Family Affair

Look I’ll be frank…better than being Zoe…ba, dum, dum, dum…ok I’m done. Sorry- not funny I know. I’m done I swear.

To be frank, in trolling B & N, I’ve picked and put down this book 5 times. Authors-heads up. The cover really does matter. Not just the cover art on the front page (this was adorable but slightly gross all at the same time) but also the description on the back.

Why did I pick it up 5 times? I like Caprice Crane. I liked Stupid and Contagious. Why did I put it back down? Because the description is well… what? Campy, formulaic, better suited to a 30 minute sitcom…pick any of them.

This was the Synopsis

When Layla Brennan married her high school sweetheart, Brett Foster, she finally got the big, loving family she’d always wanted: his. Now she’s closer to Brett’s parents than he is, partners with his sister in a successful pet-photography business, and confidant to his younger brother. She couldn’t be more of a Foster if she’d been born one. There’s just one problem: Brett wants a divorce. Stunned and heartbroken, Layla turns to the Fosters for comfort, only to realize that losing Brett means losing them as well. What else can she do but sue him for the most valuable thing he’s got–namely, his family. Breaking up may be hard to do, but for Layla and Brett it’s even harder to undo.

Fresh, funny, poignant, and brimming with insight into what makes modern families tick–and what can blow them apart–Family Affair proves that in love and war, everything’s relative.

I think it was the last sentence in particular that made me walk away so many times, the phrase ‘gag me with a spoon’ floating to the surface from whichever closet I store all gone but not forgotten 80’s phrases.

Finally in a moment of weakness and picked this up with a bunch of other books. Once home, snuggled in on the sofa with a nice glass of merlot and two hours later I emerged.

This book is so much more!

Flipping back and forth from character to character was a little odd- yet strangely made for a much deeper story. This is truly a story of marriage, of relationships, of how we take those closest to us for granted and how easy it is to walk away.

Purely fabulous almost from the start- was a little touch and go in the middle (mother gets Alzheimer's) I hate when author’s rely on a Grey’s Anatomy to move the story forward. Yes I know illness happens…but for god’s sake…every single book I read lately is cancer, illness, death of a loved one. It’s lazy writing. Yes- I’m very aware I just condemned myself to some horrible disease but moving forward.

Ending was perfect! Don’t read the description- just go read it. You need a happy ending. One that’ll make you smile.

0 comments:

 

Labels

fiction non-fiction chick-lit romance Charlaine Harris whatever Lisa Lutz giveaways Laurell K. Hamilton Augusten Burroughs Book Blogger Hop Christopher Moore Gail Carriger Jacqueline Sheehan Janet Evanovich Jen Lancaster Karen White Patrick Wensick S. G. Browne Tawni O'Dell mystery Alan Moore Alice Sebold Amanda Mccall and Ben Schwartz Andes Hruby Anne Rice Aurelie Sheehan's Ayelet Waldman Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara O'Neal Bill Bryson Brian Rowe Caprice Crane Cathie Linz Cathy Lamb Christopher Hudson Chuck Palahniuk Cider Mill Press Dalia Jurgensen Danielle Steel Daryl Gregory Darynda Jones David Hayward David Sedaris Deborah Coonts Deirdre Martin Denise Hunter Diane Mott Davidso Eileen Rendahl Emma McLaughlin Nicola Kraus Erynn Mangum Gary Morgenstein Gavin McInnes Gregory Maguire Harmony Dust Holly Shumas Isabel Sharpe JD Robb James Levin Jane Hamilton Janelle Brown Jasper Fforde Jeaniene Frost Jill Smolinski Jodi Picoult Jonathan Tropper Joshilyn Jackson Jules Asner Julia London Julie James Julie Kenner Karen Joy Fowler Karen Templeton Katarina Mazetti Kelley Armstrong Ken Denmead Kimberly Frost Kris Radish Kristan Higgins Larissa Ione Laurie Notaro Liane Moriarty Linda Thomas-Sundstrom Lis Wiehl Lolly Winston Lynn Harris Lynne Cox Marisha Pessl Mark Rayner Matt Beaumont Matt Mikalatos Meg Cabot Nicholas Sparks Nicole Young R. Emmett Tyrrell J Rant Rhonda Pollero Rita Herron Robyn Carr Sarah Strohmeyer Seanan McGuire Shannon T Boodram Sharon Krum Sophie Gunn Stephanie Meyer Stephen King Steve O'Brien Stewart O'Nan Susan Elizabeth Phillips Susan Hubbard Susan Isaacs Tony Hendra Tori Carrington Tracey Bateman Turk Pipkin Victoria Laurie Wendy Wax Willie Nelson award

Followers

Stay off the Ladder

Disclaimer

This website is for entertainment purposes only. I am not an attorney, doctor, physicist, or elevator repairman. Don't take my word for anything!

Please seek out a licensed professional. Opinions expressed on this website do not reflect the opinions of anyone other than Zoe, unless otherwise noted.

Sample of books may be given to Zoe Right for editorial purposes, either directly from the manufacturer or from the agency that works on behalf of the manufacturer. All reviews on zoereads.com are the honest opinion of its author and editorial samples do not, in any way, affect the outcome of product reviews.

Copyright © Zoe Reads 2010 - 2017. All rights reserved.

Please do not take any of my (Zoe Right) text without my express permission. Want to use something? Ask me. I'll probably say yes. I'm nice that way.