kle105's review against another edition
3.0
This was a pretty decent read though a little melodramatic at times. Two sisters start a business based on their experience with dating and men. They are looking to empower women to live a life on their own terms. When one of the sisters gets engaged it throws the other sister off, due to the fallout. Their business is called The Spinster Sisters, LLC. so it is a little bit of a pickle.
Jodi is also juggling two men, when a third gets added. The first two seem like they would be a good match if you could blend their qualities together into one man. Then she meets Connor and is drawn to him, and he seems to understand her. When her ex starts dating a new women, he comes around looking for a piece of her business, which adds to the drama.
A little overdone at times, but I liked the relationships between the sisters, aunts and the men. Quirky, and fun, entertaining for sure.
Jodi is also juggling two men, when a third gets added. The first two seem like they would be a good match if you could blend their qualities together into one man. Then she meets Connor and is drawn to him, and he seems to understand her. When her ex starts dating a new women, he comes around looking for a piece of her business, which adds to the drama.
A little overdone at times, but I liked the relationships between the sisters, aunts and the men. Quirky, and fun, entertaining for sure.
anderson65's review against another edition
2.0
This story began with engaging writing and a snappy premise regarding revisionist spinsterhood. The two sets of sisters are well characterized and developed. The promising beginning chapters give way to a soft, spongey center of repitition and wordiness that appear to pad the book. The predictable ending could be forgiven had the writing held up throughout the story.
If you enjoy Lifetime movies, you'll like this book.
If you enjoy Lifetime movies, you'll like this book.
girlinacardigan's review against another edition
4.0
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amy_virginia's review against another edition
Abandoned. This is just so mediocre and I have so many other things to read.
mishale1's review against another edition
3.0
Sisters Jill and Jodi were raised by their unmarried aunts. They're aunts are very inspirational to them (and great characters in the book). The girls grew up knowing that they could be strong, take care of themselves and find happiness in life whether they were single or not.
Jodi got married right out of college and divorced shortly afterwards. Between this and her aunts, she has been inspired to write about the single life. Jodi and Jill soon build an empire on the concept of a full life as a happily single woman. They have books and a radio show. They're doing quite well for themselves and while they're not exactly saying that they encourage staying single, a lot of their fans (and critics) see that as the takeaway. They do call themselves the spinster sisters after all.
The book begins with Jill's engagement.
She's very happy about it but Jodi sees the chance that her sister getting married could screw to the whole message of spinster sisters. She's happy for Jodi, but scared for their business.
It doesn't take long before the critics join in, some fans are upset, didn't Spinster Sisters tell them it was better to be single they ask.
Critics call them hypocrites.
And during this time, Jodi is juggling three different men and some drama from an ex.
I liked the characters and the style of writing.
I also thought the aunts were great. I think they were the best characters.
Jodi got married right out of college and divorced shortly afterwards. Between this and her aunts, she has been inspired to write about the single life. Jodi and Jill soon build an empire on the concept of a full life as a happily single woman. They have books and a radio show. They're doing quite well for themselves and while they're not exactly saying that they encourage staying single, a lot of their fans (and critics) see that as the takeaway. They do call themselves the spinster sisters after all.
The book begins with Jill's engagement.
She's very happy about it but Jodi sees the chance that her sister getting married could screw to the whole message of spinster sisters. She's happy for Jodi, but scared for their business.
It doesn't take long before the critics join in, some fans are upset, didn't Spinster Sisters tell them it was better to be single they ask.
Critics call them hypocrites.
And during this time, Jodi is juggling three different men and some drama from an ex.
I liked the characters and the style of writing.
I also thought the aunts were great. I think they were the best characters.
travelswithboooks's review against another edition
4.0
Very smart book! Being a single, almost 30 something, I really can relate to living your life the way you see fit. It makes me wish we really had a duo like the Spinster Sisters. I think I'm going to look for more books by this author.
angrygreycatreads's review against another edition
1.0
The story idea was interesting, what happens to sisters who have an entire self-help business devoted to spinsterhood, and one of them decides to get married. The aunt’s character’s were more interesting than the spinster sisters themselves. I found the dialogue awkward and unnatural and the main characters, Jodi and Jill, were just really not all that likable. They seemed shallow and always seemed to be looking down on others. This one just didn’t work for me. Also, they excerpts from their self help manuals were …irritating and overly long.
ncsuloges's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite book by Stacey ballis so far and that's saying something. Well done!
laurenperotti15's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it! I have been reading some heavy fiction lately and needed a fun, light read. I thought this was a good story and could relate to a lot of what the main characters were going through. I am interested in reading some of her other books just to compare, but I did enjoy it!
mcipher's review against another edition
3.0
As I was reading this, I kept getting annoyed by the dialogue - there would be like a page and a half of articulate, well-thought-out speech for one character, then another would respond with a page and a half of the same. But the more I thought about it, the more I felt like maybe that was the way these characters talked (I'm pretty verbose myself sometimes) and that it's just hard to read in a book as dialogue. So I was torn on that part, whether it was unrealistic, or just didn't work pacing-wise. Either way, I liked the concept of the book - two sisters running a business focused on single women living their best lives, then one is getting married & the other has to reconcile with that and her own choices in life - and I liked a lot of the advice the sisters gave, even if it didn't always read beautifully. I didn't love the ending, but it was sort of inevitable. All in all a solid book, but not earth-shattering.