California Girls Book Reviews

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California Girls. Another Susan Mallery winner! Three sisters get dumped in the same week! Their mother assumes each is the responsible party. She wants grandchildren so badly and her hopes are sinking. It has humor of the laugh out loud sort. Each sister has a trial until the end of the book book when surprises are experienced by all Not a book you want to miss.

California Girls. A wonderful story of three sisters with distinct personalities and we see how each one deals with their situation and personal growth. Susan Mallory does a wonderful job creating families, the good bad and ugly that make up who they become as adults. This was another book by Ms Mallery I couldn’t put down. A stand alone book with a happily ever after. I loved it and you will too!!

Three sisters didn’t see what was coming!. So instead of doing what I was supposed to be doing today I was sucked right into Susan Mallery’s world! I am internally grateful she shares the characters in her imagination with us! This is the story of three sisters who all break up on the same week. We get to see them grow in their lives; personally, professionally & emotionally! The feels in this story are amazing! I laughed, cried, cringed, cheered & just flat out fell in love! A MUST read!

Not your typical Susan Mallery. Just finished this stand alone novel from Susan Mallery about three sisters and how each of the sisters, with their unique personalities, deal with their own life crisis in the relationship department. Finola’s husband cheats, Zennie doesn’t feel the need to “couple up”, and Ali’s finance changes his mind about getting married just seven weeks before the wedding. Each sister has a lot to deal with and their mother is not very likable or supportive. Three or maybe even four stories in one left me wishing each was written separately. I felt this because the author was only able to scratch the surface and not go into much depth in developing the characters for the reader. I enjoyed the book but found myself wanting more. I also wanted to send their opinionated and judgemental mother to parenting classes and then make her apologize to her daughters over and over for years of being so unbearably self-centered.

Sisters who get dumped together stay together!. What a great story and study of sisters in crisis and how each one copes, learns and grows into the best version of herself. Was very interesting to see how each sister handled being dumped, One being in denial, one being relieved and one totally devastated. I love how each sister saw their place in the family so differently Finola, being the oldest and the only child of her mother and late father, Zennie, her father‘s favorite and Ali the baby felt she had no parent of her own. And between the sisters Zani always felt left out. So when all three were dealing with their own break ups and bring in their lives back together it was interesting to see the dynamics that brought the sisters together and how they supported each other to become the best she can be. Now, we cannot forget their mother who desperately wants grandchildren. I definitely would describe her as a drama queen. But she always made me smile when she was in the story. Even Mary Jo found her happy ending.

Good but...... The book was very good in some ways, however, not so good in others. Three sisters, in various stages of their relationships, all being told on the same day that they are being left??? Two maybe but three? And it just felt that I wanted more about each of them - a longer book or continued in a second book to fill in the gaps. It was good and I recommend it, just not one of my favorites.

An enjoyable read. In the genre of women’s fiction Susan Mallery tells the story of 3 sisters at three different stages of life who each get dumped within a couple days of each other and how these sisters deal with it while helping their mother downsize their childhood home. The characters are very relatable and it made for very enjoyable reading, especially when stuck inside during a very cold, snowy winter.

Not one of her best books. I have read most of her books. But really did not like this one. I purchased as a preorder. I made myself finish it so the money wasn’t wasted. Honestly if I had downloaded a sample first instead I would have never purchased it. I could tell from the first few pages that I was not going to enjoy reading this. Hoping her next book will be better....

Fantastic Read. California Girls is one of those books you just don't want to end. I thought the author did a wonderful job of sharing the three sister's stories & I liked that it was told in each sister's voice. I am a huge fan of Susan Mallery & this book doesn't disappoint. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

California Girls. Mallery’s wonderful sense of humor surfaces immediately in this book. I loved the way that she transitioned from one sister to the next, each with their own emotional story. A must read!

Couldn’t put it down!. I’ve loved Susan Mallory for years. This was one of my favorite books of hers. I didn’t go to bed before 1:30 each night because I kept reading! I love that this book was about women finding their voice and becoming empowered. And that not every single one of them had to have a man to be happy. I think more books should empower women and show their strength without it having to be because of a man! I love that Susan did this in this book. It’s full of heartbreak, sadness, mourning, and then getting up and being a fierce woman!

Awesome book!. This author never lets me down. The story writing keeps me entertained and hooked. The relationship between the sisters is awesome. They go through a bad time in their lives together and lean on each other. I love how we see the different relationships and how they work through it. Each sister is different and we get to know them and root for them. I wish i could see what happens after the events in this book. Definitely another 5 star read from this author.

Relationships. This book explores three sisters; Finola, Zennie, and Ali. We follow their relationships with each other and their family and friends, through out the book and how they evolve, grow and rebuild. I liked the book, but honestly a little slow of a read. I struggled to finish.

A must read!. A heartfelt story about three sisters and their interaction with family. Very well written! Can wait for Susan’s next novel!

Good, but not my favorite. I'm usually a fast reader...that gal who becomes absorbed in the story and just cannot put the book down...and one of my favorite contemporary authors is Susan Mallery. So, imagine my surprise when I was not only able, but sometimes willing, to put down California Girls and take a break from the drama of Ali, Zennie and Finola's lives and turmoil. I found myself wishing that each of their stories had been it's own book, as we have seen with past Mallery series that have centered on different family members in each read. Unfortunately, that might also not have worked for me, as I really did not enjoy Finola's part of the book. Maybe if she has had her own story and not just a third of this one, her character might have been a little more fleshed out for my taste. While Zennie's part was okay, here too I compared it to other full length books that featured a surrogate storyline and wished for more...more story, more something...I can't out my finger on what I think it needed. For me. Now Ali, I enjoyed the most. I felt the most empathy towards her, I loved Daniel and their relationship more than any other part of the book. Maybe because it triggered my favorite trope, friends to lovers...I'm not sure. But I definitely would have liked the two of them to have their own, longer story. California Girls was a 3.75 star read for me, which seems low since many of Mallery's former reads rank higher in my book. It wasn't horrible, I'd still recommend it to people who are fans of the author. But if it was a new fan, I honestly would probably steer them in another direction.

Uneven story of three sisters. I received an advance readers copy of this book from NetGalley for my honest review. This book tells the story of three sisters, Finola, Zennie and Ali who are dumped on the same day and tells the ensuing fallout. Finola is a local morning show personality in LA. Her longtime husband chooses to tell her he is having an affair 15 minutes to her going on live TV. The worst part, her guest on the show, country star Treasure, let’s her know as they are going on that she is the other woman. Zennie has never connected with anyone. When she is on her fourth date with nice guy Clark, he realizes that she is just going through the motions, and he breaks things off. Ali is seven weeks out from her wedding to Glen, when he sends his brother Daniel to break things off. You get three parallel stories about the sisters. I really wish this had been a trilogy as I don’t feel like each sister’s story was complete. I loved the Daniel and Ali part of the story, I would give that part a five star as Daniel was fantastic and Ali had a lot of personal growth. I would give Zennie’s story three stars as I felt it skipped over some of the personal growth and were expected to buy that she was changing. I really did not like Finola. She was a self-centered narcissistic. Her part of the story left me unsatisfied. Bottom line, there are some really great parts of this story and some not so great.

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