The Break-Up Book Club
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- Author：Wendy Wax
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Summary
Breakups， like book clubs， come in many shapes and sizes and can take us on unexpected journeys as four women discover in this funny and heartwarming exploration of friendship from the USA Today bestselling author of Ten Beach Road and My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding。
On paper， Jazmine， Judith， Erin and Sara have little in common - they're very different people leading very different lives。 And yet at book club meetings in an historic carriage house turned bookstore， they bond over a shared love of reading （and more than a little wine） as well as the growing realization that their lives are not turning out like they expected。
Former tennis star Jazmine is a top sports agent balancing a career and single motherhood。 Judith is an empty nester questioning her marriage and the supporting role she chose。 Erin's high school sweetheart and fianc� develops a bad case of cold feet， and Sara's husband takes a job out of town saddling Sara with a difficult mother-in-law who believes her son could have done better - not exactly the roommate most women dream of。
With the help of books， laughter， and the joy of ever evolving friendships， Jazmine， Judith， Erin and Sara find the courage to navigate new and surprising chapters of their lives as they seek their own versions of happily-ever-after。
On paper， Jazmine， Judith， Erin and Sara have little in common - they're very different people leading very different lives。 And yet at book club meetings in an historic carriage house turned bookstore， they bond over a shared love of reading （and more than a little wine） as well as the growing realization that their lives are not turning out like they expected。
Former tennis star Jazmine is a top sports agent balancing a career and single motherhood。 Judith is an empty nester questioning her marriage and the supporting role she chose。 Erin's high school sweetheart and fianc� develops a bad case of cold feet， and Sara's husband takes a job out of town saddling Sara with a difficult mother-in-law who believes her son could have done better - not exactly the roommate most women dream of。
With the help of books， laughter， and the joy of ever evolving friendships， Jazmine， Judith， Erin and Sara find the courage to navigate new and surprising chapters of their lives as they seek their own versions of happily-ever-after。
Reviews
Rebecca
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I have yet to read a book by Wendy Wax that I don’t like。 Her style of writing is engaging， her plot lines are always interesting， but what I truly believe she does best is how she captures the relationships between women。 This book was no exception。 I loved learning the backstory of each of the characters。 I loved watching as they grew。 My heart broke with them and swell with pride when they “won”。
Becky
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Every month， an unlikely group of friends gets together at their local bookstore to talk about books。 Sara， Judith， Jazmine， and others pick a new book each month and then spend an evening together， eating and drinking， and talking about said book。 Judith， a middle-aged woman with grown kids and a husband who takes her for granted; Jazmine， a sports agent and single mother; Sara， who works part time at the bookstore to kill time while her husband is out of town for work。 They would seemingly hav Every month， an unlikely group of friends gets together at their local bookstore to talk about books。 Sara， Judith， Jazmine， and others pick a new book each month and then spend an evening together， eating and drinking， and talking about said book。 Judith， a middle-aged woman with grown kids and a husband who takes her for granted; Jazmine， a sports agent and single mother; Sara， who works part time at the bookstore to kill time while her husband is out of town for work。 They would seemingly have nothing in common。 Even newbies to the group like Erin， the young assistant who recently started working for Jazmine， and Dorothy， Sara's mother in law， find friendship and hope in the group。 Each is facing different challenges in life but with their books and their reading friends by their sides， they find they can overcome just about anything。 I love， love， love Wendy Wax's work。 And I really love when her books revolve around books。 Like this one！But in addition to the books， it's the characters that really get me。 Here， Wax has created a number of fully realized characters with their own unique stories and voices to tell them。 And it's the connections between these women that I especially loved！As I mentioned， this is a motley group。 And there are more to the group than just the ones I've mentioned， including Jazmine's best friend， Judith's best friend， a pair of twin siblings， a fashion designer， an EMT， a golfer， and the bookstore owner herself （hopefully I got them all！）。 While the narrative does alternate between just Sara， Erin， Judith， and Jazmine's perspectives， Wax does a truly fabulous job of giving voice to each of the other members of the group as well。 And that's a pretty big accomplishment！ Developing even one main character can be a challenge for some。 Never a challenge for Wax， however！The whole group is a bit of a found family。 A support system， working behind the scenes that comes through for each and every one of our narrators in the ways that they need them to。 Which is saying something considering that in both Erin and Judith's positions， their own family and friend groups fall a little bit down on the job！I've been purposely hazy about the actual plot points for each of the narrators。 This is because I kind of dove into this one with very little knowledge of the book。 Wax is an auto read for me， so I didn't read the book description at all and I truly enjoyed the journey of getting to know the characters without any teasers to get me started。 The Break-Up Book Club is a fizzy and fabulous feel good read about female friendships and connections。 。。。more
Kelsey Kiernozek
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Applause is needed I wasn’t entirely sure what I was going to get when I started this book- I honestly preordered it for the title。 But man did I love getting to learn the struggles and the up rising of the ladies involved with book club that I sadly didn’t want it to end - but I will say I loved how it did end
Jan
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I really enjoyed this latest novel by one of my favorite authors。 It kept my interest all the way through。 The characters of the book club are very different but all well-developed and I found myself wishing for such a great supportive group of women to associate with。 I found myself laughing out loud at times and alternately sympathizing with them at times。 The book was just what I needed to read after a few darker books lately。
Amanda
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I loved this book。 Strong female characters with real problems。 This book was told by four unique characters who happen to be in a book club。 It also had great supporting characters。 Friendship + books = fun beach read
Allison
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I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 I thought it sounded like a great summer read， and it was， but it went a little deeper than that。 I really enjoyed the storylines of the different members of the book club and how the author developed each one’s story。 With a book about books and book clubs， how can you go wrong？
Sue Seligman
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Review to follow
Susie Stangland
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Book clubs， books and people living normal lives combine to make this a wonderful read！ RSVP yes to this uplifting gathering of characters navigating life’s complexities。
Debbie Mitchell
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LifeWendy Wax writes a very good beach read。 She develops the members （characters） of a book club into a "family"。 Each of them go through some very difficult times in their lives together。 They find support and love from their book club members。 It becomes more of a therapy group that accepts and loves unconditionally。 Anyone who has friends like these can survive almost anything。 LifeWendy Wax writes a very good beach read。 She develops the members （characters） of a book club into a "family"。 Each of them go through some very difficult times in their lives together。 They find support and love from their book club members。 It becomes more of a therapy group that accepts and loves unconditionally。 Anyone who has friends like these can survive almost anything。 。。。more
Kaceey
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With the help of your friends， you can get through just about anything！This is a touching read of friendship， loss， and heartache， but most importantly the strength to finding oneself and move on。Told through the perspective of four very different and distinct voices。 You are taken on a journey as they find their inner strengths to pick up the pieces of their lives and move forward。 The book club always serving as the place everyone can let their walls down and be open and honest with each other With the help of your friends， you can get through just about anything！This is a touching read of friendship， loss， and heartache， but most importantly the strength to finding oneself and move on。Told through the perspective of four very different and distinct voices。 You are taken on a journey as they find their inner strengths to pick up the pieces of their lives and move forward。 The book club always serving as the place everyone can let their walls down and be open and honest with each other and themselves。 I felt every character was well developed and enjoyed each perspective equally。 Wendy Wax has written a touching novel about life and love that every reader will connect with at some level。 I know I certainly did。My only quibble with this read is I would have liked to have seen one of the main characters be a male。 To see love and heartache through his eyes。 Perhaps Chaz the EMT？💁🏻♀️。 He would have just given the book a bit more balance （but that’s just my opinion）。Overall a highly enjoyable read that Susanne and I just flew through in only a few sittings。 Posted to: https://books-are-a-girls-best-friend。。。 Thank you to Berkley Publishing。 。。。more
Susanne Strong
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Review posted to blog: https://books-are-a-girls-best-friend。。。Earnest & Endearing。 At the Heart of “The Break-Up Book Club” is Friendship， Support， and a Love of Books。 What more could one ask for？ When life’s trials and tribulations impact several different women who attend the same book club， they can lean on each other for guidance and support。 Sharing book discussions， friendship， heartache， tears， laughter， baked goods， chocolate， and wine， these ladies realize they can survive anything as Review posted to blog: https://books-are-a-girls-best-friend。。。Earnest & Endearing。 At the Heart of “The Break-Up Book Club” is Friendship， Support， and a Love of Books。 What more could one ask for？ When life’s trials and tribulations impact several different women who attend the same book club， they can lean on each other for guidance and support。 Sharing book discussions， friendship， heartache， tears， laughter， baked goods， chocolate， and wine， these ladies realize they can survive anything as long as they have each other。 I personally adored this novel and was immediately drawn into each characters’ storyline， especially that of Jasmine’s and Sara’s， whose personal strife reminded me a bit of my past。 From the strength each character found within， to the strength these women drew from each other， I was all in， cheering from the sidelines。 My favorite part of this novel （besides the friendships， which I loved） was “Between the Covers” - the book store frequented by the book club members。 It sounded absolutely fabulous and made me wish I could visit and attend the book club with Jasmine， Erin， Judith， Sara， Chaz， and all of the other characters in this book。“The Break-Up Book Club” is a well-rounded character-driven novel that stole my heart。 I highly recommend it for those who love contemporary and/or women’s fiction。 This was a buddy read with Kaceey that we both enjoyed。Thank you to Dache’ J。 Rogers at Berkley Publishing Group for the arc。 Published on Goodreads and Twitter。 。。。more
Nancy
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After reading a couple of negative reviews， which seems to be my current MO when picking a novel， I decided I was only going to give the book a quick couple of chapters and then put it aside。 I couldn’t put it down。 From the beginning， I fell in love with all the characters， except for the cheating husband but no one would like him。 There is the prerequisite humor， the heartache， the bonding of unlikely friends， and the realizations that life does go on。As for the ending， I wasn’t too thrilled， After reading a couple of negative reviews， which seems to be my current MO when picking a novel， I decided I was only going to give the book a quick couple of chapters and then put it aside。 I couldn’t put it down。 From the beginning， I fell in love with all the characters， except for the cheating husband but no one would like him。 There is the prerequisite humor， the heartache， the bonding of unlikely friends， and the realizations that life does go on。As for the ending， I wasn’t too thrilled， but as I thought about it， I’m not sure how it could be different。 There were too many independent storylines that needed to meld and by doing it the way it unfolded， as farfetched as it was， Wendy Wax brought them to the needed conclusion with just enough breathing room to keep friendships intact。There is a possibility The Break-Up Book Club can be a jumping-off point for the ladies like 10 Beach Road was for Madeline， Avery， and Nikki， but we will have to see what Wendy has in store。 。。。more
Abigail Books Addiction
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I was really disappointed after I finished reading The Break-Up Book Club。 From it’s stinking cute book cover to it’s interesting book summary， it had great potential。 But it took me forever to finish this one。 I really was not interested with these character。 And if you cannot connect to the character， then it goes downhill from there。 I truly wished I enjoy this book。 I know other people would appreciate The Break-Up Book Club。
Hope
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This book is about a book club where members are extremely supportive of each other when life happens。 Their ages range from 23 to 74， two men and one man who was a woman not long ago。
Sharon
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Makes me want to join a book club！This is one of those books that you just can't put down！ Wonderful characters， loved seeing them fall apart and pull themselves back together。 Makes me want to join a book club！This is one of those books that you just can't put down！ Wonderful characters， loved seeing them fall apart and pull themselves back together。 。。。more
Jo ~
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Thank you @berkleypub and @netgalley for my e-arc copy！I love books about book clubs。 It always is fun to see a bird's eye view into different groups and any story that creates discussion around books - I am always here for it！Wendy Wax has penned a fun read full of an array of strong characters that you're compelled to continue reading about in this story。 Told from their multiple perspectives， we navigate through their bonds of friendship and their love of books as these women share life and n Thank you @berkleypub and @netgalley for my e-arc copy！I love books about book clubs。 It always is fun to see a bird's eye view into different groups and any story that creates discussion around books - I am always here for it！Wendy Wax has penned a fun read full of an array of strong characters that you're compelled to continue reading about in this story。 Told from their multiple perspectives， we navigate through their bonds of friendship and their love of books as these women share life and navigate hardships and moments of joy together。It has been hailed as one of 2021’s Best Beach Readsby multiple sources and I couldn't agree more！⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Kate Olson
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（free review copy） This was a fun read， with a large and quirky cast of characters who I sometimes got confused about as their chapters changed 🙈
Teresa Green
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Terrific book。 Could not put it down。 I read it in one long sitting。Will make a great beach read。
Kimberly
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Thank you to Berkley Publishing for my copy of The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax in exchange for my honest review。 This is the first book that I have read of hers and I am excited that her backlist is so extensive！The members of the Atlanta Book Club have been reading， chatting， and sharing cocktails together for years。 Some have come and gone over the years， but the ones that have stuck it out are so much more than just fellow club members， they are like family。 The story focuses on 4 of the Thank you to Berkley Publishing for my copy of The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax in exchange for my honest review。 This is the first book that I have read of hers and I am excited that her backlist is so extensive！The members of the Atlanta Book Club have been reading， chatting， and sharing cocktails together for years。 Some have come and gone over the years， but the ones that have stuck it out are so much more than just fellow club members， they are like family。 The story focuses on 4 of the women， but the supporting characters from the book club were just as important to me！I was totally hooked by all the strong characters in this interwoven story。 They each had their own individual storyline and I was equally interested and invested in each of them。 Each of the women is at different crossroads in the story。 And I really appreciated that each of the main characters were in such different seasons of life， from their early 20's to their 60's。 All of their problems and struggles felt so realistic and the delicate subjects were handled perfectly。 I have to say that one of my favorite things about this book overall， is the underlying theme of friendship and the way that everyone in the Book Club supported each other。 The club is filled with a diverse group of women and men， and you could really feel how they were more like a little family。。。 they really came together at the end with a bang of a twist ending！ I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that has read and enjoyed books by Robyn Carr， Kristan Higgins， or Nora Roberts！ This book was a Five Star book for me and it is available now， so I hope you will consider picking it up soon！ 。。。more
Lizz Axnick
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OMG this was a fun book to read， especially if you love books and bookstores。 I actually added several of the books mentioned to my TBR list。This is a book from several perspectives: Judith， who longs to spice up her marriage after she hears her husband refer to her as a "good egg" when she is butt-dialed accidentally。 Erin， who is about to marry her prince charming in a fairy tale inspired romance。 Jazmine， a hard working sports agent whose tennis career was ruined by a car accident， raising he OMG this was a fun book to read， especially if you love books and bookstores。 I actually added several of the books mentioned to my TBR list。This is a book from several perspectives: Judith， who longs to spice up her marriage after she hears her husband refer to her as a "good egg" when she is butt-dialed accidentally。 Erin， who is about to marry her prince charming in a fairy tale inspired romance。 Jazmine， a hard working sports agent whose tennis career was ruined by a car accident， raising her 13-year-old daughter， a budding tennis star herself。 Sarah， a former foster kid who thought she found the man of her dreams， except he is hiding a deep dark secret and his mom， who lives with them， hates her。 All these women and a smattering of other characters come together over a love of books and eventually they all join the book club together。 The book club itself is a charming band of merrymakers， including Carlotta， who used to be Carl， twins who finish each other's sentences， a quirky bookstore owner and a handsome EMT， to name a few。 These is a delightful story with lots of strong female characters， who when faced with challenges， rise to the occasion and fight for what they want。 There is a bit of chick-lit aspect to this but I think any book lover would enjoy it。 I certainly did as I read it in one afternoon。 。。。more
Melanie
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I really enjoyed this book。 It started off feeling like it was written backward， with each characters marriage story first and the book club part second。 But I like it because it made the ending more positive。 I would read more about these characters or a book about the other book club members who were just secondary characters。 Well written with a good balance of lightness and sadness。 Loved the main characters and the secondary characters。
Gigi
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Thank you to Goodreads， author Wendy Wax and Berkley publishing for the gift of this book。 I enjoyed reading this book。 This book is much more than stories of marital heartache。 It’s about resilience and friendship and the importance of a support group。 My only issue is the online dating storyline。 Otherwise， an enjoyable read。
Vicky Vaughn
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Actually 3。8！ quick easy read about a Book Club！ I enjoyed it！
Sarah
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7/10
Patricia Grogan Bugher
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Friendships， book clubsThis is an awesome read。 This is a book club sponsored by a book store and consists of members of all ages， twenty something to seventy something， male and female。 The longer the book club endures， the better the members begin to know each other and it soon becomes therapy for everyone there。 This is my first read by this author。 I will be sure to read some more of her books。
Miraculous
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The book was interesting and I would recommend it to those who enjoy women's fiction。 The Break-Up Book Club talks about the experiences of women who go through their struggles。 The book was interesting and I would recommend it to those who enjoy women's fiction。 The Break-Up Book Club talks about the experiences of women who go through their struggles。 。。。more
Dkbbookgirl
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I enjoyed this very readable book and a group of friends who gather over booksI recommend it- but if you are looking for a book about books this will not hit that mark。 A couple mentions， but that is it
Jane
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I finished this book in less than a day because the story and strong characters pulled me in from the first page。 I enjoy the community of women and men friends that Wendy Wax brings to her books。 This story did not disappoint me。 Jazmine， Erin， Sara and Judith were fascinating characters with real life stories and the friendships made through the book club brought them together with scenes that made me laugh and a couple made me want to cry。 It is a wonderful story with great and profound momen I finished this book in less than a day because the story and strong characters pulled me in from the first page。 I enjoy the community of women and men friends that Wendy Wax brings to her books。 This story did not disappoint me。 Jazmine， Erin， Sara and Judith were fascinating characters with real life stories and the friendships made through the book club brought them together with scenes that made me laugh and a couple made me want to cry。 It is a wonderful story with great and profound moments。 I highly recommend this book， 。。。more
Summer
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I don't think I'm the target audience for this since I'm a teenager and not a middle-aged woman who is fed up with my life， but I still really enjoyed it。 I read it on a kindle so it was pretty hard to stay focused but it was very good。 It was a book depicting boring lives but somehow it wasn't boring itself， and the women each offered interesting perspectives。 I don't think I'm the target audience for this since I'm a teenager and not a middle-aged woman who is fed up with my life， but I still really enjoyed it。 I read it on a kindle so it was pretty hard to stay focused but it was very good。 It was a book depicting boring lives but somehow it wasn't boring itself， and the women each offered interesting perspectives。 。。。more
Janet Friesner
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This was good。 I really don't know what to say about it。 It was different from what Wendy Wax usually writes， but still a good read This was good。 I really don't know what to say about it。 It was different from what Wendy Wax usually writes， but still a good read 。。。more
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