Jennifer Weiner is at the top of her writing game with this story of secrets, songs, and family love.As tee story begins, set in today's rock music world Cherry leaves an uncomfortable home situation to pursue her music dream. It is in her blood as she is the daughter of Zoe, once a part of the legendary group The Griffin Sisters. They had disappeared from the public after the untimely death of Zoe's husband and band member. He is Cherry's father, and she knows little about him. She also knows little about her aunt, Cassie who along with her father were the talent behind the Griffin sisters. As the story unfolds family secrets, legendary performances and song writing is unravelled and Cherry is on the journey of a lifetime. Great plot, characters, and settings, this is a story that you will enjoy. Loved it! Thanks to #NetGalley#TheGriffinSisters'GreatestHist#JenniferWeiner for the opportunity to read and review this book.

The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits was such a surprise—in the best way. It wasn’t what I expected at all, and I loved it. If you enjoy love triangles, the price of fame, complicated sister dynamics, 2000s nostalgia, found family, second chances, mental health themes, and a journey of forgiveness, this one is a must-read.

This was my first Jennifer Weiner book, and wow—she really delivered. She paints such a realistic picture of a dysfunctional family, showing what happens when one sibling is clearly the favorite and the lasting impact that can have. Zoe and Cassie Grossberg are sisters who’ve always lived in that imbalance: Zoe was the golden child, while Cassie—brilliant, but self-conscious and often overlooked—struggled with her weight and self-worth.

Everything changes when a teacher discovers Cassie is a musical savant. Her talent brings both sisters into the spotlight, but fame ultimately drives them apart. Zoe thrives in the limelight, while Cassie prefers the shadows. But when Zoe feels overshadowed by Cassie’s talent, she lashes out in the cruelest way—by going after the one man Cassie let into her heart.

This story is emotionally charged, with so much depth, heart, and insight into the pressures of fame, family wounds, and the hard work of healing. The 2000s nostalgia was a fun and grounding element that added even more richness to the story.

Huge thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts. I ended up purchasing the audiobook, and it was absolutely amazing—highly recommend!

This book was so fun! I would put it on a list of books “for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six”. It was fast and deep with fun elements of a rock and roll band in the early 2000s! I didn’t love the ending- I could do with a little more closure or an epilogue, but overall I would recommend to a friend!

I kind of loved this. Zoe wants to be a rock star and will do whatever it takes. Her younger sister, Cassie, on the other hand is a musical prodigy with an amazing voice but she isn't pretty and she is fat. How fat I have no idea but it is brought up a lot. I loved Cassie almost as much as I disliked her sister. She did horrible things to Cassie and was jealous of her talent. Their mother, Janice, wasn't so great either. She thought Zoe was wonderful but when she got pregnant with Cassie she wasn't happy and she almost resented her musical talent. When Zoe's daughter, Cherry, seems to have inherited Cassie's talents she does everything in her power to prevent Cherry from pursuing her dream.

I have no idea if the things they did when the band started becoming famous was an accurate depiction but I did think the characters were well developed. Even though I didn't like Zoe it just shows the author's ability to make a character that unlikeable but still readable. Perhaps the end wrapped up too neatly but I really hoped that somehow they would all find some peace.

Thank you to Netgalley and William Morrow for providing me with a digital copy.

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits is a heartfelt, layered story about fame, family, and the high cost of dreams. Jennifer Weiner captures the bond between two very different sisters with depth and empathy, weaving a narrative that explores ambition, love, regret, and the echoes of past choices. With music at its core and characters who feel achingly real, this dual-timeline novel is both emotionally rich and compulsively readable.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC which I read in exchange for my honest review.

This book started off slow for me. However, once I got into the Cassie/Russell of it all - I loved it. What a tragic turn of events for Cassie, though. The ending was beautifully done.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow books for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

I love Jennifer Weiner, and have read and will continue to read anything she writes - but this book was a total miss for me. I feel like with the tropes, it had SO much potential but it just fell short.

The weight being mentioned over and over was just too much for me. And how they became an overnight sensation and then disappeared... it was just not enough to make me care. I wanted fun and excitement, I mean - early 2000's rock was some of the best! But all of the "you're overweight, your sister is pretty you are not" being repeated turned this one into a big miss.

Millenials, run for this. The hard copy is absolutely stunning and this is just a fun and good sister book. I enjoyed every page and think this is perfect for your summer beach bag.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I was drawn in from the beginning and found it hard to put this book down. The story of two sisters - Zoe and Cassie who were extremely close in age breaking into the music business. Zoe is the beautiful one and life of the party. Cassie is overweight and extremely shy. Cassie showed her musical talent when she was 4. Zoe wanted to be a star and got her sister to sing with her. As they are discovered at such a young age- so much happens. Told from different POV and timelines - gives a Daisy Jones and six vibes. DEFINITELY recommend!!

Jennifer Weiner has written a lot of great books, and this is another to add to the list. It has "Daisy Jones" vibes, but is different enough. It explores sisterhood and mother/daughter relationships, the price of fame, love, and body image in a story that makes you feel like these characters are real people.

Thank you to William Morrow and Netgalley for the electronic copy.

Sisters. They can be your best friend and your worst enemy on the same day, but they usually will always have each other's backs. In this case, not so much. It’s about two very different sisters who haven't spoken in years after a meteoric success that, for their own reasons, walked away from. They were in essence, one hit album wonders and disappeared into the ether. When Zoe’s (one of the sisters) daughter decides she wants fame and fortune she then decides to dig into their history and they’re all forced back into each other's orbits. It does lead to a nice wrap up, but it took me a while to finish it. The constant talk about “the pretty sister” and body image was annoying, offensive and surprising from this author. Love her, but this didn't really draw me in.

Truly enjoyed this one. Reminded me a little bit of Daisy Jones and the Six with the band and music storyline. Any story about a sister relationship is also a win in my book.

Oh how I love sitting down with a good Jennifer Weiner book and devouring it in 1-2 days. She generally makes her female characters find their strengths somewhere along the book and empowers them. While usually giving me a good little chuckle. Unfortunately, this book did not make me want to ignore the rest of the world and get lost in it. It was wordy, which made it unnecessarily long. I did not find one of the female leads likeable at all. While I pitied another one. And the third one, I had a tendency to forget about until the book jumped to one of her chapters.

Thank you so much for the advanced copy. This book had so much potential for me and ultimately fell flat. I do tend to love stories with dysfunctional family dynamites and there was a lot of that to go around this book. Cassie, the extremely talented sister wants nothing to do with fame and her sister, Zoe wants it all and will do anything to get and stay famous. I got sick of reading all the horrible things that were said about Cassie's body.

I ended up listening to the audio version of this book, read by Dakota Fanning, who does a wonderful job. I liked the concept of the book, and there were interesting issues explored regarding fame, women in sexist industries and in the public eye, weight, sibling rivalries, and more. While the characters weren't always likable, I did understand them.

Music, fame, family dynamics, mystery! This book has it all. I could not stop reading and was so invested in the story. Where did the sisters go and what happened to tear them apart?

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This book was so good! Although I’m not sure I actually liked any of the characters…I was immediately sucked in and stayed up way too late reading because I could not put it down. If the nostalgia doesn’t get you then the love triangles will…read it! Thank you to @netgalley for my copy!

I am continually impressed by Jennifer Weiner! I have been reading her novels for years, and her writing is something I look forward to annually.

This read was multiple perspective dive into relationships and how they evolve...in a rock and roll type setting. I must say that at times, I wasn't finding characters super likable, but I understand their need to be as such for the storyline.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy...I would definitely recommend!

*3.5 stars

This book took me forever to get through, (maybe the final version will be edited down a bit?) but by the end I was ready to be done with these characters.

The sisters relationship was hard to read for a majority of the book. One manipulated and lied to the other. And they spend 20 years estranged because they won’t just have the freaking conversation.

But I did like having a feeling similar to when I read Daisy Jones— I was wishing I could go look up videos and songs from the Griffin Sisters as if they were a real band

Sisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were born just a year apart but could not have been more different. Zoe, blessed with charm and beauty, yearned for fame from the moment she could sing into a hairbrush. Cassie was a musical prodigy who never felt at home in her own skin and preferred the safety of the shadows.

On the brink of adulthood in the early 2000s, destiny intervened, catapulting the sisters into the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters, hitting all the touchstones of early aughts fame—SNL, MTV, Rolling Stone magazine—along the way.

But after a whirlwind year in the public eye, the band abruptly broke up.

Two decades later, Zoe’s a housewife; Cassie’s off the grid. The sisters aren’t speaking, and the real reason for the Griffin Sisters’ breakup is still a mystery. Zoe’s teenage daughter, Cherry, who’s determined to be a star in spite of Zoe’s warnings, is on a quest to learn the truth about what happened to the band all those years ago.

As secrets emerge, all three women must face the consequences of their choices: the ones they made and the ones the music industry made for them. Can they forgive each other—and themselves? And will the Griffin Sisters ever make music again?

I'm not generally a super big historical fiction fan, but I had a great time reading this. I absolutely adore stories that follow sisters (The Nightingale, The Vanishing Half), and this one was done extremely well.