Wahoo! A new SGC book means Drop Everything And Read for me! As with all her others, I devoured this one. I love her strong female characters. In this we find a young widow of two years saying goodbye to her mother as she's ready to stand on her own feet just to have her MIL show up on her doorstep ready to help.

I certainly would not welcome this, nor did dear Barbara . A couple weeks turned into a couple months, turned into...you get the idea! This novel was full of Sara's signature endearing wit and captured the 1963 time period perfectly. I love that I can picture myself in her books and Good Grief was no different! It was such a great escape from reality and easy to devour in a couple sittings. Highlights involved Ruth determined to play Matchmaker for daughter in law Barbara...some laughs and cringe- worthy moments including an epic fail with consequences for Barbara. Would this be the end of any chance of a civil relationship between these feisty females? ;)

I would love a sequel or novella to this book to know what happened with these characters, but I have the feeling I will see a few of them again as cameos in future books *wink wink for Easter egg hunters ;) The PMBC shoutout in the Acknowledgments was a chef's kiss (if you know, you know ;) ).

Thank you to Sara Goodman Confino, Lake Union Publishing, and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A delightful new book from Sara Goodman Confino! I so enjoyed getting to know Barb and her sweet kids and watching the relationship between her and her MIL evolve. While the relationship with Barb and Eddie is fairly predictable, he is charming and exactly who I would want in my life if put in Barb’s situation! 4.5/5!