Sorry I was not able to read you book but it went to archive before I could get to it. Sorry once again.

I really, really enjoyed this book.  It was a fast, fun read and makes me want to read others by this author.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She’s even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body.
But the day she opens up a national women’s magazine and sees the words “Loving a Larger Woman” above her ex-boyfriend’s byline, Cannie is plunged into misery…and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.

I can abide a lot of poor stuff in books. Hell, I have read enough books in my life to know what I am talking about. I can deal with bad plotting or plot holes; characters that appear and disappear for no good reason; social issues that are overdone and become melodramatic...these things I can deal with. 

What I can't get past are whiny characters. "Oh poor me," she cried...

"Oh give me a break," I cried.

On and on and one, went the pity-party. It was embarrassing and I wonder what the motivation was to write such a dreadful MC. But, then again, I don't really care to know at all...


Paul
ARH

This was a good read. Well-paced and humourous, while still dealing with serious topics.

In the book Good in Bed, Cannie Shapiro has had a pretty good life, in spite of the fact that her mother has come out of the closet and her father is now where to be found in her life. She has wonderful friends, including Nifkin, her faithful rat terrier. She works for The Philadelphia Examiner. 



One momentous day she see "Loving a Larger Woman" in a woman's magazine, written by her ex-boyfriend. Being larger, Cannie comes down to earth, but deals with the year in front of her. She travels round trip to Hollywood and begins a new life beginning to see who she is right now and who she wants to be.



I enjoyed this book, the serious and the fun parts. Weiner does such a good job writing realistic characters. In this case dealing with a size 12 woman who is viewed as large. I like how she was turned around to see what a valuable person she is. 



This is a well-written book and I recommend it. 

I was given this book by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. 

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This was not my cup of tea. I read about half of it over several months before deciding to set it aside. The writing is crisp and well-paced, and I thought the story progressed in a natural, realistic way, but I don't think this story was for me because I kept finding that I couldn't connect with the main character.

I thought that this was a good read and one that deals with some issues some of us have to deal with everyday. It is nice to have a good, fun, humorous read every once in awhile and Jennifer Weiner gives us that with this one.

Cannie is a twenty-eight year old woman that has recently decided to take a break in her relationship with her boyfriend when he was headed more towards marriage instead. Cannie is not sure where she really wants their relationship to go and has decided to give herself some time to think about it. When Cannie sees her boyfriends name under and article that talks about loving a plus sized woman, she gets furious!

Cannie has known and accepted that she was a larger woman but is determined now to get her weight under control. When she saw that article in a magazine, it all seems to hit her in the face. This was an emotional roller coaster that we are taken on with Cannie. I loved how Jennifer Weiner did not shy away from the tough issues that Cannie had to work through though. This story made you feel like Cannie was your best friend and you were in her life. I love how it was written. I can't wait for the next one in this series!

Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella brings us Sylvie and Dan.  They are happily married thirty-somethings with two young children.  At their annual insurance health check, their doctor mentions that with their fantastic health, they could live to be a hundred.  Giving them 68 more years of marriage.  How wonderful!  Right?

Now that the number 68 has been thrown out there, both Sylvie and Dan start to wonder what their vows actually meant.  68 years is a long time.  When they agreed to forever, did they really agree to 68 years?  Trying to lighten the situation, Sylvie suggests that they can keep their marriage fresh by planning little surprises for each other.

Naturally, now that they are so focused on surprising each other, every little thing they do for each other turns into a small disaster.  Nothing is working out quite right.  With their close relationship thrown under the microscope, things are not looking all that great.  And to make matters worse, Dan is obviously hiding something from Sylvie.

Will they make it through the current turmoil?  Can they survive another 68 years?  What is Dan trying to conceal from Sylvia?  In typical Sophie Kinsella style, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry while you take this journey with them.

Not at all what I was expecting but a really good read. Although being a bbw myself I did get sick of her mentioning it but loved when the light bulb went off. Cannie was oblivious to any man who wasn't Bruce and had other issued that kept her locked in a world that kept her down but once she woke up she was wondrous. This author gives us a great wake up story for women who aren't happy with some part of themselves and does it so we laugh, cry and heal. Well written with characters that help (Dr K) and love and support her when she remembers to ask while reminding us at the same time. I haven't read this author before but I truly had a blast getting to know her style.

Cannie has always had low self worth, being a larger women she figured that was a turn off. So when she met and feel in love with Bruce she that that was it. But when she wanted a break to figure out what she wanted in life she didn't think much about what was up, until there was a magazine article about her by Bruce. That was a low blow but what was worse is when she went to talk to him he told her that things were over, the break to him was a breakup.
Over the span of the book we see how Cannie deals with love and loss and the bumps in the road that come along.

Hands down one of my favorite books ever.   I had read this book quite a few times and still continue to enjoynit

This was my first Jennifer Weiner book. I was definitely expecting to care about the characters more, but I found myself never really rooting for the romance. The whole story got pretty boring to me about halfway through and then I just never regained interest, unfortunately. I've heard to many good things about the author's books that I would be willing to try another in the future, but this one was just not for me.

Jennifer Weiner is a favourite author and I loved this introduction to Cannie, highly recommend!!

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner 
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    What an emotional story and oh so true of how women feel. Remember to have tissues close by as you ride the emotional roller coaster with Cannie. I enjoyed reading the outcome of Cannie's life. Jennifer did an AMAZING job with this story. I can't wait to read more from her. ARC received from Netgalley for a voluntary review. 
Favorite Passage ~
•....just stop thinking of ourselves as bodies and start thinking of ourselves as people.”

This was a nice fluffy read. Not what I expected, but not bad either.

Good In Bed was the book that brought me to Jennifer Weiner. She writes such intelligent fiction that is fun, witty, and hits you right in the heart. Cannie is such a relatable character, even to those who don't face the same types of struggles.

I feel like a bad adult librarian who loves chick lit and contemporary fiction because I just can't get into Jennifer Weiner books.

Such a fun read! I loved the main character, and all her antics. I felt her excitement in her career, and also the pain she experienced in her lovelife. I could tell from the little details that this story was written quite a long time ago - that's my only complaint, and it's a small one.

Good In Bed is one of my favorite, go to Chic Lit books. Alternately laughing, crying, and slapping my leg in solidarity with Cannie.

A great, quick, beach read for anyone looking for a decent story.

I love Jennifer Weiner. Such a witty, fun writer. That being said this book fell flat for me. I found myself thumbing through the pages just trying to get through it. I look forward to her next book