Family drama  and dysfunction.  I loved it.  I loved the realistic characters and the wit throughout. It was a fun book to read.  
Many thanks to Atria and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Many thanks to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy of this book for a fair review cuz it's a romp!
Oh, Gran! We all wish for and dread having a gran like Millie. This Irish family with the grandmother who can be counted on for all sorts of mischief (legal and otherwise) has all the troubles of any family. We just catch a glimpse into their world for a short time. It is a bit plodding at the beginning, but before long, I (as an American) adapted to the Irish idioms and phrases and plonked myself beside them for the ride. 
Think about all the books lately where the Grans and Gramps have shaken themselves out of their own brand of stupor and march out for adventure. They are all good eggs with a story.
3.5 stars rounded up.

Good Eggs was a great palate cleanser for me in the middle of a crazy season. I loved the intergenerational stories and how they twined together throughout the narrative. I wanted to love this, and I ended up liking it. I think a major reason for that one of our three protagonists missed the mark so completely with me. And in a story where the characters are supposed to be flawed yet loveable, this character was a big hurdle for me.

Overall, this story is cute and loveable, and I truly wanted everything to work out for this quirky Irish family.

A really  fun story, filled with humor! I really loved Millie, a feisty old lady in her eighties. She speaks her mind and cares not a bit what others make of her. This is a family drama with colourful characters.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this tale of three families. The whole novel was entirely unexpected, and isn't that the best kind of read to fall upon? I was hooked, and GOOD EGGS maintained my interest with its zany narrative and engaging characters. I'm looking forward to promoting close to pub date.

Good Eggs is a sweet story from author Rebecca Hardiman.  Set in an idyllic Irish setting, Good Eggs introduces readers to Kevin’s nuclear family with his successful wife and three children. Early on, Kevin’s elderly mother, Millie finds herself in need of some assistance for daily tasks. Mille’s new caretaker from America, Sylvia finds herself deeply intertwined with the family.  This novel packs in a variety of characters and while I found some of them challenging to enjoy, they all had their place and importance in creating an entertaining read.  Good Eggs was an opportunity to visit another part of the world and enjoy antics by characters of all ages from teenagers to the elderly as they navigate self-discovery and entertainment.  Overall, it was a slower read for me, but endearing.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

Hilarious novel about coming of age and descending into age.

Good Eggs was entertaining although just a little over the top for my taste, but still enjoyable. I especially loved the setting of Dublin, Ireland!

 I am thankful for the opportunity to read and review this book!

I received an advance readers' copy of Good Eggs through Net Galley in exchange for my unbiased review.

I feel like this book was a solid 3 1/2 stars. The characters were a little over the top and I felt like each time the story shifted from one main character to another, the author felt the need to reintroduce their quirks and idiosyncrasies all over again, so that was a bit tiresome. 

However, the story had heart and once the main events were put into motion, I was curious to know how it would all turn out. The book is set in Dublin, which added some specificity and charm to the dithering main character Millie, her harried son Kevin, and his trouble maker daughter Aideen. 

I won't rush out to read future books by Rebecca Hardiman, but I won't avoid them either.

Good Eggs is a debut novel by Rebecca Hardiman. It is a story of three generations of the Gogarty family in Dublin, Ireland., an 83 year old grandmother who has a tendency to shoplift items she doesn't need, her 50 year old son who recently lost his job and his 16 year old daughter who doesn't get along with her very popular twin. 

I really enjoyed this novel and the disfunction in the family was lighthearted. Being a grandmother myself I appreciated the relationship between grandmother Millie and her granddaughter Aideen. They definitely get into some trouble together.  

Just go into this book wanting to be entertained and you'll enjoy the ride. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy.

Really enjoyed this fun book about an elderly Irish woman who gets into mischief and her son who’s trying to keep a reign on her as well as his wife and kids-his one daughter is at boarding school because of her behavior. Millies son Kevin gets her a home care worker to help him keep an eye on her and though millie objects at first, they soon became friendly and she lets her guard down and of course gets taken advantage of.   Millie and her granddaughter go on the hunt to find the con artist all the way in Florida and in the process both fall in love.

“At sixteen or seventeen, a year from now is unfathomable.”

Wow, what a beautiful book about the Gogarty family, an Irish family with all the right kinds of dysfunction and flawed lovability, including the memorable grandmother, Millie, with all of her hilarious, screwball antics and minor problem with kleptomania! She urgently wants to maintain her independence amidst the growing concern she has that her son, Kevin, who creates wishful fantasies in his head about what his life could be as he has lost sight of what he has, gets closer and closer to putting her in a nursing home. I loved every minute of getting to explore these characters, especially teenage Aideen’s character, her growth, troubles, insecurities, mistakes, feelings of mounting alienation towards her family, and her budding romance, which felt ineffably pure, with the adorable Sean, who she shares playlists with, wakes up to share midnight, illicit adventures with, and gets to know through a power and subtlety that I could feel deeply.

“She marvels that one day can be so brimming, others so bereft.”

The Irish dialogue was also very authentic and made these characters feel all the more alive, as they sprung from the pages and took me on an adventure through the whimsical vibrancy of their worlds, emotions, and perceptions. Each character has an inner life that mixes recklessly with the choices and decisions they make in their outer life, leaving each individual to face up to their actions, but also move forward after having learned more about themselves in the process. People and the everydayness and unpredictability of life were organically explored through zany humor, which felt very true to reality as humor can be used as a more pacifying antidote to pain.

“ “Sometimes she doesn’t know who I am, and I’m the closest one to her.” Both statements, Millie realizes, contain truth.”

I think throughout this story, too, the characters learned more about each other and how interpretations of a certain person aren’t always right on the first read, even if you know that person in a way you thought was intimately. There is always more to uncover and experience in someone as we all at different times in our lives have our own feelings of stasis, anxiety, and uncertainty that we have to work through. The world comes with growing pains and the love for one’s family can undergo bumps comparable to a rickety rollercoaster ride, but what is increasingly apparent in this novel is the capacity to be resilient and for love to persevere even when it seems impossible.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for my advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you so much to #netgalley and the publisher for the Arc. 

Millie reminded me of my Grams, well to a point.  My grams didn't really commit any felonies.  A story of three generations that is told with humor and with heart.  Millie was really the book for me. Her son, well he kind of irked me a lot.  It actually almost seemed cliche.  A quirky zany mom and grandmom whose child is more serious, dry etc. However I was able to look past that and really enjoy the book!

A lovely entertaining read.The perfect story to escape our world into theirs.Three generations each character entertaining come alive.A book I will be recommending,#netgalley#atriabooks

Millie Gogarty is a strong willed 83 year old who is caught shoplifting. Her son, Kevin, has had enough and sets Millie up with a home aide. Kevin has plenty more problems than his mother committing petty crimes. He is unemployed and unable to find work, leaving his wife to work long hours at an airline to keep the family afloat. Kevin is also dealing with his 16 year old daughter's outbursts, which have gotten out of hand and now he has to put her into a boarding school. Both Millie and her granddaughter find themselves in a mess and team up to solve things but they end up going awry. 

I found this to be an amusing book that was lighthearted but it fell a bit flat for me. I didn't really connect with most of the characters except for Millie. I felt Kevin was whiney and nothing going for him. He was so caught up in his own struggles that he failed to see that those around him needed him. Kevin's wife, Grace, felt very underdeveloped and like a shell of a character. I wanted more depth from their marriage and didn't get much. I thought Millie's antics were hilarious and over the top. Millie was what made this book for me and she kept the plot interesting and funny, she was always up to something ridiculous. There were also moments where I really enjoyed Kevin's daughter and seeing her perspective in the book. She's your typical misunderstood teenager character and I wanted to see more character growth from her, there was some but I think she could've been better. 
I thought the plot pacing was good but the beginning did drag a bit, the last part of the book has a lot more action and there's a lot going on. This is a book that doesn't take long to read and there are some laughs along the way but I don't think this will be a particularly memorable read for me. 

Overall, Millie was a gem of a character and this is a quick, light read but I thought it was just ok. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review. As always, all opinions are my own.

3.5 stars. This book had such a crazy, fun family dynamic. I really enjoyed the Irish humor and how each family members story was crazier than the next. It still all wove together beautifully though and was incredibly heartwarming. This book however did feel a little long winded, so it drag during some parts for me, but overall i enjoyed it. Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for the ARC.

3.5/5 I'd call this a "cozy caper"- meaning that it's a fun read with dopey characters and the stakes aren't really all that high. This would be a good read if you're stressed out and looking for something a little bit silly, a little bit Irish, and a little bit unpredictable.

Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman was a a fun debut! It is a story of three generations and each of the characters were so lively and made you laugh out loud!  I really really enjoyed this read and would recommend it to others. Cannot wait for another book by Rebecca Hardiman.

NOTE: Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

From the description, I really thought I would love this book about a multigenerational family in Dublin.  The last quarter of the book is great - the pace picks up, the action is more exciting, the humor is there, the characters become more likeable.  Unfortunately, the first three-quarters of the book drags and the characters' actions make them hard to root for.  I found myself pushing through to read the book instead of wanting to read during all my free time.  But once I hit about 75% in, I stayed up reading to the end and at least had a satisfying ending.  I wish the capers that happen toward the end of the book that make it fun had actually begun earlier in the story and took up a greater part of the book, since that was the part of the plot I enjoyed most.

This was delightful and the perfect escape for anyone tired or everything going on in the world right now. 

The book follows three generations and the problems and joys they deal with. Millie is hilarious and Aideen is struggling but charming. 

It's an easy read full of Irish charm. 

There were a few events I felt were unnecessary to the story but all in all, a great read. 

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher!