I can see this book being enjoyed by people that want a story about sisters with conflict, 90s/early aughts nostalgia, and family. Especially if they enjoy reading about or can easily overlook how one sister is cruel and one sister is fat. Seriously, the author really wants you to know that one sister is fat because she wears an XL, which makes her disgusting according to her sister, the record executives, et al.
I think there is a story underneath the fatphobia, but there are, in my opinion, very few likable characters in any generation of this family.
I kept putting this one down and then forcing myself to finish it because I had hope that it would turn around.
Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the eARC of this work in exchange for my honest review

Sisters Cassie and Zoe couldn't be more different. One yearns for fame and the other, a musical prodigy, who prefers the safety of the shadows. Destiny catapulted the sisters into the spotlight. After a whirlwind year as a pop sensation, the band abruptly broke up. Decades later, Zoe's daughter is determined to learn the truth about what happened to the band.

This book did not have many likeable characters, and it made me glad I didn't have a sister growing up. Zoe was incredibly selfish and would stop at nothing to ruin Cassie. Not a fan. 3.5⭐️

Thank You NetGalley for the free e-book.

Two sisters, Cassie a musical prodigy and Zoe, beautiful and ambitious, find their career has taken them to the brink of fame in their rock/pop band. Conflict, jealousy and then disaster unfold and their journey to fame and fortune abruptly ends.
The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits is filled with secrets, family dysfunction and tons of drama. I.was somewhat engaged, but found the read to be slow, mostly because the characters seemed underdeveloped. Zoe's character was the strongest, but very hard to care about. I wanted to know more about Cassie. With more depth, Cassie may have been more authentic and likable. Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for the ARC of The Griffin Sisters in exchange for this review.

I’m happy to see Weiner is back with an enjoyable read. I’ve been a long time reader of her books and this one felt more like her old novels that I really enjoyed. I love a story centered around music and sisters so this one hit all the right notes for me. . It’s a multi POV story which I always enjoy too. It was a bit predictable in its ending but sometimes that’s just what the reader needs. Pick this up for a predictable but enjoyable sisterly novel.

Jennifer Weiner became an auto-buy author for me after Big Summer in 2020, and when I heard she’d be releasing an sisterly strife book set in the pop-filled early aughts, I was so in. I loved getting to know the Grossberg/Griffin sisters, and learning the extremely complex composition of their relationship. Weiner did a magnificent job taking us through their story, along with daughter/niece Cherry, while simultaneously pulling back the curtain on how the sisters broke it big before breaking up and disappearing. Another incredible read from Weiner - and I’ll be ready for her next book, too!

Just finished The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner and I’m emotionally wrecked in the best way. Someone check on me—I already miss these characters like they were real people.

This book gave me early 2000s pop vibes, fame, sister drama, and secrets that had me flipping pages like I was reading a juicy celebrity tell-all. Cassie and Zoe are total opposites—one’s a shy musical genius, the other a born star—and their rise (and fall) as a pop duo felt so real, I could practically hear the soundtrack playing in my head. 🎤🎹

Told in multiple POVs and timelines (my favorite way to read!), this book slowly unpacks what really happened when the Griffin Sisters suddenly disappeared from the spotlight. Spoiler: it’s emotional, messy, and SO GOOD.

I loved how honest it was about fame, family, and all the complicated stuff in between. And as someone who grew up daydreaming about being famous (but couldn’t sing to save my life), this hit me right in the nostalgic feels.

If you’re into pop culture, messy family stories, or Daisy Jones and the Six energy, you’re going to love this one. 10/10 would read again! 🎶

Huge thanks to @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review. This gem hit shelves last month, so if you haven’t picked it up yet, consider this your sign. You need this book on your TBR💕

Music and books are two of my favorite things, so a novel that puts both together, chef's kiss! Absolute perfection. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner hit all the right notes. I read this in one sitting. It’s story of sisters, stardom, motherhood, ambition, romance, and the consequences that are felt through generations. The novel centers on Cassie and Zoe Grossberg, two sisters who couldn’t be more opposite. Cassie is a gifted musical prodigy—quiet, introverted, is happiest out of the spotlight. Zoe, on the other hand, is bold and charismatic, craves the fame that Cassie avoids. Together, they soared up the musical charts, but only for one year. A tragedy affects the band , and they fall apart.
Fast forward twenty years: Cassie lives a quiet, reclusive life, while Zoe is a married mother to Cherry, a determined teenager with musical dreams of her own. As Cherry chases fame and fortune she is searching for answers about her aunt and mother’s past, This story explores how dreams, mistakes, and sibling bonds can change in one moment. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits is about the cost of ambition, the weight of secrets, and the enduring ties of family. All three women—Cassie, Zoe, and Cherry—possess a unique blend of spunk, determination, and vulnerability. Their journeys are emotional, at times messy, but always honest. Absolute perfection.

If you read and loved DAISY JONES AND THE SIX, then you might like this book. ✅ If you are a big fan of American Idol or The Voice, you might like this book. ✅ If you like sister stories, you might like this book.✅ If you like family dramas tied to secrets, you might like this book. ✅

This book seemed to check all the boxes for me, and I was thrilled to get the chance to read/listen to it. When I started it, I thought for sure it would be a five-star read. Unfortunately, there was a bit of a letdown, but overall, I found myself interested in what happened between the two pop star sisters.

Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were part of the band The Griffin Sisters with bandmate Russell. They were a fast sensation with the amazing vocal and piano talents of Cassie. Cassie and Russell also wrote all the songs with Zoe as their backup singer/dancer. Here is where the problems started. Zoe didn’t want to be a backup for anything. She wanted to be at the forefront and the one people came to hear sing. But she couldn’t compete with Cassie’s amazing vocals. So, if she couldn’t be the best on stage, she was determined to win somewhere else, and so she won Russell instead.

The story of the Griffin Sisters is told from the perspectives of Cassie, Zoe, and Zoe’s daughter Cherry, and from the early 2000s when the Griffin Sisters became a band to 2024. The book is divided into seven parts, and in each part, the reader gets to hear the side of the story from each of the three women as the story moves forward and more of the disastrous situation is revealed.

The band and Cassie and Zoe’s music careers are over, but as the reader, you don’t know why yet. It takes about 3/4 of the way through the book to get the whole story, which is why, for me, things got a bit bogged down in the middle. It is mentioned way too many times that Cassie is plain and overweight, and Zoe is skinny and gorgeous. I understand this was a major theme of why Cassie was so uncomfortable on stage, but I feel like it was expressed a bit too much. I also have to assume that Cassie is on the autism spectrum due to her being a child prodigy on the piano, yet I think it was only briefly mentioned once.

For twenty years, the sisters have been estranged and have never talked once about “what happened” that night while the band was on tour. Now Zoe’s daughter, Cherry, has run away from home. Cherry is also an extremely talented musician and is trying to find her Aunt Cassie to sing with her on the show The Next Stage, an American Idol-type of contest for musicians. Keep in mind, Cassie doesn’t even know Cherry exists. Also, Cassie doesn’t want to be found and has been living an isolated hermit life in Alaska.

This story is full of anger, secrets, and mostly unlikable people. Cherry was really the only character I felt like rooting for. The others dug their own grave, if you ask me. But I was invested in the story enough to keep going, and Dakota Fanning’s narration made it enjoyable to listen to. Weiner’s inclusion of news articles and social media posts made it feel like the band was real, as well as using real pop stars like Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears in the story.

“…as many times as she’d listened to the song, she’d heard it wrong. Or, at least, she’d 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 of yourself, because you couldn’t do anything else.”

Weiner writes in her acknowledgments that she read numerous biographies and autobiographies from women musicians, including OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson and THE WOMEN IN ME by Britney Spears, who rose to fame during the same time in the story.

Weiner’s depiction of estranged sisters, the life of young female pop stars, and how secrets can turn a family inside out felt realistic and plausible. I just wish I could have found a way to like the characters a bit more, and that it wouldn’t have been so predictable (I guessed the big secret pretty early), which would have made me more excited to keep reading.

Loved a trip back to the early 2000s and appreciated how completely different Zoe and Cassie were from each other but also how much they absolutely needed each other, but in different ways. I liked the dual timelines--I am not usually a fan. Well done!

This book sent me into a whirlwind of emotions!

Cassie Grossberg with an incredible gift of music, but the curse of being too shy and insecure to share her gift with anyone except her family. With her sister, Zoe, by her side, she finds more comfort in confronting her fears. Unexpectedly, that lands them both in a chart-topping band after they get discovered. But fame isn't all it's made out to be. They experience incredible love, but also incredible loss.

I identify with Cassie in a lot of ways. I was the one in high school that wasn't popular, didn't have a lot of friends and never got asked on a date. I was shy and self conscious. I immediately felt connected with her. Zoe reminded me of all the pop princesses that I idolized growing up.

This book made me laugh out loud and it also made me bawl my eyes out.

This is my first book that I've read by Jennifer Weiner and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of her books!

*Thank you to Netgalley, Jennifer Weiner and William Morrow for allowing me to get an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review

I will keep this short. The focus on a character's body so heavily is triggering and not for me, so I chose not to continue.

I absolutely loved this!! Ever since reading Daisy Jones & The Six. I’ve been craving more of the same. While not quite the exact same, this book helped satisfy a bit of that craving. Most books I try to read as fast as possible to get started on my next read in my ever growing TBR pile, but I wanted to savor every second of this one. I loved the subject matter, the dual timeline, alternating POV’s, and the complicated and realistic relationships. Don’t hesitate to pick this one up, it is not to be missed.

Weiner's writing just keeps getting better and better. This story kept me captivated the entire time. There were no lulls and no parts I wanted to rush. This is a great story about art, talent, fame, love, sisterhood, betrayal, and forgiveness. Highly recommend this one. It had me in tears at the end.

I've been a fan of Jennifer Weiner's books for over 15 years, so I was so excited to receive this ARC! I really liked the premise, the multiple perspectives and the different time periods during which the story was told. The book itself felt very long and drawn out at times,but I was glad I stuck with it and I appreciated how certain events were shared from both sisters' points of view. I've seen this book compared to Daisy Jones, and I definitely feel like that's a fair comparison - it was so interesting to see so many different aspects behind the scenes of the music industry. This wasn't my favorite by this author, but it was still enjoyable!

I am a big fan of Weiner’s novels but Unfortunately, this was a miss for me. It may not have been the right time for me to read this book. I found the characters a bit flat & didn’t find myself really caring about the plot. This is one I will need to return to at a later time but for now, it just wasn’t for me.

As much as I wanted to love this one, I simply could not connect with the characters. This novel had so much potential, but it fell flat for me.

The book is about sisters, Cassie and Zoe Grossberg who became the famous Griffin Sisters (band) in early 2000’s. The band broke up after a year because of a tragedy. The sisters never spoke to each other again. 20 years later, Zoe’s daughter seeks out the truth about what happened with Griffin Sisters. It was a slow start but the pacing picked up mid-way. What I enjoyed was the 2000s nostalgia and girl bands. The complicated history of Griffin Sisters was a lot but written well. This book is packed with emotions and lessons! Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

The only way to describe this book is absolutely amazing! This is my first Jennifer Weiner book. I can’t believe I’ve gone all this time without reading one of her books. I’m completely hooked. The emotion in this book will tear you apart and put you back together. The characters are so well crafted they could jump off the page. This story grabbed a hold of me from page 1 and would not let go until the last page. The writing was phenomenal. The story was crafted so beautifully that I never wanted it to end. I loved all of it. The character growth. The conflict. The flawed characters. The backstory. Everything. This author is my new favorite. I can’t wait to devour her backlist! I received this book from William Morrow and Netgalley for review purposes. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book and the story of the two sisters, as twisted as the relationship may be. It was a very unique story and the character development was great. Highly recommend!

Music & books are definitely two of my favorite things, so a book about music is chef's kiss for me! The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner was so dang good!! I would love to see this one made into a movie!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, & the publisher for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.