It's so unlike me to give up on a book at 27% read, but in the case of Been There, Married That it was a question of retaining my sanity by stopping. Gigi Levangie's latest book sounds like it was written by someone stoned out of her mind by cocaine or meth. It skips around the Hollywood landscape from demented director husbands with erectile dysfunction issues, to menopausal wives, to make-up artists, mistresses, nannies, housekeepers and a "tween" daughter. Perhaps it is my own lack of familiarity with that scene, but it is impossible to read. And funny? Maybe I just didn't get it because for me the answer it "NO". Strange is that I have read Levangie-Grazier's previous novels and enjoyed them.

Do GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.? If you and your book club say yes, then put this on your list. It’s the story of Agnes Murphy Nash, married to super producer Trevor Nash.

Starting out as a great satiric/insider view of life in the Hollywood Business of movie making, the reader follows Aggie as her dissatisfied husband launches her into a nightmare divorce.

The book is peppered with other characters, often caricatures, of life in LaLa Land. It’s simply a fun read. For those of you who like Real Housewives, you will love this book. Relax and enjoy, it is readable, fun and engaging from start to finish.

Thanks Netgalley for giving this girl so much reading fun.

Hilarious, brilliantly written book. Agnes is so down to earth, with such a wry, caustic inner voice, she would appeal to just about anyone reading the book. She thinks or says all the things we are all thinking and are feeling guilty about thinking. Many of the inner workings of Hollywood are complicated and ultimately superficial in today's world. Marriages and families are almost set up to fail. I loved the family and friends.
Delighted I have found a new author.

Arc provided by NetGalley. I had I high hopes. I have loved the last few arcs but this is
Horrible. I love the cover and the premise has potential but there is
No one to root for. Every character is horrible. And there are books
We’re you don’t need someone to root for but this one isn’t one of
Them. It’s really long and drawn and and
Annoying
With a capital A. This had the potential to be funny and be a book where you root for the wronged wife but I hated Agnes. Ugh

I haven't read any of Gigi Levangie's earlier books but I will be searching for them now. A laugh out loud story about a writer, Agnes, married to a big shot producer, Trevor, arrives hone from a book signing to find she is locked out of her home. Surprise! Trevor wants a divorce. The story that follows is full of characters that just want to help in their own way. Her sister, fresh out of prison, her dad who has his on ideas about marriage and divorce, Trevor's over the top attorney, Agnes's quiet attorney who gets the job done without all the fanfare. Three hilarious nannies who help not only with Pep, the daughter, but also advise Agnes on how to handle Trevor and his multiple assistants. A light fun read that will put a big smile on your face and make you laugh out loud.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read this book for a fair and honest review.

In my opinion this was a hot mess. About 2/3 thru the author organizes her thoughts...before that it was all over the place. Book about spoiled Hollywood types and their drama and not interesting drama. I would skip this if I were you #netgalley

The writing of this book seemed very choppy to me. I could not even finish it. I did find some of it humorous but not enough so to continue reading.

Started this book last night, did not find it funny at all. Sorry I can’t finish the book. Wish I liked it but maybe I did not read enough. Hope others give it a chance.

Laugh out loud funny. Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie reads like a roman a clef, not saying that it is but it reads like one what with the name-dropping of both real and imaginary people. It has an insider's feel to it that is delicious; just right for a summer read. Is there a special term for a winter read? This book comes out in February; it just may be the thing to curl up with in front of the fire with a bottle of your favorite libation on Galentine's Day.

Ms. Levangie has a real ear for a clever turn of phrase, I love the way she so precisely worded things. I highlighted so many times because I just enjoyed a phrase, a sentence, or a passage so very much. I will be recommending this book, my sister for one will get a kick out of it. I haven't read many books of this genre, I'm not sure what this genre would be actually. I suppose Women's Fiction but it seems more than that. It is definitely comedic, there is sadness too.

I know at times I would become so frustrated with Agnes. How could she not see what that rat Trevor was doing, what that so-and-so Petra was up to? I guess that what makes a lot of it seem plausible. We can't see the forest for the trees. We can see when it is happening to others but not when it happens to us. (There is none so blind as those who will, or is it can, not see.) I hesitate to say more because part of the fun is seeing where the story goes.

Been There, Done That is a fast read, I neglected a few things this afternoon to read it with pleasure. If you like a book with a sometimes sassy main character who talks to herself, this will be a real treat to read. I carry on conversations with myself in my head often, I probably shouldn't admit to that publicly ... what I mean to say (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more ...) is that Agnes is a relatable character. In fact, I should mention that all character descriptions are well defined making them easy to picture in your head. Go ahead read the book, if you must, count it as a guilty pleasure. While you do, I'll be looking for more book by Gigi Levangie

I enjoyed this novel very much. The characters were extremely well drawn and sympathetic, and the story line was seamless. Highly reccomend this excellent book.

Sometimes, you pick up a book and you know it's going to be work to get through it but you know in the end it will have been worth it. Then there's those time when you pick up a book and you know it's going to be work to get through it and you wish you could be doing anything but reading it. For me, unfortunately, it's the latter. I could see where Gigi Levangie Grazer was going with this and I sure was rooting for this book to live up to it's potential. In the end, it just fell flat. I love a good Hollywood romp, romantic comedy, but it's got to be light and funny and fast. This was none of the above.

OMG this book will make you laugh out loud so many times and make you say WTF at the behavior of the characters!! It really is a great book that tells of the behind the curtain part of Hollywood.

This was definitely not a novel for me. It had too much drama and too many grown people acting in ways I've never seen happen in reality. It felt like reading an episode of The Real Housewives of whatever.

I dnf’d this book Several chapters into the story. I just did not like the writing style and it felt choppy and hard to follow. I’m sure there are readers who love this author. It just wasn’t for me.

Good quick beach read. BEEN THERE MARRIED THAT is another in a string of entertaining tales about Hollywood and those who inhabit it. Since it bears absolutely no resemblance to my life at all, I thoroughly enjoyed the cattiness, the intolerable husband and the sycophants that surround and the wife's struggle to maintain some semblance of sanity and balance in the midst of an awful situation.

Gigi Levangie Grazer is back! I have all her older novels in paperback (Maneater being my absolute favorite) and am so glad that she is writing a brand new one here. This book had me laughing hysterically! I loved Agnes even though she sometimes came off as a pushover, and loved how it felt like I were watching reality tv! This is certainly one of those books that should be in everyone's beach bag!

Hysterical!!! It’s been a long time since I’ve read a novel that literally had me laughing out loud!

Been There, Married That centers around Agnes, who is one of my favorite book characters to cross my kindle in a long time! Agnes has tried to juggle being married to a well renowned Hollywood producer, raising her tween daughter, and keeping her writing career afloat all while starting to enter all consuming and dreaded....menopause!!! Well, all of the balls she’s been keeping in the air fall down when her husband decides their marriage is over...effective immediately! From that point, I was completely hooked and I couldn’t wait to see what Gigi Levangie had planned for Agnes!

Been There, Married That is filled with sass, snark, and humor! I can absolutely see this novel turning into a movie! Gigi Levangie has written so many well timed one-liners throughout that I lost count! I finished this fast paced novel in two days because I found myself completely entranced—love that! Been There, Married That is a 4.5 star gem that I recommend to everyone! I cannot wait to read more from Gigi in the future!