Harper and Stacey are as opposite as sister's can be, and each has their own uniqueness. One, Harper is as perfect as a particular type of mother can be. She is the type of woman who decorates her house for every (and I mean every) holiday, cooks homemade everything and is always dressed well. Since her divorce she has tried to turn her crafting into a business; a virtual assistant business. She is not doing well, either with her business (she has never worked outside the home) or with her daughter. The typical entitled teen.

On the other hand, Stacey is looking for a cure for MS, she is a scientist, she is also very pregnant and has not told her mother. Stacey is also worried that she will not be able to nurture or love her child.

These two have what I considered the worst mother -a know it all throwback to a very different era when women put their husband and children first and Bunny (the Mother---that name is telling isn't it!) lets her daughters know flat out that what they've done is not good enough (Harper getting a divorce and trying to make a living) or abnormal (Stacey for working and putting family second).

The good parts of this book are that it combines narrative for both sisters and the parts were written so you have a clear understanding that each was their own person. It has an interesting love story, the mother Bunny is almost redeemed at the end and the daughter grows, matures and learns many valuable lessons.

The bad part is that I couldn't connect with either sister, and it took more than 50% of the book to stop being annoyed (and that's a mild word compared to what I really want to say) with these women and to stop wanting to smack them silly.

It's not a bad beach read as long as you don't mind being frustrated for much of the novel.

*ARC supplied by the publisher/NetGalley.

Sisters Like Us is another great story by Susan Mallery. I had no idea this was the fourth novel in this series when I requested it but I don't think you need to read the rest first to truly enjoy it. I certainly did.

The story relates the tribulations of two sisters and their families during a time when they are both going through big changes in their lives.

Harper Szymanski was brought up to become the perfect housewife. Sadly, she's now divorced and her ex-husband is dating someone younger. She's having problems with her teenage daughter who's rebellious and selfish at times. She's also struggling with her monthly bills and her job as a virtual assistant. Over the years, she has developed a clientele including Lucas, a cop who got hurt in the line of duty and who needed someone to organize his life afterward. Harper loves to do things from scratch. She's a great cook and great at her job as an assistant but her relationship with her daughter is suffering and she's not dedicating enough time to her job either. She feels overwhelmed. 

Stacey Bloom is a research scientist. She's very smart and she's also very pregnant. She hasn't told her mother she's six months pregnant and the longer she waits to tell her, the harder it is. You see, Stacey has never wanted to be a mother but she loves her husband and they are at the right time in their lives to start a family. Her husband adores her and supports her. He's also going to be taking care of their baby once he's born while she goes back to work. Yet, she dreads telling her mother she's pregnant since her mother believes her to be a failure. She's nothing like Harper. Being a housewife was never her goal. But her mother, Bunny is old school and under her hypercritical eyes, neither daughter became what she wanted them to be. 

Sisters Like Us had more of a women's fiction vibe than a romance. I still very much appreciate the romance in it. Lucas was great until I wanted to punch him but regardless, he was there for Harper in so many different ways. He was also there for Harper's daughter. Stacey's husband was adorable and just perfect for her. I love the humor in this novel. So many great quotes. Some of them had me laughing out loud. I love seeing the growth of the female characters too. Harper's daughter learned to think about more than herself and started helping Harper more. I never warmed up to Bunny. She was mean to her daughters and her archaic thoughts rubbed me the wrong way. 

I want to go back and read the rest of the books in this series. I know I'll enjoy them. 

"OMG, you want to have sex with me."
Yes, there were complications, yes, this could be a huge mistake, but honestly, who cared? She grabbed his hand and started for her bedroom, only to come to a stop and spin toward him.
"I don't have condoms."
"I do."
"I haven't washed the sheets in three days."
"Shocking but I'll recover."
She bit her lower lip. "I'm not sure I remember how."
One corner of his mouth turned up. "I'm happy to reacquaint you with everything you need to know."

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

The fourth in a series that doesn't really seem connected, so you can start here and read all over the place!  I have read two out of the four of this series and have loved both, I need to read book two and three and of course continue on in this series!

In this book there are two sisters and they are completely polar opposites raised by the same woman, but couldn't have become different adults.  One is divorced, was a stay at home before the divorce and is now raising a daughter and strives each day to be the perfect mom with the perfect house, while her sister is a scientist and has great fear about her abilities to become a mother and is thankful for a husband who will stay at home with their upcoming child.

I love books about sisters.  It reminds me of me and my sister.  We are polar opposites and now in our adulthood we can see the positives in each other's choices and celebrate each other.  I loved that from the beginning these sisters respected each other's choices and loved each other for who they were.

If you tend to avoid Susan Mallery because she is primarily a romance writer, I would urge you to try these books.  There wasn't any sexy times in this book and they are about relationships, so don't be wary book is for those who like a good book with good characters and a good story.  And this series is full of stand alones which I love!

After reading this book, I am more motivated to get caught up in this series and to look out for the ones coming in the future.

Susan Mallery is one of those writers who has the gift of bringing fictional people to life, and I’m always left invested in their stories. Family-focused and romantic with real-world problems, I thoroughly enjoy reading another installment of the Mischief Bay series and getting to know a new set of main characters. SISTERS LIKE US features a set of siblings–Harper and Stacey–who couldn’t be more different or at different points in their life. While eager to please, happy homemaker Harper is still dealing with the effect that her divorce from a cheating husband that she put through podiatry school has on both her and her sixteen-year-old daughter, pragmatic and highly intelligent Stacey is happily married to both Kit and her scientific job trying to find the cure for MS but she’s uneasy about her pregnancy. Throw in Harper’s client Lucas, a sexy womanizing cop from the last book and a very judgmental and pushy mother of the sisters, and there’s a ton of complications and obstacles to be faced along the way.

Both Harper and Stacey grew up living under their mother’s impossible to follow Susie-homemaker example, and they couldn’t have turned out more different if they tried. Harper tries to be just like her mom–decorating the table for dinner every night, making everything they eat from scratch, even going above and beyond for her clients in her fledgling virtual personal assistant business that she’s started to bring money in after the divorce. But her mother believes in being a supportive wife that stays home and cooks, cleans, and takes care of the children, and Bunny is very vocal about the turn Harper’s life has taken for the worst in the last few years. All Harper wants is to provide a stable life and to earn enough money to keep her and daughter Becca comfortable, but everything is so much harder than she’d thought it would be–especially under the scrutinizing, disapproving eyes of her mother.

Stacey is a brilliant scientist, even graduating from high school early with the support of her astronaut grandfather–much to Bunny’s chagrin. She is married to a wonderful teacher named Kit, who’s happily agreed to be a stay-at-home dad to the baby girl that Stacey is actively trying to only gestate in her belly. Socially awkward but super caring is a great way to describe her. From a young age, Stacey has been told by her mother that she’s not like normal girls, so she’s convinced that she can’t bond with their child and she’ll be a horrible mother. When Kit’s nephew Ashton comes to live with them for the summer before he goes off to MIT, Stacey finds that she has trouble relating to an older teenager, so how will she deal with a baby of her own? Bunny will disapprove of Stacey’s return to work so early after giving birth, as well as Kit’s roll as caretaker, so she just doesn’t tell her mother that she’s pregnant–until the evidence of her growing baby bump is front and center.

Harper’s daughter Becca is struggling with normal teenage things, and she’s isolated since her best friend moved across the country. She finds solace in the dobermans that her father’s great-aunt left her in the will, and she must work to earn the car that she was left as well. Since her father has checked out after the divorce and finding a new wife, she turns to Lucas to fill the fatherly roll. Lucas is surprisingly charming and loyal as he’s constantly at Harper’s house, even doing little things to make both Harper and Becca’s lives a little easier. As he integrates himself in their lives, they all find that he’s a welcome addition to their family–even if he speaks the truth a bit gruffly and often. There’s no sugar coating things as far as Lucas is concerned.

I give SISTERS LIKE US a five out of five. I really liked both Harper and Stacey. Their sisterly bonds were strong and true, especially when they have to deal with their mother.  This book really explored the complicated relationships between family: mother and daughters, sisters, daughter and father. But the main theme of family isn’t just blood, it’s who you choose to share your daily life with that really shines throughout the turbulent times in this novel. Lucas proved to be deeper than we saw in A Million Little Things, and I really loved getting to know his character through his actions with the three generations of women in SISTERS LIKE US. These novels are stand alone books, and a few characters from the previous novels do pop in from time to time. I highly recommend any of Susan Mallery’s novels for their warmth, sprinklings of humor, and the realistic and heartwarming exploration of women’s lives.

This is another very enjoyable entry in the Mischief Bay series. I liked both of the main characters, two extremely different sisters, each trying to cope with the ups and downs of their lives. In addition, the supporting cast characters are all very likable, especially the two leading men. I only wish the ending hadn't been quite so abrupt, as I wanted to savor the happy ending.

Harper and Stacey are nothing alike, and yet as sisters they are each other's champion. Family drama, love, growth, and humor are hallmarks of Mallery's writing, and this newest offering does not disappoint. Life is never going to go the way you planned, but if you have the support of those you love you can make it through anything.

Stacey and Harper are two very different sisters who each struggle to make their way in the world. Harper has a hard time navigating the financial and teen-parenting lands of the newly divorced, while Stacey makes bank but can’t respond to social cues to save her life.

Lucky for them, Susan Mallery has just the challenges they need to figure out that they can shift focus, ask for help, and come out the other side nearly unscathed. Nearly.

Harper’s story was a little better fleshed out than Stacey’s, but I enjoyed them both. Harper’s nutty mom, ex-husband, teenager, clients and new employees were rich fodder for big laughs and tender moments. Stacey’s story was going to break my heart until her husband’s nephew saved the day with his gentleness, gratitude, and earnestness. Just like in real life, sometimes all it takes is that one person to give a couple of meaningful minutes for you to realize you’re not alone, and you can do that thing you thought you couldn’t.

Really heartwarming, Susan Mallery. Those are some pretty awesome sisters, and they’ve got a pretty terrific circle around them.

A fast paced,original,funny and realistic story!This, is a story about the relationships between mothers and daughters.Refreshing and sweet.It was perfect for the period I wanted to read it!!I think the family relationships were written excellent. There are many characters intermingling in this book, adding depth, and intrigue to the novel. I was utterly absorbed in their stories. Sisters Like Us put me on an emotional roller coaster from the first page until the last.

Harper Szymanski is struggling to make ends meet after her divorce, raising her teenage daughter and meddling mother who thinks a woman should be a domestic goddess in all ways. But for Harper, trying to make ends meet is catching up to her and if it wasn’t for her loyal clients in her virtual-assistant business, she would be in curled up ball of goo. 

Dr. Stacey Bloom is a renowned scientist who can tell you all about the brain’s makeup and more but when it comes to motherhood, Stacey is utterly out of her league. With time running out, Stacey has to figure out how to tell her mother she is having a baby and figure out this whole nurturing thing. 

As these two sisters figure out life and all its messiness, both women will find the strength to move forward, together, and that they can survive anything. 

SISTERS LIKE US is a fun and poignant look into the lives of two sisters and family. Told with Susan Mallery’s trademark style of humor and warmth, the author delivers a wonderful story filled with great moments of life lessons learned, humor and a romance you don’t see coming. I love this author’s Mischief Bay series and was thrilled to see a few familiar faces pop up and the surprise of Lucas, who readers met in book 3, A Million Little Pieces. The writing is tight, that flows smoothly from one scene after another. With each page I turned, I got more and more invested within Harper and Stacey.

 I loved these two sisters and found them to be as unique apart as they are together. Stacey is the brain and loves science, taking after her grandfather who was an astronaut back in the day. Harper took to her mother’s Susie Homemaker lessons to heart and has more of a nurturing gene than Stacey does but its getting hard for Harper to keep up with all the rules her mother installed in her about her home and everything. Sometimes, as Harper finds out, life won’t blow up if you get a take-out pizza or don’t make meals from scratch. Susan Mallery has a way of creating some amazing characters that I can relate to and with all the characters in the series, I loved each and everyone of them immensely. They are life-like and it doesn’t take me long to wonder if I could meet them in real life one day and go for coffee. Add in some amazing secondary characters such as the sister’s mom, Bunny, the sleazy ex of Harper’s and Harper’s daughter, Becca, adding teenage angst even as life tosses lessons to her in the form of Lucas. With each introduction of characters, the story doesn’t feel overfilled with competing characters but a close-knit family that you can’t help but fall in love with. 

SISTERS LIKE US is a wonderful story about family dynamics, even as the sisters try to meet their mother’s high expectations about how they are to live their lives, even as life has shown them, sometimes you just have to wing it and hold on for the ride. I loved SISTERS LIKE US and can not wait to see where the author goes in this series. If you enjoy a story filled with family drama, romance that turns into something much more than expected then you will enjoy reading about Mischief Bay and all its quirky residents there. I highly recommend reading from the beginning of the series to get all the back characters stories who show up here in SISTERS LIKE US. A wonderful addition to the series and one I plan to read again soon.

f you can get over the fact that the main characters all come across as caricatures, this isn't a bad read.  Harper feels guilty for not making fresh pasta (you know the kind you make with flour and ...I don't know,,, I did it once, definitely didn't think it was worth the trouble and she always layers the table cloths and place mats on her table to create a coordinated look.  She's beyond Suzy Homemaker but now that she is trying to run a business, she just doesn't have time for all that anymore.  

Lucas is Harper's age but dates the twenty year old airhead of the week--but is becoming more and more a part of Harper's life every day.  Where do you think this is going?

Stacey is the stereotypical science nerd.  She just doesn't "get" so many social things, but she marries a kind nurturing man who wants a baby, so she obliges, and is then terrified that she won't love her baby.  Stacey and her husband take in his nephew, who is eighteen.  When Stacey learns he is dating her niece, she gives him the condom talk--and then tells him how he needs to stimulate a woman to orgasm, but the scene comes off not as erotic but as a sadly funny reflection of Stacey's lack of social skills. 

Clearly this book is far more about the characters than about the plot line, which is pretty is obvious from the beginning.  Still, it was an enjoyable and relaxing read, so I'll give it a B. 

Thanks to the publisher for providing a review copy via NetGalley.

"In the Bloom family, words were the true weapon, and expectation was the ammunition."

This is the fourth book in author Mallery's Mischief Bay series. I read the first book in the series and enjoyed it, haven't read the next two but I didn't feel like I was missing too much. This book can definitely be read as a standalone.

This is a book about sisters, daughters, and mothers and all the craziness that can happen in those relationships.

Harper Szymanski is in her early 40s, is divorced, has a teen daughter Becca, and has become a virtual assistant to try to make ends meet. She is a friend for decorating for all holidays (taught to her by her mother Bunny) and has a hard time finding time for her daughter.

Stacey Bloom is Harper's sister. She's brilliant, a scientist, and six months pregnant. Her husband is going to be a stay-at-home dad when the baby is born.

I definitely had a problem with Bunny, their mother, who believes the man is always right in a relationship and women should stay at home and make the home a castle for their man. Phooey on that. (You can probably tell I was always a working mother.)

The characters are drawn vividly and all types of relationships are explored in this story. I enjoyed the book even though it upset me at times. And I felt the ending was a bit rushed but still okay.

I received this book from MIRA Books through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read the book and leave an unbiased review.

Harper Szymanski is still trying to make ends meet, two years after her divorce. She had been a stay-at-home mom to Becca, her only daughter. Now she is in the work force, using the only skills she has, taking care of household details for busy people. Her virtual assistant business, Harper Helps, is barely afloat. Somewhere along the way, she's been too busy growing her business to notice that her sixteen-year-old daughter no longer talks to her.

Becca is struggling with her own teenage issues: friends, schoolwork, boys, and sex. She doesn't talk to her mom, and her dad is practically non-existent in her life. Top priority for Becca right now is getting in her required hours for practice driving to get her license, but no one has time for her.

Harper's sister Stacey has her own troubles. A published and renowned biochemist, Harper is pregnant with her first child at the age of forty and is afraid she won't know how to be a mom. She has a head knowledge that she's pregnant, but her heart knowledge is lacking. Her husband Kit is very supportive and is going to give up his teaching job to be a stay-at-home dad. Adding to that stress, Kit's nephew comes to live with them, because his mom (Kit's sister) is at another rehab center for drug abuse.

SISTERS LIKE US is the fourth book in Susan Mallery's Mischief Bay series. This is a story about family dynamics and hard life lessons. It's a story about mother-daughter relationships and being afraid to move forward and getting life wrong. Some of the moments in this story are heart-wrenching, and some will just plain warm your heart. These three ladies are strong characters with admirable traits, although they are also flawed. They are surrounded by supporting characters you will grow to love and learn to hate as the storyline moves along. Only a few previous characters are pulled back into this story in one brief chapter from other books in this series, so this one could easily be read as a stand-alone. You will not be disappointed though!

I really liked the opposite personalities of both sisters. One a suzy homemaker type who is struggling to build her business and keep her daughter happy. The other is a brilliant scientist but struggling to come to terms with the fact that she is having a baby, feeling like she is missing the maternal instincts. Their mother seems perpetually disappointed in both of them. Loves of fun characters, and relationships building. 

My only criticism was the ending, it was a little to abrupt and buttoned up too easily.

I think I have a thing for dysfunctional family novels right now. Its hard to get more dysfunctional than the two sisters Harper and Stacey and Harper's daughter Becca. If you toss mom Bunny into the mix, you get one heck of a looney family.



Harper and Stacey are probably the most different sisters I've read about. Harper is maternal, people pleasing and a perfectionist and Stacey is...well, at times she seems like a female version of Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory.



I had a hard time figuring out how Stacey went 6 months without telling her mother that she was pregnant. Granted, Bunny is not the mother we'd all want. She's definitely not the most likable character, and lord knows I could understand not wanting to tell her, but dang..how can you hide something like that.



I loved how Stacey gained mothering skills while still remaining the same nerdy awkward woman. Her husband, Kit was fabulous, a real "Mr. Mom." Kit's nephew Ashton is a nice addition to the mix and his relationship with Becca helps the two young people grow. Ashton is definitely more mature, but as you learn his background, that makes a lot of sense. He also seems to help Stacey grow into her motherhood. You know she's not going to be a perfect mom, but Ashton brings out her nurturing side.



Becca is Harper's daughter and she's going through everything a teenage girl goes through. OK, maybe not when it comes to inheriting her aunts doberman's and her car. The dogs, are character's unto themselves. I loved them all!



I had the most issues with Harper. She just tried too hard to be perfect. It was hard to deal with her, even though she really did nothing wrong. Well, except be too nice, especially to Bunny who was a piece of work. I really think Bunny needs a book of her own so we can understand her craziness.



Then there's Lucas. I started out loving him, even though he has women issues, but he did two things that ticked me off and by the end of the book I was ready to shake Harper. I didn't care that this was a romance and she was the one that needed a happily ever after. What he did to get Harper and how he messed things up were deal breakers for me. I did like how easily Harper took him back



This is the fourth book in the Mischief Bay series, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Harper and Stacey are quirky...ok, weird, but fun and lovable. I was quickly immersed in their lives and I didn't want to leave Mischief Bay

I've been a fan of this series ever since I read The Girls of Mischief Bay in 2015. The books are such comfort reads and the characters feel like real friends after a while. I like that Susan Mallery revisits some of her characters from previous novels. This time around, she included a couple of secondary characters from her first few books, but one had an even bigger role than last time. (I am still waiting to revisit with Shannon from the first novel of the series.)

Mischief Bay is easy to visualize from Susan's descriptions, and I can also picture the characters and their homes easily. I really got into this story to the point where I was squealing when certain things happened that I had been hoping for. Having said that, some parts felt a bit predictable, but there were still other surprises and I didn't mind when I got my wish for a particular outcome or two.

I liked that Becca was one of the narrators, as I always enjoy hearing a teenage perspective in a novel. Susan did a great job making Becca seem realistic. She was awkward and impulsive, dealing with peer pressure and feeling lonely and left behind. Bunny, on the other hand, seemed like a caricature. I had a hard time believing anyone could be that difficult to reason with. However, her role made me feel even more sympathetic toward Harper and Stacey.

Overall, Sisters Like Us was a sweet story and it is now my favorite in the series. I already am looking forward to a fifth novel (and a sixth, seventh, eighth, etc.) in this series. While it can be read as a stand-alone, I highly recommend starting with the first book and just binge-reading because they're that good!

Movie casting ideas:
Harper: Michelle Monaghan 
Stacey: Shannyn Sossamon 
Becca: Mackenzie Foy
Ashton: KJ Apa
Kit: Mark Duplass 
Bunny: Frances Fisher
Dean: Tom Ellis
Lucas: Johnny Messner (I chose him when I read A Million Little Things)

Like candy, Mallory’s books are sweet and addictive.  The main characters in this book are sisters Harper and Stacey, and Harper’s daughter Becca.  The sisters are very different, and the one thing I would have like to see more of was their relationship, as their stories were quite separate, except in their interaction with their old fashioned and annoying mother.  Becca’s is more of a coming of age story, dealing with betrayals, her parents’ divorce and boys.  A good light vacation read.

Sisters Like Us is an amazing look at family dynamics, love, and growing up. Most especially, it’s about getting over yourself. 😉

I loved that, while Sisters Like Us is the fourth book in the Mischief Bay series and their were drop ins by previous characters, there is nothing in the storyline that requires reading the other books. (Though you’ll want too!!)

You won’t want to miss Sisters Like Us!!

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Sisters Like Us is a well-written, emotional, and thought-provoking read. It’s a story about friendship, acceptance, love, and letting go.

Bunny is the matriarch of the Bloom family. She’s not a very nice person. Bunny is stuck in the 1950s and believes her daughters should be too. Harper and Stacy, both have emotional and confidence issues because of their mother’s harsh words. Although Bunny tried to mend her ways, she never won me over. 

Harper is a divorced, single mother. She’s losing the close relationship that she’s always cherished with her daughter, due to the long hours, she devotes to her business. Although Becca is likable, she’s also a typical teenager, self-centered and moody. Harper is a people pleaser and tries to be perfect. But, because of her mother’s constant criticism, she always feels inadequate. When Harper finally decides to hire, Dean, a business assistant, she starts to feel a little more focused and relaxed. Dean is my favorite character. He’s quirky, funny, supportive, and fiercely protective of Harper. He even stood up to Harper’s imposing detective friend, Lucus. 

Stacey is a brilliant scientist and happily married. She’s also afraid to tell her mother that she’s pregnant. Bunny has drilled into Stacey’s head that she wasn’t normal because Stacey would rather work in a lab than at home. And, now that Stacey is pregnant she’s afraid that she’ll prove her mother right. Stacey worries that she won’t be able to bond with her daughter. 

There are many characters intermingling in this book, adding depth, and intrigue to the novel.  I was utterly absorbed in their stories. Sisters Like Us put me on an emotional roller coaster from the first page until the last. This book is heartwarming, compelling and entertaining. I loved every page of this novel and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys women’s fiction.

Thank you, Harlequin and NetGalley, for my advanced review copy.

When I'm in the mood for a light hearted contemporary romance, I turn to one of Susan Mallery's novels. I have read many of them and I'm never disappointed. Although this is Book #4 in the Mischief Bay series, it can certainly be read as a stand-alone.

Sisters Like Us is more about family than just the sisters, Harmony and Stacey.  There is an old fashioned, overbearing mother, a teenage daughter dealing with teenage problems and experiencing her first love with Ashton (very sweet), and an ex-husband who is dating a much younger woman and neglecting his daughter. And then there is Lucas. Not exactly family, but he spends so much time at Harper's house that he seems like 'family'.

Once again, Susan Mallory has created characters that come to life on the pages of her books. This time, even with the problems that unfold, there is so much humor in their conversations that you can't help but smile. Loved it!

Sisters Like Us is the fourth book in the Mischief Bay series.  Besides this one, I had only read the first book, The Girls of Mischief Bay, before going into this one.  It definitely stood up well as a stand alone, so I don't think it's necessary to have read the other books in the series before this one.  of the two, I have to admit I liked this one more than the first.  It wasn't as heavy as I remember the first book being.  There were a lot of funny and light hearted moment with great characters that had a lot of room for growth.

I will also admit I didn't care for any of the women in the story at first.  Harper was too much of a miss perfectionist in everything (think Martha Stewart on steroids) and Stacey was in almost complete denial she was having a baby.  I mean she was over 6 months and hadn't told her mother.  Becca reminded me of why I hated high school and thought she was kind of a brat. Then I was introduced to Bunny and I understood why both sisters turned out the way they did.  She was a piece of work and I never warmed up to her. 

I am happy to say that I ended up being sucked into the story and before I knew it, I was over 65% in and loving it.  I found myself rooting for all of the characters (not Bunny though) and enjoyed watching them grow and change. I especially loved Stacey's "moment" after returning to work.  It was so sweet. This book also reminded me that sometimes you have to trust in the author and their process because you might just end up with another great read.  I definitely recommend this one.