Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner | Atria Books {Book Review}

April 1, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 1 Comment

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

Book Summary:

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “nothing short of brilliant” (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 hasn’t spoken one word to Drue in all this time—she doesn’t even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media—so when Drue asks if she … Read more...

How To Not F*ck Up Your Kids by Lindsay Powers Author Interview {Author Q&A}

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

Back in February, I connected with author Lindsay Powers (leader of the #noshame parentingmovement) after reading and reviewing an advanced copy of her book You Can’t F*ck Up Your Kids through her publisher Atria Books.

{My full review of You Can’t Fck Up Your Kids* by Lindsay Powers}

Author Q&A…

After relating so much with her book, I was ecstatic when Linsday offered to do a Q&A on my blog. So much has changed since a month ago, and this book is more important than ever. Our interview was done in February (when we didn’t yet grasp what was … Read more...

The Body Politic by Brian Platzer | Atria Books {Book Review}

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 ~ Genevieve ~ 2 Comments

The Body Politic by Brian Platzer

Book Summary:

New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following 9/11, when four twenty-somethings—Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica—meet in a bar, each yearning for something: connection, recognition, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has endured—but almost everything else has changed.

As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess and Tazio were the ambitious, talented future of the art world—but by thirty-six, Tess is married to David, the mother of two young … Read more...

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell | Atria Books {Book Review}

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 ~ Genevieve ~ 1 Comment

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Book Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.

Be careful who you let in.

Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.

She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents but also that she is the sole inheritor … Read more...

2019 Summer Reading | New & Upcoming Book Releases

June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 ~ Genevieve ~ 2 Comments

2019 Summer Reading!

Transitioning to “summer mode”

Today is our first (unofficial) day of summer. Our boys finished school on Friday and today we are starting off on our new summer routine. I get a lot of apprehension before big transitions but then usually do just fine once we are in the swing of things. Does this happen to anyone else?

I love summer so much but there is a lack of routines and consistency that as a someone who thrives offs that stuff, well…it can be a bit of struggle. I know I am not alone in this feeling … Read more...

June 11th, 2019 Book Releases | Happy Publication Day!

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

June 11th, 2019 Book Releases…Happy Publication Day!

Highly Recommend:

My top recommendation today is one I have been excited about for months! Mrs. Everything is just amazing and whether you have read Jennifer Weiner’s books in the past or not, you should definitely check it out. I read an advanced copy a few months ago and I am still thinking about it today!

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My full review can be found HERE.

Mrs. Everything is the highly anticipated release from women’s literature legend, Jennifer Weiner. Mrs. Everything covers the life of two sisters, Jo … Read more...

My 2019 Summer Reading List! | Book Recommendations

May 13, 2019May 25, 2019 ~ Genevieve ~ 5 Comments

My Summer 2019 Reading List:

Summer will be here soon:

Hello! Can you believe it is already almost mid-May? While it is still not feeling entirely like spring over here in Vermont, the countdown is on until the end of the school year which means warmer weather will be here eventually. During the last month of school, life feels pretty hectic with spring sports and end of the year activities for the kids. It is a fun time of year but also a little exhausting!

Summer reading:

When life feels more chaotic, I am drawn to books that are engaging … Read more...

I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott | Atria Books | Book Review

April 19, 2019April 26, 2019 ~ Genevieve ~ Leave a comment

I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

Book Summary:

“Mary Laura Philpott thought she’d cracked the code: Always be right, and you’ll always be happy.

But once she’d completed her life’s to-do list (job, spouse, house, babies—check!), she found that instead of feeling content and successful, she felt anxious. Lost. Stuck in a daily grind of overflowing calendars, grueling small talk, and sprawling traffic. She’d done everything “right,” but she felt all wrong. What’s the worse failure, she wondered: smiling and staying the course, or blowing it all up and running away? And are those the only … Read more...