Jennifer Weiner KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK! I absolutely devoured and loved The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits. I could not stop reading once I started. I was so captured by Cassie, Zoe, and Cherry that I did not want this to end. This is the perfect book for a book club, a beach read, a plane ride, any adult. There were times I laughed, times I cried, and times I was happy for the characters. The character development here is absolutely breathtakingly full. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy and thank you to Jennifer Weiner for creating this world that I want to escape back in to. All opinions are my own!

There is a lot of buzz about this book, as there always is with a new Jennifer Weiner release. I especially enjoyed the deconstruction of the sibling relationship and all the musical tidbits included. Weiner writes about issues very close to my heart and I devoured this novel like my last meal.

This was a wonderful read. It took me a bit to get into it, but once I did, I didn’t want to put it down. Zoe was incredibly unlikeable but that made her redemption arc all the more powerful. The foreshadowing kept me intrigued. Loved the dual timeline.

This just might be my favorite historical fiction of the year?? I don’t think it is quite fair to compare it to Daisy Jones because they are very different. But I do think those that loved DJ will love this one! It’s emotional, addictive and endearing. Loved it.

Weiner does it again! The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner is a compassionate and dynamic new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey.
Weiner has blended phenomenal characters to make this an exceptional read.
Most readers can relate to the characters in her books, whether they have experienced the same things or not, the characters are real and relatable and the descriptive nature of her writing gives you the scenery where the characters live vividly in your mind and on the pages.
I found all aspects of the book Interesting and very entertaining.
This book was thought provoking, exciting, fun and one of my favorites!
A compelling read.

In this book you will meet the Edelman family. This is Janice and Sam they, are parents to Zoe and Cassandra. Zoe is and was the pretty one that had friends and was well liked and popular. Cassandra on the other hand was the exact opposite. She was considered fat and homely by comparison to her sister. Cass as they called her for short, didn't have friends and didn't really care as she had her sister and that, she thought, was all she would ever need. Zoe always told all the other kids that they had to be nice to Cass, and not make fun of her or tease her. The real reason that Cass survived elementary school was because of her sister.

Funny thing though, when they were both in preschool, a teacher for Cass called their mom over when she came to pick them up. Janice thought one of the girls had done something wrong so she was expecting to have to discipline one or both of them. Instead the teacher brought her over and asked how long had Cass been taking piano lessons? Janice said, " she doesn't as they couldn't afford to give the children lessons." The teacher stood there dumbfounded and said, " she doesn't take lessons ? Then how does she know how to play?" Listen to her. She got Cass and brought her over to the piano and asked her to play the song she played earlier. Her sister said it was ok so she did. Again, the looks she got were of disbelief. You see Cass not only could she play any instrument you gave her but she could sing like no one has ever heard.

This book is really about two sisters that grow up together one always having the others back and building her up because with out her she felt unworthy and like she was nothing. It's about falling in love and having a sister that you thought loved you and finding out the worst thing she could ever do to you, all in the name of fame. Finding peace within yourself and family.

This one part of the book I would like to quote. Before I do though just a bit about it, it is about one of the songs that Cass has written and Cherry, Zoe's daughter is interpreting," Or at least she had missed something. She'd never realized that it could be about a lover who'd broken your heart,but also about a sister, or anyone you'd loved who had cared for you, then hurt you: a person you loved in spite yourself, because you couldn't do anything else." This quote touched me so much that of course, I was crying when I got through reading it. Such as this entire book did!

Truly a very touching book. You will find yourself some where in this book at least a little piece. Cass by far I think, we will all find or recognize ourselves in her. Or maybe it's just me. I definitely see so much of myself in her and I appreciate this character that Jennifer Weiner has written .

Thank you Jennifer I know how many girls and women are out there that will see themselves in this book so I appreciate this!

Cassie and Zoe are a pop star sister duo whose star rose quickly and fell just as fast. Years later, they are both living out of the public eye. When Zoe's daughter begins investigating the sister's fame, they are forced to face the challenges in their relationship and the secrets that come to light.

Thank you to HarperCollins & NetGalley fora digital copy of this book (kiss fingers and raise them to the air)
This novel is very music focused & touches on a wide variety of dynamics. I enjoyed the family drama aspect of this book. While I didn’t find myself rooting for any of the characters, in fact found myself very irritated at all characters, I found myself rooting for the story. Also, what good is a novel if we don’t feel strong feelings about the characters?? I like to think I went where the author took me with it.

I really enjoyed this book about two sisters, Cassie and Zoe, being discovered at a battle of the bands event and end up in a band together and become famous pop stars. I adored Cassie who was shy, didn't like performing in front of people, and was very self-conscious about her weight. I disliked Zoe who was very manipulative, wanted to be a star, and whose choices brought a lot of heartache to many. I felt that Cassie was the star of this story. I'm a big music fan and like reading about the music scene. I thought the book was well written with timelines from the early days of Cassie and Zoe starting out with the band and to the band's end, to twenty years later with POV's not only from Cassie and Zoe but also Zoe's eighteen-year-old daughter Cherry, who also aspired to get into the music industry and could not understand why her mother was against her chasing that dream and why she would not talk about her past life as a pop star. This was an entertaining family drama with an ending that was quite satisfying.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.

I usually adore Jennifer Weiner books but, this one fell a little flat for me. I can't place why, but it just didn't have the usual greatness of her previous books, in my opinion. It was a good read but not spectacular in my opinion

I loved this book. Read it in record time. I loved the comparisons to American idol., which I recently began watching again this year. I really liked the relationship between the sisters, Cassie and Zoe. Jennifer Weiner handled that so well, was a complicated relationship. I have read many of Jennifer Weiner’s books snd this one will go down as one of my favorites.

I thought this book was good and enjoyed the dynamic of the two sisters. I’ve seen this book compared to Daisy Jones and that may be a stretch. Although it follows music industry members and their relationships, this book focused much more on family dynamics and relationships that were broken and healed. This book was a bit long for what it was, but I’m glad t o have had the opportunity to read it! 4 stars.


Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for this ARC.

I love Jennifer Weiner as an author and I am almost never disappointed in her books, but this one fell short for me!

The story of two sisters in the music business=AWESOME!! One sister was clearly not talented but was pretty and the other was a musical savant but she didn't have the looks=HORRIBLE!! Not only was Cassie painted as unattractive but as down right ugly!!! WTH Jennifer?!?!? I grew up in the 90's and I wasn't the skinniest person but to say that she could only wear the same outfit to all her rockstar shows because she was larger is unfortunate.

There were some good aspects of the story but for me I am used to getting more from JW.

"Take Me In, take me back, take me home."

I'm still unpacking from the tour this book will take you on. We receive multiple timelines from a cast of characters.

Can the type of love received shape the person you become? In this case I believe the love and lack of love shaped the Griffin sister each and neither in a good way.

Zoe and Cassie are sisters who grew up in Philly and couldn't be more different. Zoe is beautiful and ambitious for the spotlight without talent to back it up. Cassie awkward and introverted could set the world on fire with a single key and sung note.

Having it take place in the early 2000s was nostalgic. Since I was born just a year before Zoe. We receive the story through Zoe her daughter Cherry and Cassie POV. Between when Zoe and Cassie were The Griffin Sisters a smash hit 1 album wonder in the early 2000's to present day with very different and separate lives.

This addressed what, the love for spotlight, normalcy and well....love will do to a person. Neither Zoe or Cassie redeemed themselves but I think that was the point.

I wish we had even a little more of Russell the unfortunate pawn in the emotional side of this book but maybe that was for a reason.

With Weiner we have in the past received sea side and twisty stories. This was such a deviation from what I've read from her in the past but in a good way.

If you are a younger Gen X'r like myself I think you will enjoy this story for sure.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC audiobook. This story had great potential to be excellent and I was excited to listen to the story. I think that using one narrator didn’t help matters and the story fell flat. I don’t feel like the Griffin sisters fit in during the late 90s and early 2000s. The characters seemed to be too old for the era. I love books written about musicians, but this one lacked the depth I was expecting and was drawn out. I was also awarded the book ARC, but chose to go with the audio.

I love Jennifer Weiner’s books. This one was especially enjoyable for me as it deals with the world of pop music in the early 2000s and now. (How can the early 2000s be that long ago anyway?) I thought it was bit of a stretch to portray Cassie’s voice as being so unique and amazing that people recognized her raw talent on the spot. But otherwise, I loved the three female lead characters, the contrast between then and now, and the suspense in not knowing exactly what broke up The Griffin Sisters and caused Cassie to disappear.

First I would like to thank Netgalley and Willian Morrow for the ARC of this novel.

I had such high hopes for this book. I was hoping for a Daisy Jones vibe but in the early 2000’s but the book just didn’t give that to me.

I loved all the 2000’s references but I wish the book focused more on the band and less on the the current timeline.

This is the second Jennifer Weiner that I felt spent too much time focusing on weight and how pretty someone is. I just don’t love that in my books. It just felt repetitive and unnecessary.

3/5 stars

The gorgeous cover drew me in. The incredible story kept me. As a baby Gen X’er, nearly an Elder Millennial, I absolutely LOVED the time travel to the early 2000’s, talking about Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Carson Daly, and others. It all felt so real. And the multi-generational, multi-POV was such an experience. You really learn to kind of hate a character, but only in part because you see the humanity too, the desire for worth and affection that brought us to low places. There’s so much to sit down and discuss and dissect in this book… an easy 5 star read for me. So much so, I had to get the book the day it released so I could have my own personal copy.

Unfortunately this is a DNF for me. I’ve really liked Weiner’s work in the past, especially in the last few years, but this just fell flat for me.

The emotional beats were very predictable and it didn’t feel like it had much to say outside of “wow, the early 2000s sucked for women”. Which, true! But I wanted more story.

This was engaging from start to finish. It is a complex story of family, sisterhood, cost of fame, body image,secrets and forgiveness.

It is the story of sisters Zoe and Cassie, their musical career and the bond they shared and what tore them apart.

Told in seven parts with several points of view from the characters, it starts with an air of mystery that continues more than halfway through the story.

I love how the past and the present interspersed and how gripping the plot was. The characters were on point and delivered just what was expected of them.

If you love books about songs, messy family drama then you will enjoy this.