Book Review: The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

ARC Book REVIEW: The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits follows the story of two unique sisters who rise to rock star fame and are ultimately torn apart.

With three points of view and switching timelines it took me longer to sink into, but eventually the chapter switches were seamless while the past is delved for secrets that now affect the present day lives of Zoe, her daughter Cherry, and Zoe’s sister Cassie.

The plot explores the cost of fame and the challenges of women from different angles in a changing world. I was not a huge fan of the sometimes heavy-handed emphasis on Cassie’s size and lack of beauty, but the issues underlying are significant and mesh well with the setting/time period and the story it’s woven into.

The secrets are layers revealed and as they unfurl the characters show their facets leading the reader through the mystery of what destroyed the band and ultimately revealing the wound that needs to be healed.

This book will be well loved by readers who also enjoy Taylor Jenkins Reid. Overall the plot is marvelously constructed and somewhat reminiscent of Reid’s Daisy and the Six— I can easily see a well paved path to a TV version.

Thanks to @NetGalley and @WilliamMorrowBooks for an advanced reading copy