Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining， sharply observed novel about sisters， their perfect lives 。 。 。 and their perfect lies。
A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show。 Recognized by millions across the country， thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin。 An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter。 Peyton is that woman。 She has it all。
Until 。 。 。
Skye， her sister， is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York。 She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them。 But Skye is different from the rest。 She's looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup。
Until 。 。 。
Max， Peyton's bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter， is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film。 She's waited her entire life for this opportunity。
Until 。 。 。
One little lie。 That's all it takes。 For the illusions to crack。 For resentments to surface。 Suddenly the grass doesn't look so green。 And they're left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth？
A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show。 Recognized by millions across the country， thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin。 An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter。 Peyton is that woman。 She has it all。
Until 。 。 。
Skye， her sister， is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York。 She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them。 But Skye is different from the rest。 She's looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup。
Until 。 。 。
Max， Peyton's bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter， is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film。 She's waited her entire life for this opportunity。
Until 。 。 。
One little lie。 That's all it takes。 For the illusions to crack。 For resentments to surface。 Suddenly the grass doesn't look so green。 And they're left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth？
Reviews
Sophia
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Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren WeisbergerPublished May 18， 2021 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining， sharply observed novel about sisters， their perfect lives 。 。 。 and their perfect lies。A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show。 Recognized by millions across the country， thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin。 An adorin Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren WeisbergerPublished May 18， 2021 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining， sharply observed novel about sisters， their perfect lives 。 。 。 and their perfect lies。A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show。 Recognized by millions across the country， thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin。 An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter。 Peyton is that woman。 She has it all。Until 。 。 。Skye， her sister， is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York。 She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them。 But Skye is different from the rest。 She’s looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup。Until 。 。 。Max， Peyton’s bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter， is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film。 She’s waited her entire life for this opportunity。Until 。 。 。One little lie。 That’s all it takes。 For the illusions to crack。 For resentments to surface。 Suddenly the grass doesn’t look so green。 And they’re left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth？ 。。。more
books_by_bethany
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2。5 Stars。 Peyton has the perfect job， perfect husband， and a Princeton-bound daughter， but when a lie implodes their family， Peyton and her daughter， Max， escape to her sister Skye’s home in Paradise， a swanky New York suburb。 I was excited to read this newest novel by the author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA， but unfortunately this one was a miss for me。 However， I think I was just the wrong audience for the book。 The novel dives into the privileged world of the upper class， and the drama and scand 2。5 Stars。 Peyton has the perfect job， perfect husband， and a Princeton-bound daughter， but when a lie implodes their family， Peyton and her daughter， Max， escape to her sister Skye’s home in Paradise， a swanky New York suburb。 I was excited to read this newest novel by the author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA， but unfortunately this one was a miss for me。 However， I think I was just the wrong audience for the book。 The novel dives into the privileged world of the upper class， and the drama and scandal surrounding their everyday lives。 Personally， I just felt like it was too much of the fashion， Botox， and lavish lifestyles of the elite crowd， and there was not enough to the plot。 While this was not the best book for me， I would definitely still give it a chance if the synopsis interests you！ Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for providing me with an advance copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Mandy Skinner
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This book was ok。 I love almost all of her books and was a little disappointed。 The beginning was good and the ending came around but I thought the middle was just ok。。。 good for a summer read。
Sierra Lee
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Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty follows Peyton and Skye， two middle-aged sisters who live very different lives。 Peyton is a co-anchor of a news broadcast， and Skye hopes to open a home to help young women in her town of Paradise， New York。 When the news breaks of a college admissions scam for Princeton， Peyton finds her family at the center of this scandal。 This book discusses privilege， particularly wealth and the doors it can open。 Overall， I struggled to get through this nov Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty follows Peyton and Skye， two middle-aged sisters who live very different lives。 Peyton is a co-anchor of a news broadcast， and Skye hopes to open a home to help young women in her town of Paradise， New York。 When the news breaks of a college admissions scam for Princeton， Peyton finds her family at the center of this scandal。 This book discusses privilege， particularly wealth and the doors it can open。 Overall， I struggled to get through this novel because I felt little to no connection to the main characters。 I disliked the very superficial aspects of this book， but I did enjoy the author's writing style。 This one might be better suited to a reader more interested in celebrity scandals and reading about affluent life。 Thank you so much to NetGalley， Random House Publishing Group and Lauren Weisberger for an ARC to read and review！ 。。。more
Connie
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Skye and her sister Peyton are both at that 40 mark in their lives。 Peyton is the anchor for an early morning show。 She is well-known and fights really hard to keep herself looking youthful by exercising and visits to her dermatologist。 Her husband is Issac who has a great relationship with their daughter Max who has just graduated from high school and is headed to Princeton University， her father’s alma mater。 Skye is the go-to person to organize and coordinate events at her daughter’s school a Skye and her sister Peyton are both at that 40 mark in their lives。 Peyton is the anchor for an early morning show。 She is well-known and fights really hard to keep herself looking youthful by exercising and visits to her dermatologist。 Her husband is Issac who has a great relationship with their daughter Max who has just graduated from high school and is headed to Princeton University， her father’s alma mater。 Skye is the go-to person to organize and coordinate events at her daughter’s school and her neighborhood。 Her one ambition in life is to build a girls’ residence for unfortunate girls。 On the exercise machine， Peyton sees a newsflash with her husband being arrested for writing a large check as a bribe for admitting Max to Princeton。 Peyton is told by her news station to lie low and Max is humiliated。 At the same time， Skye has been outed for running up their credit card to complete the girls’ residence when she is supposed to be relying on donations。 Oh wow！ Trouble is here for both sisters。I was really looking forward to sitting back and reading a fun novel equal to “The Devil Wears Prada” or “When Life Gives You Lululemons。” Well， that was not what I got。 Here we have a story that centers around a 17-year-old girl， Max， who has been “wronged” by something her mother did that didn’t seem at the time to be a big deal。 Well， it jumped on the back of last year’s headline scandal and literally rode it into the sunset。 At the same time， it gave Max the upper-hand in everything with her family leaving her parents cowering in her “righteous” presence。 Give me a break。 So much angst。 This should have been a sassy story but became one typical of today where parents are so fixated on their children’s college that they don’t allow them to be children and learn lessons on their own。 I can’t believe I spent so many hours reading this book hoping it would get better。 Sorry。 Not for me。 I hope that the author can get back to writing the way she used to。 However， I will be kind and give the book 3 stars。Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer Blankfein
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A perfect beach book that surprises and delights， makes you laugh and cry and sing 80’s hair band music… there is nothing better that Lauren Weisberger’s new novel， Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty to escape to a Paradise， of sorts！Sisters， Peyton and Skye have a close， brutally honest and tell-all relationship with each other yet their lives have gone in different directions。 Peyton， a flawless-looking tv morning show host in NYC with a supportive husband and teenage daughter， A perfect beach book that surprises and delights， makes you laugh and cry and sing 80’s hair band music… there is nothing better that Lauren Weisberger’s new novel， Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty to escape to a Paradise， of sorts！Sisters， Peyton and Skye have a close， brutally honest and tell-all relationship with each other yet their lives have gone in different directions。 Peyton， a flawless-looking tv morning show host in NYC with a supportive husband and teenage daughter， feels the pressure to keep up with competition in all realms of her life， including her parenting。 Skye， an ivy league graduate feeling stuck as a stay at home mom of a young adopted child in a fancy town， spends her time doing charity work， looking for meaning。 Both have secrets so big， they choose not to share and when a scandal breaks out， the ripple effect is detrimental。Inspired by her younger sister， Lauren Weisberger explores sisterly relationships along with helicopter parenting， secret keeping and coming of age。 She has a talent for writing dialog， keeping the reader engaged and laughing。 Her comedic flair and outrageous snippets elicit feelings， opinions and reactions from readers， bringing them deeper into the story。 From mentions of bathtub births， over the top dermatological procedures， and the temple coat closet to renting chickens for the summer and feeding them vegetable risotto， I found so many things to ponder and chuckle at。 The imperfect and lovable characters verbalize our censored thoughts in a way that allows us to sigh in relief that someone had the guts to say it all out loud！ The sisters’ relationships with each other and their mother were honest and real and when the secrets were divulged and all was forgiven with unconditional love it brought tears to my eyes。 Where The Grass Is Green And The Girls Are Pretty is relatable， binge-worthy and oh， so much fun！I had the pleasure of talking with Lauren about her new book on the eve of publication day at the Westport Library and here is the video of our interview。Copy/paste link below to see My Video Interview with Lauren Weisberger （or go to Booknationbyjen。com） https://westportlibrary。org/aiovg_vid。。。Lauren’s Recommendations80s Hair Band Music – Guns and Roses， Cinderella， Aerosmith， White Snake， Damn YankeesBook for the summer – The Push by Ashley AudrainI am looking forward to seeing The Devil Wears Prada on Broadway （based on Weisberger’s debut novel published in 2003） in 2022 with music by Elton John。 。。。more
Christy
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This book was just okay for me。 Definitely not one of my favorites by this author。 The story is about a college admissions scandal & the family fallout & drama that ensues。 While I thought the storyline had interesting potential the author focused more on the family relationships & issues and less on the actual admission scandal。 Sisters， Peyton and Skye were the main characters with most of the storyline dealing with their past and present relationships & personal issues。 While they were trying This book was just okay for me。 Definitely not one of my favorites by this author。 The story is about a college admissions scandal & the family fallout & drama that ensues。 While I thought the storyline had interesting potential the author focused more on the family relationships & issues and less on the actual admission scandal。 Sisters， Peyton and Skye were the main characters with most of the storyline dealing with their past and present relationships & personal issues。 While they were trying to make things right。。。 several issues were left hanging。I wish there had been more about Max， my favorite， the daughter of Peyton & Isaac who is the one suffering the most from the scandal。 It started off at a great pace but slowed up quite a bit as the book progressed。Appreciate the opportunity to review the ARC。 Thank you NetGalley & Random House Publishing。 #NetGalley #RandomHouse 。。。more
Mana
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Skye and Peyton。 Sisters with totally different lifestyle， different views on life and parenthood。 And one lie can change everything。Not a typical Weisberger's novel， slow paced， with developed characters and with a well known story of college admissions scandal。 The world of priviliged， but still human and reader can relate to character's issues。Good read。 Skye and Peyton。 Sisters with totally different lifestyle， different views on life and parenthood。 And one lie can change everything。Not a typical Weisberger's novel， slow paced， with developed characters and with a well known story of college admissions scandal。 The world of priviliged， but still human and reader can relate to character's issues。Good read。 。。。more
Amber
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was super thankful to get an ARC of this book， but it definitely fell flat for me。 I didn't find myself connecting to any of the characters and was disappointed that a few of the storylines weren't followed through。 I was super thankful to get an ARC of this book， but it definitely fell flat for me。 I didn't find myself connecting to any of the characters and was disappointed that a few of the storylines weren't followed through。 。。。more
Jessica | JustReadingJess
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Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty is an interesting novel about a college admission scandal。 This story grabbed my attention from the very beginning and held it throughout the book。 I really enjoyed getting to know the different characters and seeing how the y reacted to different situations。 Family is an important part of this book as well as the different relationships between the family members。 Friendships as well as familial relationships are tested。 The characters are all p Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty is an interesting novel about a college admission scandal。 This story grabbed my attention from the very beginning and held it throughout the book。 I really enjoyed getting to know the different characters and seeing how the y reacted to different situations。 Family is an important part of this book as well as the different relationships between the family members。 Friendships as well as familial relationships are tested。 The characters are all put in difficult situations and find out who they can count on。 This was the first book I read by Lauren Weisberger， and now I understand why so many people love her。 I recommend Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty for fans of books focused on family and scandal。I listened to the audiobook narrated by Therese Plummer and really enjoyed her narration。 She did a great job bringing this story to life。Thank you Random House and Penguin Random House Audio for Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty。Full Review: https://justreadingjess。wordpress。com。。。 。。。more
Jill
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Peyton Marcus， the fabulous morning news anchor for ANN， was working out on the treadmill when she saw the breaking news that her husband was being arrested。 And if that wasn’t bad enough， she was watching it play out on her news channel， voiced by her co-host Jim， who she had just been on the air with。Jim had left the studio before she had， but apparently while she’d left to get to her workout， he’d doubled back for the breaking news and got to tell the world that Peyton’s husband， Isaac， had j Peyton Marcus， the fabulous morning news anchor for ANN， was working out on the treadmill when she saw the breaking news that her husband was being arrested。 And if that wasn’t bad enough， she was watching it play out on her news channel， voiced by her co-host Jim， who she had just been on the air with。Jim had left the studio before she had， but apparently while she’d left to get to her workout， he’d doubled back for the breaking news and got to tell the world that Peyton’s husband， Isaac， had just been arrested in the second round of parents accused of buying their children’s ways into college。 Peyton knew the story of those parents。 She’d reported on it。 Now Isaac was being handcuffed and put in the back of a car， and she had to do something。 She left her gym and ran the blocks to get to him before they took him away， and she got there before he’d left but well after the paparazzi had gotten there， to get the photos of her in her workout clothes。 Isaac tells her not to say anything to anyone， and as he’s put in the car， their doorman escorts Peyton inside， away from the cameras， and puts her in the elevator to her apartment。 And when their daughter Max sees the news， she is devastated。 She and Peyton had always had a contentious relationship， but Max had always been able to count on her father。 Isaac had been the non-judgmental parent， Max’s safe place， but now he apparently doesn’t think she can get into Princeton on her own and had to bribe someone to get her in。 She wasn’t even the one who wanted Princeton。 She had wanted to go to film school on the West Coast， but Isaac had gone to Princeton。 Now， Max can’t bring herself to talk to him， and Peyton doesn’t know how to fix their family。 While Peyton’s life is falling apart so publicly， her sister Skye is struggling with her own private pain。 She and her husband Gabe had moved to Paradise for the school， a great public school for their adopted daughter Aurora。 But now Aurora is six， and Skye is bored。 She was well educated， and she’d been a teacher in Harlem and before that in Africa。 But she became a stay-at-home mom for Aurora， and now her contemporaries are heading up non-profits and establishing new schools in underdeveloped countries， she is the co-leader for Girl Scouts and the snack mom when needed。 Skye has been working on a small non-profit of her own， a house where 8 girls from Harlem could come live in Paradise and get a good education， create opportunities for themselves that they might not get in city schools。 But as she’s waiting for her financing to come through， she’s in a holding pattern and finding it harder and harder to figure out what it is she really wants to do with her life。 As these two sisters try to straighten out their respective lives and take responsibility for their choices， will they figure out how to repair everything’s that gone wrong？ Or will they lose their lifelong sister bond along with everything else they once cared about？ Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty is a powerful story of the family bonds that pull us apart and hold us together。 Author Lauren Weisberger， best known for her first novel The Devil Wears Prada， has written yet another compelling story about the relationships that break us and make us， and the decisions that we make that push us towards our dreams or take us in the wrong direction。 I liked Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty a lot。 I had a hard time setting it aside when I needed to do other things。 But with the story line of the college bribery， I was expecting the story to be a little juicier， to throw a little more dirt around。 Instead of going there though， Weisberger focuses on the family relationships and how the small decisions made when you’re maybe not paying full attention can have cruel consequences for someone else。 Sassy and smart， humble and healing， Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty is a story， ultimately， of hope and redemption， which makes it a lovely tale to get lost in for a while。 Egalleys for Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty were provided by Random House Publishing Group through NetGalley， with many thanks。 。。。more
Kourtney
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Happy publication day to Lauren Weisberger！ Her latest novel， Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty， is out TODAY！ A big thank you to Random House publishers for providing me with an advanced digital copy for review！I was a big fan of Devil Wears Prada， and have enjoyed most of her books since then。 This particular book is all about the college admissions scandal of 2019。 Remember Lori Loughlin？ We are going back in time to where parents pay people off to give their children an upper Happy publication day to Lauren Weisberger！ Her latest novel， Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty， is out TODAY！ A big thank you to Random House publishers for providing me with an advanced digital copy for review！I was a big fan of Devil Wears Prada， and have enjoyed most of her books since then。 This particular book is all about the college admissions scandal of 2019。 Remember Lori Loughlin？ We are going back in time to where parents pay people off to give their children an upper hand， where looks are more important than anything and status is the most important thing in life。 This book is an easy read - the focus is less on action and more on how one decision can set off a chain of events that affects those closest to you。 The focus is more on the relationships between a family after one member makes a really bad choice。 At the end of the book， in the Acknowledgement section， Weisberger indicates that she had a rough go of writing this book。 Her long term editor had passed away in late 2019， and then the pandemic hit， but she was still trying to write a "beach read" novel。 While it's not her typical light fare， it still is a great read。I enjoyed reading about Peyton and Skye's relationship while they each struggled from the fall out。 Even Max's sections are interesting to read as she tries to find her new path in life that she didn't think was possible。 If you are looking for an easy read that focuses on relationships， then this may be the book for you！ I received a free digital copy from the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Roxanne Miles
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Although the main characters in this book were ok， my favorite character in this book was Max。 Reading about this young lady's struggles with her parents when they reached in and tried to turn the tables in their direction as it affected the college admission of this wonderful young lady。 I loved the way she evolved and grew into the person she always wanted to be。 I have read every Lauren Weisberger book and found this one to be a great story that is probably a big turn from her last few books。 Although the main characters in this book were ok， my favorite character in this book was Max。 Reading about this young lady's struggles with her parents when they reached in and tried to turn the tables in their direction as it affected the college admission of this wonderful young lady。 I loved the way she evolved and grew into the person she always wanted to be。 I have read every Lauren Weisberger book and found this one to be a great story that is probably a big turn from her last few books。 I recommend the book to anyone who wants a great read。 Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Raveena
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Yeah this wasn't it。 It hovered way too closely to the actual collage admission scandal and did a really poor job at not addressing the parallels between what was happening in the fictional scandal。 I really didn't enjoy some of the writing， the repeated use of talking about "dying"， "could've killed you" etc。 didn't come across believably。 And also why did she have to bag out docs so much， there is nothing wrong with wearing docs :（ I don't think Peyton's character was written well， for someone Yeah this wasn't it。 It hovered way too closely to the actual collage admission scandal and did a really poor job at not addressing the parallels between what was happening in the fictional scandal。 I really didn't enjoy some of the writing， the repeated use of talking about "dying"， "could've killed you" etc。 didn't come across believably。 And also why did she have to bag out docs so much， there is nothing wrong with wearing docs :（ I don't think Peyton's character was written well， for someone who works in the industry， could she actually have been that shocked to learn that she would be taken off air。 As much as Weisberger tried， I did not sympathise with Peyton and there wasn't a good case built around it。 The character felt very one dimensional and a lot of the characterisation was contradictory。The storyline of Max was great， her dialogue and scenes were good but it was way to similar to the real story of Olivia Jade and the actual scandal so it does feel like a rip-off and that there wasn't any new commentary or perspective that was offered in this re-telling。 Would've been a dnf for me but I paid full price for it eek 。。。more
Lori Boyd
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Fast read by this best selling author！ Two sisters， totally different， who run into problems with wanting the best for people at any cost， showing their perfect lives while hiding their perfect lies。 Payton is the darling of a popular morning news show， picture perfect， fighting aging all the way and stressing about her daughter， Max， getting into an Ivy League college。 Skye， is the perfect leader/volunteer， always ready to spearhead another worthy cause， but gets in over her head with her curre Fast read by this best selling author！ Two sisters， totally different， who run into problems with wanting the best for people at any cost， showing their perfect lives while hiding their perfect lies。 Payton is the darling of a popular morning news show， picture perfect， fighting aging all the way and stressing about her daughter， Max， getting into an Ivy League college。 Skye， is the perfect leader/volunteer， always ready to spearhead another worthy cause， but gets in over her head with her current project。 Eventually， their worlds come crashing down。Another admission scandal at the forefront of this book。 I guess I’m just done with the rich buying their way。 These sisters have issues， Mom is pretty cold， Dad has moved on。 Both in loving marriages， but husbands seem pretty clueless as to what’s going on。 I really enjoyed the character of Max， the dutiful daughter who is just overrun by her parents and their wishes， who finally finds her voice。 I found the chapters ‘wordy’ skimming over some overly descriptive parts， rolling my eyes thru another book of the rich and famous。 A good enough book for the beach or if you are looking for a lighter read。 Not a lot of substance， but a lot of fluff， with a pretty predictable ending。 Thanks to Ms。 Weisberger， Random House and NetGalley for this ARC。 Opinion is mine alone。 。。。more
Rubiareads
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I'm something of a Lauren Weisberger fan。 In my opinion， she really sets the bar for snarky and hilarious women's fiction。 I mean， hello， The Devil Wears Prada is a CLASSIC。 What I think is so special about her books is that she's able to combine humor， believable dialogue， and complex characters （you know， great writing） with a thoughtful and dynamic discussion of important issues - particularly issues that women face。This book is no different。 Sisters Peyton and Skye are living completely diff I'm something of a Lauren Weisberger fan。 In my opinion， she really sets the bar for snarky and hilarious women's fiction。 I mean， hello， The Devil Wears Prada is a CLASSIC。 What I think is so special about her books is that she's able to combine humor， believable dialogue， and complex characters （you know， great writing） with a thoughtful and dynamic discussion of important issues - particularly issues that women face。This book is no different。 Sisters Peyton and Skye are living completely different lives but both striving for success - but what does success mean？ Is it fortune and fame as a leading news anchor and sending your daughter to a prestigious university？ Is it establishing a thriving nonprofit and leading the PTA？ And what happens when something threatens all that you've built， and you have to examine what is really important in life and how society's expectations may have pushed you in a direction you never intended to go？ These are scenarios that women face every single day， and Lauren Weisberger has created a story where the reader can laugh through - but also really think - about what they would do。 If you are looking for a fun， fantastic， fast-paced read that has some depth， I highly recommend you pick up this book！Thank you so much to NetGalley， Random House， and the author for early access to this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kady
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I think I am the wrong demographic for this book。 I was thinking it would be more of a sassy romp but it was not that at all。 Just couldn't connect to the characters or the book at all。 I think I am the wrong demographic for this book。 I was thinking it would be more of a sassy romp but it was not that at all。 Just couldn't connect to the characters or the book at all。 。。。more
bookstahere
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It will work perfectly for those who are looking for a juicy， light and quick read。 The author’s easy writing style will help you literally breeze through this one。 Peyton， a morning show anchor ends up being the breaking news story herself and it then moves on to how the family deals with this scandal。 It shows how one small mistake changes her life forever。 Through this journey she starts understanding her daughter better and tries to not be a helicopter mom anymore。 Her daughter， Max is proba It will work perfectly for those who are looking for a juicy， light and quick read。 The author’s easy writing style will help you literally breeze through this one。 Peyton， a morning show anchor ends up being the breaking news story herself and it then moves on to how the family deals with this scandal。 It shows how one small mistake changes her life forever。 Through this journey she starts understanding her daughter better and tries to not be a helicopter mom anymore。 Her daughter， Max is probably the best character in this book and all the readers will definitely be rooting for her to succeed in life。My one concern was it did not come close to the author’s previous works。 I expected more drama so that was a bit letdown。 。。。more
Kari
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This book was not quite what I expected but I enjoyed nonetheless。 The book revolves around a scandal that ties together three very different women that are related， 2 sisters and the daughter of one。 We have the mother Peyton， a new anchor whose infatuation is her image and staying young， her daughter， Max who really wants to go to school to pursue what she’s passionate about and the sister， Skye， who is a stay at home mom。 But everything changes when Peyton’s husband gets involved in a decisio This book was not quite what I expected but I enjoyed nonetheless。 The book revolves around a scandal that ties together three very different women that are related， 2 sisters and the daughter of one。 We have the mother Peyton， a new anchor whose infatuation is her image and staying young， her daughter， Max who really wants to go to school to pursue what she’s passionate about and the sister， Skye， who is a stay at home mom。 But everything changes when Peyton’s husband gets involved in a decision that changes all their lives for the worse and he is seen on television being led out in handcuffs from his job。This book will dig deep in the three women’s lives and how they are affected by this turn of events and what it means when the facade comes falling down。 。。。more
Mary G。
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Happy pub day to Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty （cue up the Guns N' Roses because part of the story takes place in Paradise。） I loved The Devil Wears Prada pre-movie days， and I've since read pretty much everything Lauren Weisberger writes。 Thank you Random House for providing a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！Peyton is a mega-successful news anchor - until she sees her husband Isaac on the news， being arrested for paying to get their daughter Max i Happy pub day to Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty （cue up the Guns N' Roses because part of the story takes place in Paradise。） I loved The Devil Wears Prada pre-movie days， and I've since read pretty much everything Lauren Weisberger writes。 Thank you Random House for providing a NetGalley ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review！Peyton is a mega-successful news anchor - until she sees her husband Isaac on the news， being arrested for paying to get their daughter Max into Princeton。 The fallout also impacts her sister Skye， whose charity funding gets pulled due to the scandal。 The sisters are forced together to try to sort out what's left of their lives and figure out a way to move forward。I love books about sisters， so I enjoyed the exploration of Peyton and Skye's relationship。 Weisberger gave them both plenty of secrets and baggage in their backstories， and it was fun seeing this information come to life。 My favorite character was Max - I connected with her struggles with parental expectations。 I did think the ending was a little cheesy， but hey， it's a light read， why not？ Consider adding this one to your beach bag！ 3。5 stars rounded to 4。 。。。more
Faizah
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Okay， I'm excited。 Okay， I'm excited。 。。。more
Jessica
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Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 This book is now out！I loved some of Weisberger’s earlier books- “The Devil Wears Prada” is iconic！ Longtime fans of hers who appreciate a glimpse into the lives of uber-wealthy in and around New York City will enjoy this book。 There’s outfit descriptions， brand-name drops， modern social media references， and witty commentary on a certain type of people。The plot of college admissions scandal was handle Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 This book is now out！I loved some of Weisberger’s earlier books- “The Devil Wears Prada” is iconic！ Longtime fans of hers who appreciate a glimpse into the lives of uber-wealthy in and around New York City will enjoy this book。 There’s outfit descriptions， brand-name drops， modern social media references， and witty commentary on a certain type of people。The plot of college admissions scandal was handled better in Julie Buxbaum’s 2020 novel “Admission。” The world of TV news is better handled in Apple TV+’s show “The Morning Show。” So a reader of this book would probably be more interested in the relationship between sisters Peyton and Skye， and possibly the suburban town of Paradise in which Skye has decided to raise her family。 A reader might also enjoy looking for Easter eggs regarding Guns n’ Roses lyrics。 。。。more
Sherry
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Centered around the admissions scandal， this book is about two polar opposite sisters。 Skye is working to open a home for underprivileged girls and Peyton is the morning anchor on a National TV show。 The book is well written and the sorry is well thought out， but I don’t think I’m the target audience。 I don’t have a sister or children。 And even more so， I can’t relate to the angst of hours long hidden gym sessions and Botox to stay young looking。 I think there is an audience who will appreciate Centered around the admissions scandal， this book is about two polar opposite sisters。 Skye is working to open a home for underprivileged girls and Peyton is the morning anchor on a National TV show。 The book is well written and the sorry is well thought out， but I don’t think I’m the target audience。 I don’t have a sister or children。 And even more so， I can’t relate to the angst of hours long hidden gym sessions and Botox to stay young looking。 I think there is an audience who will appreciate the book， and other than not connecting with the story， I don’t have anything bad to say about the book。 。。。more
Fabulous Book Fiend
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Firstly I adore the title of this book and the way it links in so many different ways to what and where this novel takes place。 Such a clever title and again I much prefer the US title to the UK one but I think I prefer the UK cover。 This book tackles the subject of college admissions scandal， cancel culture and literally the grass being greener for everyone else。 I love that publishers are getting bolder with allowing current events into authors books because I am all about that。 I love reading Firstly I adore the title of this book and the way it links in so many different ways to what and where this novel takes place。 Such a clever title and again I much prefer the US title to the UK one but I think I prefer the UK cover。 This book tackles the subject of college admissions scandal， cancel culture and literally the grass being greener for everyone else。 I love that publishers are getting bolder with allowing current events into authors books because I am all about that。 I love reading books that I could pick up in 10 years time and instantly be back where I am now in terms of what social media is talking about。 The great thing about a Lauren Weisberger novel is that you can see how the other side lives。 She always features characters with money and rich people problems and I love that she generally has a New York setting and characters often live/vacation in the tri-state area in general。 Her descriptions of the locations are just spot on and so you can dive into her world and see what it is like to have a personal trainer and live that high life。 As mentioned previously this book deals with not everything being as it seems。 People may appear to have it all when really they have a whole lot of struggles going on behind closed doors。 This is as timely as the tackling of the college admissions scandal topic and I loved being able to link this book back to what I have seen and heard in the media。 This book also covers 3 different woman all related and so we get to see their intricately woven stories from each of their points of view-what more could I ask for？Although Lauren Weisberger is an auto buy author for me and so I knew I would almost certainly like this book I didn't know it would deal with cancel culture and the fall out from college admission scandal stuff in the way that it did and so I was not prepared for how much this book would suck me in and how much I would love it。 I highly recommend。 I listened to the audiobook and the narration was also great。 。。。more
Jessica
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I was provided a free copy of this from @netgalley in exchange for my honest review。 One decision can have huge， and far reaching effects， as Peyton and her family learn in this story。 Peyton is at the top of her career as a national morning show news anchor。 Max， her daughter， has just graduated college and is planning her next few years at Princeton。 And Skye， Peyton's sister， is about to complete a huge project she's been working on for a few years。 However， one seemingly small decision will I was provided a free copy of this from @netgalley in exchange for my honest review。 One decision can have huge， and far reaching effects， as Peyton and her family learn in this story。 Peyton is at the top of her career as a national morning show news anchor。 Max， her daughter， has just graduated college and is planning her next few years at Princeton。 And Skye， Peyton's sister， is about to complete a huge project she's been working on for a few years。 However， one seemingly small decision will put all of these things （and more） in jeopardy！ Although the premise was interesting， I felt like the execution could have been better。 Some of the decisions made by the characters seemed， out of character。 They are portrayed one way， and acted another。 I can see how this could have been intentional， we do grow and change over time （and sometimes unintentionally or without realizing it）， but still seemed off sometimes to me。 The storyline and characters were interesting though， and I did want to find out what was going to happen to them and was happy with the ending！ Overall it was good， just not great for me。I knew I had read a few of Lauren Weisberger's books before， so was excited to get this ARC。 But when I was conflicted about what to rate this one I looked back on Goodreads at my previous ratings and realized I'd given all of them three stars。 Maybe her books just aren't for me。 🤷🏻♀️This one will be published tomorrow， so check it out！ #WhereTheGrassIsGreenAndTheGirlsArePretty #NetGalley 。。。more
Sara D
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I absolutely loved this book。 I heard， college admissions scandal， and I could not wait to read it。 I will admit， some moments felt a bit underwhelming。。。 but overall I enjoyed this scandalous and heartwarming story！
Danielle
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3。5 stars rounded up。Lauren Weisberger is the queen of shining a satirical spotlight on certain kind of affluent， elite and privileged woman。 I love books that revolve these types - having spent decades in New York working in the entertainment industry， the characters she writes often ring true even if others may find them over-the-top or stereotypical。 Her latest book centers on one such woman， Peyton Marcus， a beloved morning news anchor who finds herself in the headlines when her husband， Isa 3。5 stars rounded up。Lauren Weisberger is the queen of shining a satirical spotlight on certain kind of affluent， elite and privileged woman。 I love books that revolve these types - having spent decades in New York working in the entertainment industry， the characters she writes often ring true even if others may find them over-the-top or stereotypical。 Her latest book centers on one such woman， Peyton Marcus， a beloved morning news anchor who finds herself in the headlines when her husband， Isaac， is arrested as part of a college admissions scandal。 Besides Peyton， we also get the POVs of her daughter Max， a wannabe filmmaker who was due to start her freshman year at Princeton， and older sister， Skye， an Amherst-grad whose stay-at-home life in a posh suburb called Paradise is wearing on her。 All three of their lives are thrown into chaos due to Isaac's arrest so Peyton and Max move to Paradise to try to ride it out。The ripped-from-the-headlines topic is an interesting one and I felt for Max throughout the book as she tries to figure out what she wants and take her future into her own hands。 I had a harder time with Peyton and Skye。 What usually works for me in books like this is an underdog to root for （Andy in The Devil Wears Prada， for example） and in this case， there isn't one。 The sisters' stories are interesting but I never really understood their motivations。 Despite that， this is a punchily-written， quick and entertaining read that I'm sure we'll see on lots of beaches this summer。 It made me laugh out loud more than once and I'm already looking forward to whatever Weisberger writes next。Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for a copy to review。 。。。more
Caroline Brooks
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I think fans of Lauren Weisberger will enjoy Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty。 It’s a quick （like finish it in an afternoon quick） read that doesn’t take much brain power。 Not my favorite of hers， but it’s still fine。 I don’t feel like we really got to know the characters （other than maybe Peyton） on more than a surface level， so I struggled to connect with them。 I also feel like the college admissions scandal plot is kind of overdone; to be honest， I was disappointed that it wa I think fans of Lauren Weisberger will enjoy Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty。 It’s a quick （like finish it in an afternoon quick） read that doesn’t take much brain power。 Not my favorite of hers， but it’s still fine。 I don’t feel like we really got to know the characters （other than maybe Peyton） on more than a surface level， so I struggled to connect with them。 I also feel like the college admissions scandal plot is kind of overdone; to be honest， I was disappointed that it was the main conflict in the book。 Everything also seemed to tie up really neatly in the last chapter or two， which I found a bit unconvincing。 Overall， it’s an easy summer read but not one that I’ll be picking up again。 My thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an advance reader’s copy。 。。。more
Brenda
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A beach read with substance。 I enjoyed this book。Peyton's career as a TV news anchor provides a nice lifestyle for her family。 When her daughter Max （McKenzie） applies to colleges Peyton's insecurities have her writing a check her husband Isaac expressly told her not to。 The aftermath affects Peyton's job， Isaac and Max's life as well as that of her sister Skye。 Living with the consequences has everyone on a path they never expected to be on， but somehow the new directions aren't all bad。The ups A beach read with substance。 I enjoyed this book。Peyton's career as a TV news anchor provides a nice lifestyle for her family。 When her daughter Max （McKenzie） applies to colleges Peyton's insecurities have her writing a check her husband Isaac expressly told her not to。 The aftermath affects Peyton's job， Isaac and Max's life as well as that of her sister Skye。 Living with the consequences has everyone on a path they never expected to be on， but somehow the new directions aren't all bad。The ups and downs make for interesting situations。 Another hit from Lauren WeisbergerI volunteered to receive an ARC through Net Galley。 。。。more
Amy
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