This book was a lot of fun to read, well written and with a cast of quirky and lovely characters.
I loved plot and enjoyed the romance. The book is well written and characters are well developed.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

The story begins with Cat bringing her boyfriend (fiance) home to meet her parents and grandmother. She is also bringing his family as well. A clash of differences abound, and her boyfriend Ethan is totally taken by surprise. On top of that, her parents invite Sam and his parents for the Thanksgiving meal, so there is a lot of tension, since Sam is her old high school sweetheart. I did enjoy this book, but thought it odd how quickly she went from being embarrassed by her family, and then to being embarrassed by her fiance. Seems she needed to come to terms with herself first, before worrying about others. Other than that, I enjoyed the quirkiness, and fun parts, and loved her grandmother. Would recommend this book.

I’m really torn. The story was cute and fun. Cat’s family is quirky and there were a lot of shenanigans going on. But there were some things that bothered me. It took me a minute to get into the story, I really didn’t find it funny at all and this book is strictly PG. I did find myself skimming the last 25% because I felt some things were going on and on. There’s no epilogue and I felt that the story ended rather abruptly. Now these are just “me” things. I like steamy stuff in my romance stories, maybe you’re cool without it. You do you. I’ve never read anything else by this author so I don’t know if this is how she rolls in her other books. Either way, it wasn’t horrible or anything like that, I just wasn’t in love with it.

Normal is relative. What is my normal isn't someone else's and vice versa. The book definitely shows this. Take Ethan for example. He's supposed to be the 'normal' one but he's the one that actually feels wierd to me. Everyone is a little strange in their own way and that's perfectly alright. Ethan, despite his title of normal, is strict and focused on lists, deadlines, and statistics. He's kinda a party pooper but he's steadfast. Then lets compare him to Cat's family, who are just plain crazy; they have spitoons in the living room and use them (and do a huge dred other things). Both are different but whose to say what is normal.

Despite how insightful the book is I have some issues. I never felt Ethan was right for Cat and really (can't stress this enough) disliked how Cat comes across as ashamed of her family;she never tells Ethan about their idiosyncrasies or lets them meet until a year into their relationship. She also is constantly apologizing for them. I love my family. Yes they have issues but I take them as they are. Nothing is wrong with her family. They are just different then most people. I wish she could admit that to herself and her fiance and move on.

***Beware spoilers*****( I do feel that Sam is the better fit for Cat but also feel like I wouldn't be able to forgive him. It would be different if he apologized sooner or differently. As such, he kinda walked back into her life expecting them to connect again. Almost like he was hoping she would run into his open arms. On the other hand he knows he made a mistake in letting her go all those years ago.)

Overall, I enjoyed the book. I honestly didn't laugh. Not even once during the entire book. I was told it was going g to be funny and there are some cute plot points, but nothing that actually made me laugh. I was a little disappointed in that but I will say other people may find the book hilarious. Despite this, I would definitely recommend the novel. It's a fun read and I really enjoyed it.

This is Sam, Ethan, and Cat book, Sam and Cat have known each other their entire lives but Sam dumps cat when they go to collage . Cat meets Ethan and they become engaged they go to cats small hometown so Ethan can meet the folks! Her family is definitely funny crazy! I loved Nan the grandma! She's a trip!! Well cats family invites her long ago love Sam! This book is not my normal read at all! But I really enjoyed reading it! It was funny, and had a great story line! I definitely recommend this book! Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!