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Book Review: The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner

September 6, 2023

โ€œ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ดโ€”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ดโ€”๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.โ€ โฃ
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I loved this book! Jennifer Weiner has written a character-driven story about mother-daughter relationships, romance, body positivity and so much more! I couldnโ€™t put it down. โฃ
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The author, a cyclist herself, takes the reader on a bike tour through upstate New York. Abby is in her early thirties, with a serious boyfriend named Mark who she met at summer camp when she was a preteen, and leading this trip for the first time as a group leader. She has a fraught relationship with her mother and is also not entirely sure that Mark is the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. She hopes this bike trip with give her some clarity and perspective.โฃ
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I loved getting to know the rest of the biking group and the multiple points of view. I especially loved Sebastian and his slow-burn romance with Abby. All of the characters were very realistic, flawed and relatable. I particularly loved and appreciated the Jewish representation in this book. Most of all, I loved how this book inspired me to check my bike, fill my tires and go out for a ride!
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โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ. ๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ. ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.โ€ โฃ
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(๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ.)

 

About the Book:

 

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey.

Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where sheโ€™s lived since college still looks like sheโ€™s just moved in. But sheโ€™s got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club in Philadelphia. Sheโ€™s at peace with her plus-size bodyโ€”at least, most of the timeโ€”and sheโ€™s on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood summer sweetheart, a man she met at the weight-loss camp that her perpetually dieting mother forced her to attend. Fifteen years after her final summer at Camp Golden Hills, when Abby reconnects with a half-his-size Mark, it feels like the happy ending sheโ€™s always wanted.

Yet Abby canโ€™t escape the feeling that someยญthing isnโ€™t right…or the memories of one thrilling night she spent with a man named Sebastian two years previously. When Abby gets a last-minute inviยญtation to lead a cycling trip from NYC to Niagara Falls, sheโ€™s happy to have time away from Mark, a chance to reflect and make up her mind.

But things get complicated fast. First, Abby spots a familiar face in the groupโ€”Sebastian, the one-night stand she thought sheโ€™d never see again. Sebastian is a serial dater who lives a hundred miles away. In spite of their undeniable chemistry, Abby is determined to keep her distance. Then thereโ€™s a surprise last-minute addition to the her mother, Eileen, the woman Abby blames for a lifetime of body shaming and insecurities sheโ€™s still trying to undo.

Over two weeks and more than seven hundred miles, strangers become friends, hidden truths come to light, a teenage girl with a secret unites the riders in unexpected ways…and Abby is forced to reconsider everything she believes about herself, her mother, and the nature of love.

Categories : 4.5 Stars, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Women's Fiction Tagged : Jennifer Weiner, The Breakaway

THE SUMMER PLACE by JENNIFER WEINER

July 25, 2022

 

About the Book:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind.

When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarahโ€™s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the familyโ€™s beach house on Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.

But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarahโ€™s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he isโ€”questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarahโ€™s husband, Eli, whoโ€™s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by challenges of life during quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.

When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.

From โ€œthe undisputed boss of the beach readโ€ (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, this is Jennifer Weinerโ€™s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.

My Review:

(I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.)

It’s summer and that means another fabulous book from Jennifer Weiner! This book totally caught me by surprise. I did not expect to fall in love with the fictional Levy/Weinberg/Danhauser clan and I did not want this story to end. The Cape Cod setting was perfect for this funny and moving story of family, loyalty, love and the ties that bind.

There are lots of characters in this sweeping story but all of them are drawn with a warm and caring hand. Family sagas are my jam and along with the serious events, Jennifer Weiner always injects light and funny
observations.

The impact of the pandemic and quarantine are a big part of this book. Sarah and Eli are getting on each otherโ€™s nerves just like millions of other couples.

โ€œJust so I understand: youโ€™re terrified that heโ€™s cheating, and you also want him dead?โ€ Sarah considered the contradiction. Then she said, โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œGot it,โ€ Marni said, nodding as if that made perfect sense.

Husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, first love and romantic relationships are all examined here. I was completely invested in this family, and even some of the more far-fetched developments actually made perfect sense.

The author has said that she wanted the story to have a feeling somewhere between a Noรซl Coward farce and A Midsummer Nightโ€™s Dream, where the pairings are driven by otherworldly interference. She also wanted to write about the ways that quarantine exposed the fault lines in relationships and the buried foundations of money and privilege and sacrifice that hold up our lives, whether or not we acknowledge that theyโ€™re there. This sums up the themes perfectly.

Everyone has a secret here but the story unfolds in a very entertaining, warm-hearted and sensitive way. If you love a good family drama with a dose of humor, โ€˜The Summer Placeโ€™ is for you. I can’t think of a better book to throw in your beach bag.

โ€It feels like everythingโ€™s changing, you know? Everything, all at once.โ€

 

Categories : 5 Stars, Contemporary Fiction, Reviews, Romance, Women's Fiction Tagged : Jennifer Weiner, The Summer Place

THAT SUMMER by JENNIFER WEINER

May 17, 2021

 

About the Book:

 

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets, and the transformative power of female friendship, set on beautiful Cape Cod.

Daisy Shoemaker canโ€™t sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But her teenage daughter can be a handful; her husband can be distant, her work can feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still, Daisy knows sheโ€™s got it good. So why is she up all night?

While Daisy tries to identify the root of her dissatisfaction, sheโ€™s also receiving misdirected emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is just one punctuation mark away from her own. While Daisyโ€™s driving carpools, Diana is chairing meetings. While Daisyโ€™s making dinner, Dianaโ€™s making plans to reorganize corporations. Dianaโ€™s glamorous, sophisticated, single-lady life is miles away from Daisyโ€™s simpler existence. When an apology leads to an invitation, the two women meet and become friends. But, as they get closer, we learn that their connection was not completely accidental. Who IS this other woman, and what does she want with Daisy?

From the manicured Main Line of Philadelphia to the wild landscape of the Outer Cape, written with Jennifer Weinerโ€™s signature wit and sharp observations, THAT SUMMER is a story about surviving our pasts, confronting our futures, and the sustaining bonds of friendship.

 

My Review:

I really enjoy Jennifer Weiner’s writing and ‘That Summer’ is a wonderful addition to her books. This one has a bit of a thriller aspect to it which I loved, and which kept me turning the pages.

This book is the story two very different Dianas. One of them is nicknamed Daisy, who lives a very comfortable suburban life in the Philadelphia suburbs with her attorney husband Hal and teenage daughter Beatrice. Conflict between her husband and daughter seem at first to be the only real issues in Daisy’s life. But as the story develops, we see that actually there is more to Hal and Daisy’s life an marriage than meets the eye.

The two Dianas meet after Diana, a consultant who lives in New York, accidentally receives emails meant for Daisy. The two women decide to meet in person and they develop a friendship, with Daisy going so far as to introduce Beatrice to her glamorous new friend Diana.

Told in alternating points of view, the book races along as the main characters’ history and motivations are eventually revealed. I could not put this book down once I started it. I felt very invested in Daisy and Diana’s stories and in finding out how they could possibly be connected. This book discusses very serious topics but still manages to feel like a beach read, much to the author’s credit.

Ultimately a story about empowerment, I was very satisfied with the ending, which felt very realistic to me. I was worried that the author would go for over-the-top dramatics and I am very glad she kept it real. There is even a clever nod to Jennifer Weiner’s last book ‘Big Summer’ (which does not need to be read before this one.) I highly recommend ‘That Summer’ for its fast-paced story and very sensitive treatment of important topics.

(Thanks to the publisher for providing an advance copy for review.)

Categories : 4.5 Stars, Contemporary, New Adult, Reviews, Women's Fiction Tagged : Jennifer Weiner, That Summer

BIG SUMMER by JENNIFER WEINER

May 15, 2020

 

About the Book:

 

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the โ€œnothing short of brilliantโ€ (People) Mrs. Everything returns with an unforgettable novel about friendship and forgiveness set during a disastrous wedding on picturesque Cape Cod.

Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasnโ€™t spoken one word to Drue in all this timeโ€”she doesnโ€™t even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social mediaโ€”so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless.

Drue was always the one who had everythingโ€”except the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphneโ€™s no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. Sheโ€™s built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friendโ€™s siren song.

A sparkling novel about the complexities of female friendship, the pitfalls of living out loud and online, and the resilience of the human heart, Big Summer is a witty, moving story about family, friendship, and figuring out what matters most.


 

My Review:

 

I consider myself a Jennifer Weiner groupie after reading ‘Mrs. Everything’ last year. Seriously, that is one of my favorite books, it is just absolutely epic. Read it or listen to it if you can. So I was thrilled when I received a copy of ‘Big Summer’ with that colorful cover and catchy blurb. Influencers? Beach wedding? Yes, please!

‘Big Summer’ is the perfect book for our crazy times. Are you looking for a fast-paced, funny, sweet and smart story that will pull you away from all your worries? This is the perfect book for you! The first part of the story explores the very rocky friendship between our plus-sized heroine Daphne and the gorgeous Drue. Jennifer Weiner has a gift for exploring female friendships, and she makes the two characters really feel very authentic. While not a very serious story, this book nonetheless provided several hours of fabulous escapism and a peek into the real lives of social influencers, and our modern obsession with social media.

Daphne and Drue have a long history together and it seems from their past that Drue is the classic “mean girl”. But has she finally grown up and put all of the behind her? Daphne takes gamble on Drue and agrees to be a bridesmaid at Drue’s fabulous upcoming wedding on Cape Cod. The book took a surprising turn and became a mystery mixed with romance when a sudden and very shocking turn of events shakes up everything Daphne thought she knew about Drue and her family.

I loved how the author explored some very thoughtful topics such as social media, weight and self-esteem, all while providing a breezy story that I could not put down. I loved every page. Highly recommend this one!

ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Categories : 4.5 Stars, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Reviews, Romance Tagged : Big Summer, Jennifer Weiner

MRS. EVERYTHING by JENNIFER WEINER

October 19, 2019

 

ABOUT THE BOOK:

 

From Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Do You Love and In Her Shoes, comes a smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sistersโ€™ lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their placesโ€”and be true to themselvesโ€”in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through historyโ€”and herstoryโ€”as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives.

Do we change or does the world change us?

Jo and Bethie Kaufman were born into a world full of promise.

Growing up in 1950s Detroit, they live in a perfect โ€œDick and Janeโ€ house, where their roles in the family are clearly defined. Jo is the tomboy, the bookish rebel with a passion to make the world more fair; Bethie is the pretty, feminine good girl, a would-be star who enjoys the power her beauty confers and dreams of a traditional life.

But the truth ends up looking different from what the girls imagined. Jo and Bethie survive traumas and tragedies. As their lives unfold against the background of free love and Vietnam, Woodstock and womenโ€™s lib, Bethie becomes an adventure-loving wild child who dives headlong into the counterculture and is up for anything (except settling down). Meanwhile, Jo becomes a proper young mother in Connecticut, a witness to the changing world instead of a participant. Neither woman inhabits the world she dreams of, nor has a life that feels authentic or brings her joy. Is it too late for the women to finally stake a claim on happily ever after?

In her most ambitious novel yet, Jennifer Weiner tells a story of two sisters who, with their different dreams and different paths, offer answers to the question: How should a woman be in the world?

 

MY REVIEW:

What a beautiful, epic story. I bought the book for both my mother-in-law and daughter! This is a story for all generations.

Both a story of the American dream and a history of America from the past several decades, this book had me enraptured at the tale of Bethie and Jo, two Jewish sisters growing up in Detroit. Bethie is the quintessential good girl, eager to please her teachers and her family. Jo is the rebellious one, always different, and always angering their traditional mother. This book was an absolutely stunning portrayal of how women’s roles have changed and evolved over the past 50 years.

“She loved [her daughters]. More than that, she admired them. They would be better than she was: stronger and smarter, more capable and less afraid, and if the world displeased them, they would change it, cracking it open, reshaping it, instead of bending themselves to its demands.”

Both girl’s paths diverge wildly over the course of the book and Jo and Bethie both end up in very unlikely places. Real-life events are interwoven into this very poignant story, giving it almost a non-fiction feel. Although I had the Kindle version, I highly recommend the audio book as the narrators literally made me feel I was listening to a riveting movie.

Several traumatic events occur, which change the sisters’ lives irrevocably. But through it all, they remain devoted and fiercely loyal to each other. My heart broke for both Bethie and for Jo, for very different reasons. This was my first book by Jennifer Weiner and I was absolutely transfixed! I loved the references to the 60s and 70s and this book brought back many memories. It also gave me insight into how far women have come in this country, and how far we have to go.

“We lose ourselves,โ€ she repeated, forming each word with care, โ€œbut we find our way back.โ€

Jennifer Weiner is now one of my must-read authors. I felt like Bethie and Jo and the rest of the main characters in this book were actually real people! And there is no greater compliment to an author than that.

(ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.)

Categories : 5 Stars, Audiobook, Fiction, Reviews, Women's Fiction Tagged : Jennifer Weiner, Mrs. Everything

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