likewise, was good but not great. The narrator feels a bit droning at times. The stretches of dialogue were the best bits of the novel and the narration. #audiobook #netgalley

Even though my baby is nearly 19 my eldest 29, this book took me right back to those early endless, sleepless days & nights, when the thought of taking a shower seemed a luxury and all I did was fantasize about the different ways I could kill my husband. Amanda & Carrie were once besties but they had a falling out. Now 15 years later, as Amanda is drowning in diapers & clogged milk ducts all she wants is Carrie back. #NetGalley #AudioARC Good ❤️

#AudioARC #NetGalley 🎧So this is fun 💜First time mom Amanda is feeling OVERWHELMED so she picks up, grabs her newborn and runs back to her childhood home and best friend, Carrie.