Jennifer Weiner delivers an engaging and nostalgic novel that captures the highs and lows of fame, sisterhood, and self-discovery. The dynamic between Cassie and Zoe feels authentic, with their contrasting personalities making for a compelling exploration of ambition, sacrifice, and the weight of past decisions. Weiner’s ability to weave in the glitz of early 2000s pop stardom with deep emotional conflicts keeps the story both entertaining and heartfelt.

While the novel shines in its depiction of the music industry’s pressures and the complexities of family bonds, some plot points feel predictable, and the resolution wraps up a bit too neatly. However, the multi-generational perspective, including Cherry’s quest for the truth, adds depth and intrigue. Overall, The Griffin Sisters is a captivating read that balances glamour with genuine emotion, making it a must-read for fans of Weiner’s storytelling. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I loved this book! Jennifer Weiner is an automatic go-to author for me. I have read and loved so many of her books. The story of the Griffin sisters, Zoe and Cassie, is a wild ride, complete with life’s ups and downs and everything in between. Highly recommend this book to fans of the author, and to those who will become fans!

This book wrecked me! Oh my goodness. I am around the same age as the Griffin Sisters so I am the target audience. This story could only be told at the early aughts. The world and fame were very different then. There was no such thing as “fatphobia” or “fat acceptance” or “body positivity.” There was just shame. Shame and 2 stores that sold plus size clothes, all that were made for your maiden aunt or for covering your body, cloaking it. We didn’t understand about autism spectrum disorder. There was one way to be acceptable. This is the era of Fat Monica- how dare she want to have sex, or dance… it must be a joke. This is the time at which this book was set. I so related to Cassie. How she saw herself in the world. She locked herself away, felt so separate. It was a brutal portrayal of the reality of this woman, who had such difficulty inhabiting her body, and believing she was enough.



Zoe. Zoe. Zoe. Another utterly real character, who I understood but had such trouble sympathizing with. I don’t know if I forgave her. I was waiting for more of a twist with her and Cherry, but Weiner didn’t fall for the easy way out and made a more authentic choice. As always. When you read a book by Jennifer Weiner, you get complex portraits of women, not caricatures, not tropes. The different ways male behavior was excused in this book mirror the way this behavior continues to be excused. The way women are made to question themselves, “is it really that bad?” “Maybe I’m overreacting?” And Russell, damn. Dealing with men’s body and image issues. What men are allowed to want, versus what they are allowed to show they want, was so clear here. I read some other reviews that want a cleaner ending, more acceptance. But again, for this time, and the way that Cassie internalized everything, this was the best, most realistic ending she could have. Read this if you are 40. Read this if you are 15. Read this if you are ready to laugh, cry, and shut the book in anger. Another great novel from Jennifer Weiner, can’t wait for the next one. Thanks for helping 20 year old me be seen, she never would have guessed 40 something me would feel so loved and happy. Thanks to Net Galley and William Morrow for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. 4.5 stars.

Stardom comes at a price, the Griffin sisters pay the ultimate one ..After twenty years can the daughter bring the sisters back together? a good story , realistic and great characters .

I adored the novel by Weiner. The nostalgic part of me with the music and sisterhood felt real. Two sisters get pulled into the music world, Cassie and Zoe Grossberg. They are opposites in every way and the fame they endure comes fast and crashes after a significant event which separates them for years.

Two decades later Zoe is a housewife and Cassie is living in seclusion in Alaska. Zoe’s daughter Cherry has never known about her aunt but finds out about her after a shopping trip with her mom. Cherry is talented and after she auditions for a music show she wants to find out more about Cassie.
Cherry ends up bringing them all together under false pretenses. Can the two sisters heal and move forward or will they drive further apart. A fun read that went by way too quickly.

I am always here for a Jennifer Weiner book. I tried with this one, but it is actually the least favorite of the books I have read from her.
This book is about a group of sisters - Cassie and Cherry that are a music act that end up going big time. Once the group breaks up, the sisters aren't speaking, and no one knows why they broke up.
There were plot holes for me with Cassie and her possible autism, along with anxiety and weight.
Zoe is the daughter who wants to break into the business despite her mom's warnings about fame.
This book could have been so much more, but overall it just wasn't for me.

Thank you to #netgalley for this #arc

Loved every minute of this incredible book. Jennifer Weiner is one of my favorite authors and has a way of telling a story that draws you in and makes the characters real. I also find the fact that she includes a plus size woman in her books to be very relatable. Highly recommend!

I loved this story, I mean really loved it. A story of two sisters, each blessed with their own gifts but not desiring to be loved and valued. Together they are the Griffin Sisters, a rock band where one is the beauty of the group but lacking talent, and the other the heart and talent who desires to remain hidden. Yet they become rivals that lead to tragedy and loss. Only through the determination of one’s daughter can they maybe find their way back to each other. Told in multiple voices, we hear each characters perspective of events. Rich in character, you can’t but empathize with each sister for the struggles they endured and wish them nothing but joy. I can easily see this as a movie, and hope that happens. But the book alone makes you feel every moment and want to sing every tune. It goes to show that love is just as strong between lovers, mothers and daughters, and sisters. I highly recommend. Many thanks to #netgalley #jenniferweiner #thegriffinsisters for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Jennifer Weiner’s newest book was a time travel back to the early 2000s! I enjoyed the music aspect of the book and the many references to the early 2000s reality shows and music acts. I liked the sister aspect and the differences between Zoe and Cassie. I really wish the ending dove move into Cassie accepting herself and her body off the stage. It made me really sad and uncomfortable that her weight was such a heavy focus, I get it but man that was tough to continue to read. I did find myself getting emotional and teary at the end so I must have connected more with the story than I initially thought! I’m glad it ended the way it did.

All in all, I did enjoy this book even though it was a bit slow paced in the middle and the timeline jumps were a lot and sometimes all over the place. At first I didn’t understand the Bix implications and the reasoning behind including him as such an outside character to the Griffin Sisters’ story however I guess I understood more as the story went on how it connected to Zoe’s uncertainties around Cherry’s career in the music business.

Poor Russell was an unfortunate casualty. I feel like the story could have been told in a way that he stayed alive but alas not my story to tell.

It has been a LONG time since I was able to give one of Weiner's books five stars (all the way back to 2016 to be accurate). For many years, she was one of my go-to authors, but somewhere along the way, despite the fact that I kept reading her books, I just didn't love any of them. I felt like she had lost whatever it was that had made her original books so great. With The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits, Jennifer Weiner is officially back for me!! I was absolutely enthralled with The Griffin Sisters. From the sisters Zoe and Cassie themselves (SO incredibly true to life in their extreme opposites) to the American Idol-esque journey of Cherry (Zoe's daughter) many years later with a love triangle and so much more....what's not to love? I felt completely immersed in both timelines and literally could not stop reading. Maybe it's just because I love watching American Idol and singing, am a sister and have two daughters myself...it could just be me. But I think Weiner really has something special here. I only wish there was an accompanying soundtrack!

I’m hesitant to compare this to Daisy Jones, but the vibes are strong. Loved the 2000s nostalgia (the good, bad, and ugly that came with it)
Loved the multiple POVs and timelines that unraveled the story
Loved the commentary on the absurd standards for women at the time regarding looks and weight. Sometimes I felt it was a little hyperfixated on Cassie’s weight…but that was the point. It was all she thought about because it was all the culture at the time fixated on, which then left her traumatized. A viscous circle.

Thank you very much to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book. It’s another winner from Jennifer Weiner. Who doesn’t love a story about sibling strife? Add in a storyline about an American Idol type show, and it’s a given that it will be a success.

I think this might be my favorite Jennifer Weiner book! The story immediately drew me in to Zoe, Cassie and Cherry’s lives. I love the multiple point of views and all the music references. I can’t wait for the audio version to come out! Add this to your TBR or pre-order now! Publishes April 8th! Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC!

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits is Jennifer Weiner's latest novel, and it is a sweeping family drama with deception, love and loss amidst the brief success of a pop musical band. Cassie and Zoe are sisters from Philadelphia and have grown up singing and playing the guitar and piano. Cassie is exceptionally talented but terrified of performing. Her sister Zoe is ambitious and determined to find success in the music business. They are soon discovered, signed with a label and start creating music together, performing and recording their first album. They create their own band, and start writing and producing their music with Russell, their songwriter.

Both sisters develop feelings for Russell, and the story gets very complicated from there. This is a heartbreaking, emotional story of sisters who become overnight superstars, then lose it all a few years later. Told through the viewpoint of multiple narrators, at multiple points in time, the story is complex and has many layers. The overall tragedy and cruelty of one of the characters towards the others was very hard to comprehend, and left me with feeling angry towards her. Her character seeks absolution as the story wraps up, but I'm not sure she deserved the forgiveness that she got from her family. The tragedy experienced by the sisters was profound. Family can hurt each other like no one else in the world, and it was hard to read such a painful story.

I loved the behind the scenes view into the creation of pop stars and their music, and how quickly the fame exploded and then burned out, just as quickly. I really loved the musical artists of the early 2000s, when this book takes place. Jennifer Weiner creates a complex and beautiful story about the bonds of family, the treachery of fame, and the ultimate power of redemption. I have been a Weiner fan since her first novel, and her writing style continues to become richer and more nuanced.

The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits is an epic adventure in pop music, love, and the bonds between sisters. It will be a great summer beach read this year!

Thank you William Morrow Publishers for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This was such a good book. I smiled and cried. It sucked me back to my college days with TRL and MTV and the music of that time, the clothes of that time. It made me cry and I am so glad I took the time to read this boo’k!

This was a fun book to read. The cover is fun and eye catching, and I like the authors writing style. I like the storyline and love a book about music and bands.

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits is another thoughtful and engaging book by Jennifer Weiner. I've enjoyed everything I've read by Weiner and this one in no exception.

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

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this book.

I found this book very readable. It drew me in immediately, although it did start to drag a bit before the end. I've read Jennifer Weiner before and feel this is very similar to other books she's written. I wasn't a fan of how the character Cassie was written as an overweight teen and adult. She was an amazing singer but she was fat. She wrote the most amazing lyrics; too bad she's fat. I get that the author was trying to help the reader understand why Cassie was shy and lonely, but this has been done before (for better or for worse). Recommended for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Emily Giffin, and Elin Hilderbrand.

Former celebrities Zoe and Cassie have been estranged for two decades after spending a year as mega-superstars in a band named for them: The Griffin Sisters. Cherry is 18 and has dreams of becoming famous, just like her mom and Aunt Cassie were, but Zoe does nothing but discourage her and Cassie hasn’t been seen or heard from in 20 years.

THE GRIFFIN SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS is told in a couple of timelines: present day, as Cherry auditions for an American Idol-type TV show; and the early 2000s, when Zoe and Cherry are navigating the treacherous waters of superstardom. The story also touches on the girls growing up in Fishtown, New Jersey in the 1990s/early 2000s.

If you like Taylor Jenkins Reid, Abby Jimenez’s The Happy Ever After Playlist, and books that are simply enjoyable and fun, you’ll like this one, too.

There’s foreshadowing in the prologue, so readers know something tragic is about to happen, but I enjoyed trying to detangle the story of what, exactly, broke up the band.

In my opinion, the resolution was too drawn out, and I would have liked more about the whole Bix situation. Also, it would have been nice to focus on some of Cassie’s positive physical attributes rather than constant reminders that she’s, well, unfortunate looking. I understand that she’s made beautiful because of her talent, but everyone has something about them that is attractive, at least a little. Despite these small nitpicks, this is a really fun, solid read that I enjoyed a lot. I predict it’s going to be very popular when it publishes on April 8.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher William Morrow for an advance digital copy of THE GRIFFIN SISTERS’ GREATEST HITS in exchange for my honest feedback.

This was a fun read. I enjoyed the musical backdrop and the story between the sisters. Solid read.