I thoroughly enjoy Jennifer Weiner's books. I think a lot of women can relate to her characters. This book continues the story of Cannie, from her earlier book, Good in Bed. It took me a little while to get into the book but after a few chapters I was hooked, as usual. I liked that she alternated the story's perspective from Cannie to her 13-year-old daughter in every chapter. SPOILER ALERT! (Kind of)-- The ending really threw me. It was sooo sad and had me bawling my eyes out. It really annoyed me, actually, and kind of ruined the story for me. I would have given it 4 stars without the ending. I would still recommend it, however. I would also suggest reading Good in Bed first, which is probably one of her best books.

Since I loved "Good in Bed," I was glad when I heard Weiner was writing a sequel. This novel starts 12 or 13 years after the events of the first novel, and the chapters alternate from the perspectives of Cannie and her about to be bat-mitzvahed daughter. Weiner did a great job of getting into a 13-year old's head, and it was interesting to see how Cannie had both changed and not changed. I also loved how near the end of the book, she used the Yom Kippur prayer to help express Cannie's emotions.

Don't know what I was expecting after reading Good In Bed, but this was really good. Tearjerker wasn't expecting to get so emotional but I cried for the last five chapters or more. Very good read.

While I really enjoyed spending more time with Cannie, and getting to meet Joy as a tween...I was not as impressed with this novel as I was with 'Good In Bed'. The alternating perspectives of both mother and daughter were sometimes awkward, and I didn't feel as closely connected to Cannie as I did in the first book. I wasn't overly thrilled with a lot of her parental choices and just felt she would have been a different kind of mother than she was.

The ending was a total shocker, and while I don't have a problem with that...I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I don't know if it really worked or not.

Still, for those who loved Good In Bed, it's worth a read. And I hope there is another story about these wonderful ladies in the future.

I appreciated being able to follow up with Cannie Shapiro after Good in Bed, but the story line was simply ok.

Was not my favorite book but had some interesting twists in it that I was not expecting

And in my effort to cover as much of Jennifer Weiner's previous work this summer as possible, I read the sequel to her first book Good in Bed. Loved the character just as much a second time.

Enjoyable fluff....

Very quick read!

The sequel to Good In Bed is ejoyable, the writing is even, the characters have evolved, and I enjoyed seeing how Cannie adjusted to being a wife and mother and her relationship with her surly and confused teenage daughter was very realistic. It's an easy read, with moments of joy and sadness, mistakes and triumphs, and a big twist that I never saw coming. In other words . . . it's a lot like . . . life.