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Of course I loved the added focus on an on e-books vs print books.As someone who was also a daddy's girl,this book also pulled at my heartstrings in the best of ways and triggered some of my own fond memories.The text messages between Alice and her father were endearing and poignant. This was such a delight to read I found myself missing Alice once I was finished,which is always a good sign.This book had me at childhood Alice with her bookcart.

This book perfectly captures the ups, downs, roller coaster and tug-of-war feelings of a mom of three working full-time outside the home. Very realistic, not judgmental pro or con. Very easy-to-relate-to main character. Well-developed characters.

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Alice Pearce has it all-a loving husband, 3 adorable kids and a part time job that she loves. Then her husband makes a sudden career change and she‘s forced to find a full time job. This started out okay but then really dragged.

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Cute, predictable story about a Mom of 3 who has to return to the full time work force. I'd classify this as a beach read; it's light and fast.

Predictable, but entertaining. Although the main character and I have a lot in common (married mother of three trying to balance work and family), I didn‘t fully connect with her.

I just need something light and easy and this has been on my shelf for a while. Time to give it a try!

Appreciate that this book aims to call BS on the idea that “having it all” should be a goal for every woman. But the thing is, the protagonist DID basically have it all, but makes a career choice which made no sense at all in the context of what we know about her. (Also HOW she got the job was absurd.) Not terrible but also just not that interesting. Very day-in-the-life w/too much monotony, & weird mix of sporadic darkness & fluff. 2/5 ⭐️

I forced my memory to zoom out, like the long lens of a camera. You had to keep the picture at a wide angle – that was the trick. The devastation was in the details.

[Very true. But hard to read when you‘re also in mourning and going back and forth between that wide angle and grabbing for each one of those little details 😞]

[Heh. Have made that same joke myself.]

I enjoyed this - it‘s funny and feels true to life. One thing I particularly liked was the Google-Amazon-Starbucks-Target hybrid company Alice goes to work for. I thought its techbro tone deaf start-up approach to books was believable without being too much of a rip off from real life.

I could relate so much to the main character who was trying to “do it all.” Being a working mom with a demanding job, taking care of a sick parent, managing her husband‘s and her own mental health, the list goes on. I have so many roles and end most of my days literally exhausted. I wish this one had a bit more substance to grab on to, but overall I give it 3.5 ⭐️ #motherhood #marriage #workingmom

This was billed as perfect for fans of Where‘d you go, Bernadette and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry, two of my very favorites. It was nowhere close to either. While I got hints of Bernadette, there was zero AJ. For the most part, I liked the characters and storyline, but it dragged on for way too long, and I spent the second half of the book just wanting to be done. That said, I did keep reading, which makes it a so-so vs. a pan/bail.

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Alice is struggling with demanding kids, a sick/elderly parent, and has an out of work husband with a drinking problem. It wasn't so much what she had to deal with (Egan really pours it on thick), but how she deals with things. Readers may identify with her and be entertained, or not relate and find the book dull. Or maybe be too distracted by their own busy lives and feel guilty for indulging in reading when they should be doing other things.

A women's fiction novel all about books and bookstores. I loved the references to Workman books (What to Expect When You're Expecting, 14,000 ways to Be Happy), & the mentions of NYC & Cleveland locales like Malley's Chocolate.

Her struggles balancing family & work sometimes annoyed me as she was harsh with her kids & hubby for terrible reasons. But maybe I would understand more if I was a mom. Entertaining story with a hint of emotion.

Just started this audiobook and enjoying it so far! How can a book lover not love a book about the book industry?!

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Favorite city?! Challenging choice: NYC,Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Savanah, Charleston, Paris, Verona, Venice, Amsterdam... went with NYC because I get there more often.

#TBRtemptation post 9! Like Kate Reddy and Bridget Jones, Alice Pearse plays many roles: mother of 3, attentive daughter, dog-owner, part-time editor. When her husband makes a career change, she lands a job at the start-up Scroll, a chain of chic literary lounges dedicated to the classics. Her bookstore-owning best friend disapproves, her dad's sick, her marriage flounders, the kids grow up, etc. Can you have it all? #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

I really enjoyed this book, very relateable.

I'll be honest...this one isn't doing it for me. Thinking of bailing.

Went book shopping over the weekend, and this was #recommendedby one of the staff. I already own this book, so I need to bump it up the #TBR pile! #readjanuary @RealLifeReading

I'm not entirely sure why, but I did end up enjoying this more than I thought I would. I can see some problems people might have with it but they did not bother me. It's a quick, easy read. I really enjoyed the writing and the storyline with her father really truck a chord with me.

I was really drawn to this book because the main character Alice has a great job to vet books for a new bookstore. Unfortunately the book moved kind of slow. 3 Stars. For the full review visit http://whatchatreadin.blogspot.com

Going to start this tonight!!! Got to catch up on my NetGalley reads. #whatchareadin #readingisFUNdamental.

"Market research shows that Haribo gummies are the leading candy consumed by voracious readers..."

Struggling mother trying to have it all despite dealing with aging parents, 3 children,a slightly problematic husband & a demanding job. It was okay. I've just read so many other books that have truly resonated with me! 💗📚

Struggling mother trying to have it all despite dealing with aging parents, 3 children,a slightly problematic husband & a demanding job. It was okay. I've just read so many other books that have truly resonated with me! 💗📚

She nails the sandwich generation and all the emotional condiments that go with it!

Today's book - if not on the Cape, my porch is my fav reading spot📚😍

This book kept me interested, but perhaps a tad too long. Still, I enjoyed the plot and characters.

A stellar batch of books destined to this week's book bin. Hope my neighbors find something they'll love

I expected a light, funny read. It's not. Yes, I laughed, but I also cried. (Sobbed, in fact.) so today, my first day back at school, I have swollen eyes. Worth it, though.

About parenthood: I don't have children, but this passage still resonates with me, especially the yin and yang.

Seriously! Quite a false note here, in an otherwise believable narrative. How could a reader whose best friend owns a bookstore and who worked as a book reviewer for a magazine not know what a TBR list is?!?

Quote from #VirginiaWoolf 💜

How to choose a home: proximity to a bookstore 😎

The #epigraphs

Next up, this novel blurbed by Liane Moriarty and recommended for fans of Where'd You Go, Bernadette (💜) and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry (💚). Sounds right up my alley!

She just goes because she knows she'll sucker me into buying her a $5 drink 😀

Me to me: "you don't need anymore books!"
Me back to me: "LOL!!!"
Me to me: "That's a good point!"

Three books I received last week but forgot to share. Excited about all three...now I just have to find the time to read them :).

Why, yes; I often coordinate my jammies with my reading material.

Really enjoying this audiobook so far--Julia Whelan is a great narrator. Thanks for recommending this book on Books On The Nightstand, Ann Kingman!

Finished this a while back and forgot to post. A lot to love here, but the main character's relationship with her father was the highlight for me. Very loving and authentic.

If a book takes me more than 5 tries to actually get me engaged on the story and it hasn't by that point, I bail. There are far too many good books out there for me to read.