***This ARC was provided by Netgalley for a honest review***
Harper is the perfect mom, she makes everything from scratch and owned her own business.  When her husband leaves her for a younger woman she is struggling financially to provide for her teenage daughter.  
Stacey is the perfect scientist who never wanted to be a mother but a baby is coming regardless of her wanting to be a mom or not.  These two who are complete opposites are still sisters no matter what.  Check out Sisters like us for a light fast read .

Another sweet book about relationships, daughters, and sisters from Susan Mallery.  ARC from NetGalley.

3.5 stars. 

A sweet story about sisters and mothers and daughters and those messy relationships. Overall I really enjoyed this book. There were some things that drove me crazy but that most people will enjoy. I'll definitely be recommending this book to some friends in my book club. 

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

It was a sweet story. I love the characters and their development through the book. Very different two sisters but their fears are similar in a way. I love multiple characters telling their stories. Every one was well-written and detailed. I just wanted to read more of last part, but when I finished it, I realized I had a good time. Turkish publishers should remember Susan Mallery and translate her books more.

This is a story about relationships that women have in their life. 
Heather and Stacey are sisters and are nothing alike. One that is divorced other is a scientist.... talk about two different people.
However, that being said-- I enjoyed reading about the sisters changing and supporting one another-- add in a few twists make this a good read! 


3.5 stars from me 
*Recv'd a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I didn't want this book to end.   I was up all night reading.  This book has 3 generations of love.  I highly recommend I if.  It will make you laugh and cry at the same time.  

Thank you Harlequin and Netgalley for allowing me to read this title for an honest review.

LIke all Susan Mallery's books this one was filled with some laughter, some tears, and a bunch of love. Well done. Thanks NEtgalley for a sneak peek.

Again another amazing book I have given a review for and not recorded through here! I have this book reviewed also on goodreads and amazon.

Sisters Like Us
By
Susan Mallory 


What it's all about...

This was a fun book about two sisters and their families.  Harper is sort of a domestic goddess.  She makes everything from scratch and is fighting to maintain her business in order to support herself and her daughter.  Stacy is a scientist.  She is pregnant but doesn’t feel very maternal.  This worries her.  

Why I wanted to read it...

Both sisters have issues.  Harper...a recent divorce.  Stacy...motherhood issues.  They also have to deal with their own mother...Bunny.  Bunny is a force of her own.  

What made me truly enjoy this book...

I loved the story.  It was fun.  When the Dobermans entered the picture the story was even more fun!  

Why you should read it, too...

Readers who love an interesting yet slightly dysfunctional book will enjoy this one.  

I received  an advance reader’s copy of this  book from the publisher through NetGalley and Amazon.  It was my choice to read it and review it.

I read this book separately because I couldn’t read the others in the series before reading this one, but it wasn’t a problem. 
In this book we have two sisters, we have mothers and daughters; a story about change and family.
It was a very nice story, it is easy to read and compelling. I liked the characters, most of them, especially Harper. I liked how it deals with the complexity of family relationships. Susan’s writing style is enjoyable and gripping. I really liked reading this book and now I have to read the other books in Mischief Bay Series and, of course, more books by Susan Mallery

Thank you for allowing me access to this book. I requested it when Heroes and Heartbreakers was still an active site. And for a while I didn't have a active site to post reviews. 

For the most part this was a enjoyable, but not memorable read. I will admit that I do have some prejudice, or pre-conceived ideas about house husband that I should work to eliminate. That said, that plot line is not a favorite. And honestly the whole --"can't tell my mother" seemed far-fetched.

I did enjoy the other sisters story more. And a nice bridge to the previous book.

I am loving this new womans' fiction series of books by Susan Mallery, and I love this story of sisters who are facing life together even though they are in different stages of life.

Susan Mallery always does things with style and her storytelling style is absolutely fabulous. I love the way she has blended emotion with great characters and a realistic plot in this story. Such a great read and one I'd definitely recommend!

May the ties that bond never be broken.
May the lives of women involve more than mere care taking responsibilities.
May the labels attached not be a determining factor in the lives of those they come across and the soul of the women.
If only there was the perfect parent handbook and life simply followed the perfect course. 
For two sisters they came up short in their mothers eyes but what matters most is their own vision of their happiness. 
Bunny's one daughter attempts life after divorce (husband remarries with newborn on way) while raising their teen daughter and holding down a newly formed business . While the other daughter faces fears of failure in raising a child.
What if they aren't perfect in the eyes of those closest to them? Can they overcome their own fears and know that they are worthy of love?
Will they be able to handle life's problems as they arise with confidence and conviction or will they falter and regret their actions?
If you're not provided the nurturing gene can you learn to love unconditionally?
Sisters like us is a heartwarming, imaginative, rewarding adventure in the lives of two children who grew up differently yet as siblings find their way back home and back in the arms of one another.
The overbearing complex mother and the will to survive on your own terms.
Loved it!

Witty with a side of sass, delightfully real and a downright fun read! Raised by an overbearing, perfection seeking mother, two sisters show their different methods of dealing with her as their lives swirl into unfamiliar territory that they're not so sure they can make it through without breaking! One tries to be the perfect daughter, while the other avoids with the best of them. Neither one is pleasing to their dear mother, so what's a gal to do? I enjoyed the drama, humor and search for happy ever afters!

Harper Szymanski tried her best to be the perfect wife and mother that life (and her mother) expected her to be, but all it left her with is a jerk of an ex-husband, a teenage daughter who can't stand to be in the same room with her anymore, and a mountain of bills that she can't afford to pay! She's thankful for the clients that keep her busy in her virtual assistant business she started to make ends meet after the divorce ... especially playboy cop Lucas who seems to always be at her house!

Dr. Stacey Bloom is as smart as they come, but it doesn't help her deal with her neurotic mother one bit. She has a husband she loves dearly, and a baby on the way very quickly, but she can't seem to find comfort in her pending motherhood. The fact of the matter is, it terrifies her ... and so does telling her mother that she's pregnant! She knows she's going to disapprove of her way of doing each and every thing ... not to mention the fact that she's going to continue to work while her husband stays home with the baby ... so she's shoving her head under the sand and pretending it's not happening!

Sisters Like Us is another outstanding book by Susan Mallery, but in this book, she explores the world of two sisters Harper and Stacey, who are polar opposites, but have a wonderful relationship; which is more than they can say about their over bearing mother Bunny. But adding in to the mix, is Harper's daughter Becca, who is struggling to deal with her parents' divorce, her father's new girlfriend, and her mother, who is working for the first time, in Becca's young life.

Now I could go on about the 3 main characters, but honestly that is just the tip of the iceberg for this book, as there is a host of characters that you cannot help but love. But even though there are lots of characters, the author has a wonder talent of not making you feel overwhelmed, or even get confused by all of the characters.  

The author doesn't shy away from the tough subjects either, from teen age sex talk, remarriages, new babies, dating, drugs, rehab, and so on, the author tackles these tough situations, without bombarding you to too much information.

I found Sisters Like Us a big breath of fresh air, which is why I give it 5 stars! I also this it will be a book that I will read again and again, for many years

Only start this book if you have hours to read! You won’t want to put it down once you start reading. Susan Mallery never disappoints, her stories are timeless and believable. She knows relationships. She understands why people react to everyday situations. I laughed out loud in some places and cried in others. These two sisters are like friends. I want to call them up and do lunch.

Susan Mallery is a wonderful story teller.  Her novel about two sisters and their critical/abusive mother is a gem.   The characters are realistic and their story is told with heart and humor.  The only character I could not warm up to was the mother, Bunny, but I think that was by design.  And while the author tried to redeem her toward the end of the story, I did not buy the change in the character.  While the story did contain some romance, the men in the story took a backseat to the women..  This was more women's fiction than romance.  Once particular part that I loved was the women's use of animals as confidants.  Loved it!

Sisters Like Us was a very enjoyable read.  I actually cared about the characters and was delighted by the believable way their lives unfolded.  Mischief Bay is a very loose series but it's been fun picking up with characters from one book to another.  It took me a long time to get round to reading this owing to my tottering to-be-read pile but once I started I scampered through it enthusiastically.

Harper Syzmanski is trying very hard to raise her teenage daughter Becca after a divorce by running her own business, Harper Helps, a virtual assistant company. At the same time she's trying to live up to her mother's insistence that she put her daughter first -- the way women were expected to do in the 50s and 60s -- never mind that if she does that they'd be homeless. Her sister Stacey, on the other hand, seems to have missed that gene altogether and is a medical researcher, married and pregnant and afraid that she doesn't possess the mothering gene. The two sisters are as different as night and day, yet they love each other and tolerate their overbearing mother. Other secondary characters from Mischief Bay appear, specifically Lucas, Harper's sleezy ex-husband, Stacey and Kit's nephew Ashton, and Bunny,her crazy mother. Instead of making the story more confused they add layer upon layer of reality.