The Sweet Spot: A Novel | 
My Barnes and Noble Christmas gift card #bookhaul.
My top read for February. A lovely read but don‘t read the jacket copy until you‘re done!
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pickThis is a chaotic, humorous, multigenerational story about four strong women told from multiple points of view. It deals with family, parenting, romance, career choices and divorce. I loved the craziness of family life depicted and especially the dynamics between the kids (both young and grown) and their parents. There was even a lovely romance to round out the story. I have read all of this author's books and she never disappoints. Such fun! 4.5
pickThis book should come with a warning label or two like "not safe to read while drinking hot beverages as you are sure to spit it out as you burst out laughing" or "not safe to read in bed beside a sleeping spouse as you will shake the bed as you attempt to stifle laughter.". I did both and stayed up way past my bedtime to read this. The characters are everything.
pickI love this kind of book—full of quirky characters and family members and people interacting with each other in unexpected ways. There‘s not much action, but it‘s a character driven story. Charming and amusing. It‘s definitely an “it takes a village” philosophy when two pretty horrible parents basically forget their infant. The “Maisy the Lazy Bird” and “cowbird” analogies are hilarious. I loved this book.
pickI really enjoyed it but I have a couple of beefs with the jacket copy:
1. Way to ignore Evelyn‘s existence. She is a prominent character and I‘d consider this book about all 4 women, at its core.
2. The thing described in the copy doesn‘t happen until half way through the book. Why do copywriters do this?!
But this was sweet and funny and heartwarming. It just needs better jacket copy.
panThis book took me way too long to ready because I was so bored for the first half. There were so many characters and it was difficult to keep them all sorted out. Then the second half was so unbelievable that it wasn‘t even fun to read. ⭐️⭐️
pickSo much chaos in this fun novel about disasters, houseguests, divorce, social media, and deadlines. Fun characters and a supporting cast that steals the limelight - it‘s witty and bighearted.
