A laugh out loud book about Hollywood divorce that makes for a fun light read. The story is entertaining, although pretty unbelievable in spots. The characters are one-dimensional, but fit in well with the overall feel of the story. Light, fluffy and slightly cartoony.
I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I've read all of Gigi's previous books and it has been awhile since she released one so I was super excited to read this one. I must confess that the allure is . . . gone. I was a bit bored reading this and it felt more cringe-worthy than anything? I'm not sure if I've changed or if this book just wasn't as good as previous books. This book will kind of make you hate Hollywood, marriage and Los Angeles ... but maybe that's the point.

Been There, Married That comes out next week on February 11, 2020 and you can purchase HERE.

I'd boiled water for tea because tea made me feel calm and righteous. Wine required less work but also made me feel sad. And didn't Beyonce sip her tea, if I'm understanding her husband's lyrics? Anyway, chamomile with manuka honey, if you're wondering. Meanwhile, I wondered if I would be able to afford manuka honey after the divorce.

I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't connect with any of the characters or the writing style. Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me.

Sorry, I didn't like this book and couldn't finish it.. I found the dialogue stilted and didn't care for any of the characters.

Funny story! I'm not sure what I was expecting but this wasn't it. I did enjoy this read though. Very laugh out loud funny. I would recommend for a beach read.

Agnes Murphy Nash is the perfect Hollywood wife, doing everything to keep her producer husband Trevor happy. Until she finds herself locked out of their home. The rest of the book is the saga of their very messy divorce. There were lots of laugh-out-loud parts, but there were also parts where it seemed to drag on. It was hard not to get frustrated with Agnes because she was such a doormat. I loved her quirky sister. She added some extra comic relief to some of the situations. Overall, this was a fun read.

Even if I liked the style of writing I couldn't connect to the characters (I found them too shallow for my taste) and the book fell flat and didn't keep my attention
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Sigh. I so wanted to like this- I've liked Grazer's work in the past. This time, though, the characters, including Agnes who we are supposed to like, are completely awful. Divorce is hard, whether it's in Hollywood or in a small town. Agnes and Trevor's marriage worked until it didn't. Yes Agnes' circumstances are bad because he seemed to have the upper hand but really....? Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. Try this with a caution from me. It does have funny spots and some interesting insight into Hollywood.

DNF @ 15%. I really wanted to lile this book. And I tried, I really did. But I just couldn't get over how shallow and vapid everyone was, and I just couldn't read it. Sorry, but this is a DNF for me.

The actual story line is interesting, but the bad writing makes it too hard to get through. It’s organized poorly and thoughts aren’t well connected, making it feel like the story is jumping around or I’m missing something.

I like contemporary women’s fiction as much as the next person. But, it seems like 90% of women’s fiction that I read ends up being rubbish. So, I wasn’t exactly thrilled when I got the email for Been There, Married That. I debated on deleting the email and pretending I didn’t see it. After reading the book, I wish I did.

The plotline for Been There, Married that was a mess. I do not have a problem following plotlines, but this one tried my patience. There was a significant amount of lag in the book. It happened right when Agnes had her mini-breakdown. The book never recovered. There were also dropped storylines, which is another thing I didn’t like. Don’t introduce a storyline and not complete it. Uggh!!

I found all of the characters (the teenagers included) to be unrelatable. I know that they are supposed to be a parody of what people think Hollywood wife is like, but man, it left a bad taste in my mouth. There were off-colored jokes and racial stereotypes (the Latina housekeeper). Let’s not forget that there were jokes about rehab. There were some funny parts of the book (Agnes being called A-Nus by Petra was one), but overall, I didn’t care for the characters.

The divorce storyline, unfortunately, was true to life. The lengths that Trevor went through to get dirt on Agnes and her sister, I believed. The fact that Penelope was caught in the middle, I believed also. I also believed that money buys things, and in this case, it was a frame-up of Agnes’s sister. Of course, the end of that plotline was as confusing as the rest of the book, but it was the most relatable thing in the book.

The end of the book was a confusing mess. I had to read the last chapters a few times before I understood what happened. I did NOT enjoy that.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for gifting me a review copy of Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie.

Agnes Murphy Nash is a writer, living in Hollywood, and married to a well-known producer. She comes home after a book launch to find the locks have been changed. Upon getting into the house her husband announces that he’s not happy being married anymore and is search of something else. A battle ensues.

Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood for this book, or perhaps it simply wasn’t the book for me, but I found the writing choppy and hard to follow, and the characters ultimately unlikeable and two-dimensional. The dialogue felt really unnatural and overall I had a hard time getting into the story. It’s also marketed as being ‘hilarious’ but I really didn’t find any of it particularly witty or amusing.

Story of a forty=something Hollywood wife whose husband decides he doesn't want to be married to her anymore. I have enjoyed other books by this author but struggled with this one. I like a witty, quippy writing style but I think this just leaned in too hard to the humor and didn't let me emphasize with the character enough. Thanks for allowing me to read this, though!

This was a little odd book. It started off at a birthday party with alot of pretentious people (including her husband). It gets a little strange a few days later when someone says they just went through the house to list it. She was shocked but when she got home she was locked out. The story was funny at times, sad at others, but the lead character was nice and had a rough time of it. It had a cute premise, but didn't quite do it for me

This book contains multiple references to The Real Housewives, and fans of those shows might appreciate it. Too much phoniness and LA entertainment industry, and the story rambles. I made it through 6 chapters/27%, and it's a DNF for me.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had a very hard time getting through this book. The writing is all over the place and rarely coherent, if ever. I’m not even sure there was a valid point.

I hate to say this book is not for me. The humor of the author is not one that I find amusing and so I didn't finish reading this title. Hopefully others will find it much funnier than I did.

This felt a little like an attempt to do a personal, funny take of War of the Roses. The author used Hollywood touchstones, extremely cutting humor and the idea of the woman finding herself after being cut off by the "perfect husband". Unfortunately, the humor became mean and the main characters were not as likeable as I would want.

I applaud the attempt.

I enjoyed the humor and snark in this book. There were lots of one liners and almost slapstick exchanges that made me smile. I even read a couple exchanges to my husband because of the sheer fun and creativity.

You might be wondering "if this was so funny, why only three stars?" By the end of the book, I realized I didn't really like any of the characters and didn't feel like any of them had really shown any growth (and they all definitely had room for growth). It felt like a mean-spirited (yet funny) caricature of Hollywood types, and I believe the author could have made her characters and their struggles a bit more relatable.

So, overall, a quick read with some great moments without a lot of depth. Sometimes that fits the bill.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book will hit the spot for readers who are looking for an over-the-top Hollywood wives type of escape. I have to admit that I personally did not find this book ‘hilarious’ most of the time. The first couple of chapters seemed particularly frenetic. As a whole, this book seemed to be a bit disjointed and didn’t flow the way I would prefer. There was also only one character, the law-breaking sister, who really interested me.

However, I can see where other readers will like this story more than I did. I wanted more cutesy and less ‘mature audience’ content. I also thought the ending in no way matched the rest of the book, but it was fun. It was also fun to live vicariously in the insanity of The Hollywood lifestyle.

My thank you to the publisher for an advanced review copy through NetGalley.