I regret to write this, but I did not enjoy this book, no depth,, I did not get to know the characters, very shallow.
There was really not much to the story, seemed all the characters floated in and out.
A grandmother, unfortunately, making errors in judgement in the latter part of her life, Her family struggling to communicate.and stay afloat emotionally. The mother appeared so detached.
Not sure if other readers will conquer.

I enjoyed it but I could see how some people may not. It's not a book that is particularly concerned with being exciting. However, that shouldn't lead anyone to believe it's boring or that the story isn't good. It's tone is just very calm and laid-back compared to the subjects it's covering but it's still engaging enough for you to want to know where it's going. The characters are flawed but not fatally so. I think if there's a book for a rainy day, it's this one.

This is OK. Parts of it are excellent, but it's a little uneven and there are some rather humorous parts. This may be one of the books that readers either like or dislike, without much in between.

I really appreciate the ARC for review!!

Three generations of an Irish family finally come to grips with what being family really means, with the help of an American home health aide. I don't want to give too much away, but I really enjoyed this. If you like Evvie Drake Starts Over and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, pick up a copy of this heart-warming novel

Rebecca Hardiman has written just the humorous family dramedy I needed to read! When Millie Gogarty must have an at-home caretaker, her son, Kevin hires American aide, Sylvia. Things appear to be going smoothly, well in fact. Meanwhile, Kevin's teenage daughter, AIdeen, causes family drama with her twin, and lands in board ing school when the famiy can't take the angst anymore. Soon, Sylvia has left with Millie's "loan" to cure her ailing nephew, Millie recupperates from house fire in a care home, and Aideen has new friends who lead her into mischeif. Then, Aideen and Millie both escape - dertermined to track down Sylvia and reclaim Millie's property. Hijinx ensue! Recommended for fans of Maria Semple, Jennifer Weiner, and similar family dramedy fiction.

This was a delightfully entertaining book with some very serious topics but handled in an easy banter sort of way. Perfect for fans of the Rosie project anyone who has been apart of any type of family at all will love it!

Good Eggs is a fantastic story about an Irish family. The characters are great especially the grandma and the daughter Aideen. It looks at a lot of different family situations with humor, but we can also see the hurt that some cause. It tackles topics like dementia, sibling rivalry, cheating, fraud, and more. The pace of the story is great, it really leaves you wanting to know how things turn out. I raced through the book and found it hard to put down. While some of the characters did piss me off at points, I think that just made the story more interesting. A couple real surprises make it an all around wonderful read.

Book Review for Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman
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Millie, Kevin and Aideen are family, they love each other but every one of them feels like they aren’t loved enough.

Millie is a widow. She’s the matriarch of the family. She loves her son Kevin and his family but she misses her husband. Her life doesn’t feel interesting or exciting. She constantly feels like her son is looking for a reason to put her in a nursing home.
When Millie gets caught shoplifting again, it sets the whole storyline into motion. Kevon tells her that she needs a live in care giver. Enter Sylvia.

Kevin is exhausted. He loves his family but it takes a lot out of him, especially now that he’s lost his job and is the primary care giver. He’s only trying to help his mom. Her behavior can be a bit erratic. He’s debating putting Aideen in a boarding school and he thinks his wife no longer loves him and just stays with him out of routine.

Aideen is sixteen and dealing with her own drama, usually her twin sister. After another fight, her parents decide to send her to boarding school. Aideen kind of feels like they’ve given up on her. Sure, she’s gotten into a little trouble but it’s been harmless.

Lots of dramas for everyone throughout this story, some more entertaining than others. I thought Kevin’s drama with his wife didn’t add a lot to the storyline. I liked Aideen a lot and Millie is fun in a quirky way.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley, thanks!

What a zany story about an Irish family spiraling out of control--an elderly grandmother addicted to shoplifting, a workaholic mom, a rebellious teenager and an out-of-work dad who's trying to fix everything but only seems to make things worse. Just a completely fun adventure to get lost in for a few hours!

I was really looking forward to reading this book about the Gogartys, an Irish family, supposedly full of quirkiness.

It took me a while to get into the book. I have read many novels by Irish authors and have enjoyed them immensely. I was expecting something similar to Maeve Binchy or Marian Keyes, sometimes fluffy but with substance and good a storyline. I had a lot of trouble with the vernacular in this book....I had to look up many words or I had reread a passage a couple times in order to understand what was being said. I found it very surprising that the author actually lives in New Jersey.

Sadly, I could not connect to any of the characters. I tried but I just found not get there. Aideen was a mean, moody character, her twin sister loved to push her buttons, Kevin and Grace seemed detached from themselves and their family and Millie was a thief.

I kept hoping that I would get used to the writing style and that I would find redeeming qualities in the family. That did not happen.

Maybe it was just the wrong time and place for me to read this book. Or, perhaps, it is just the fact that not every book is for everybody.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this Advance Reader's Copy.

There are indeed a few “good eggs” in Rebecca Hardiman’s debut novel Good Eggs, but the truly good ones are not easily identifiable at first glance. Some of the “eggs” are better than others, some are not as good as they first seem to be, and others turn out to be a whole lot better than we thought they were. And, Dublin’s Gogarty family fills almost a whole carton of “eggs” all by itself.

Kevin Gogarty, father of twin teenaged daughters, a younger daughter, and a small son, has found himself relegated to the role of house-husband in recent months. His wife has necessarily taken on a more time-consuming job in order to support the family at least until Kevin manages to find a new job for himself. It doesn’t help, however, that all of Kevin’s experience is in a dying industry whose job-base is rapidly shrinking. In the meantime, Kevin is doing a passable job as house-husband while rather halfheartedly looking for a job and keeping tabs on his 82-year-old mother.

Kevin’s world, though, is about to get interesting. Millie, his mother, seems greatly to be enjoying some of the freedoms that come with advanced age: speaking her mind, dressing comfortably at all times, eating whatever she wants to eat at all hours of the day and night, and — in her mind, at least — even a little bit of recreational shoplifting. It’s that last bit that gives Kevin the opportunity to finally insist that his mother accept a home-visiting caretaker into her life, a development that Millie sees as placing her giant step closer to the nursing home life she so dreads. In the meantime, Aideen, one of Kevin’s twins, has become so rebellious and unhappy with her life, that Kevin and his wife decide to send her away to boarding school.

Now, Kevin thinks, life will settle down into the calm routine he needs if he is to get on seriously with his job search. Let’s just say that Kevin could not have been more wrong about that if he had tried.

Bottom Line: Good Eggs is a very funny novel with a heart. At times, the humor is almost slapstick in nature, but the reader is always aware that Millie Gogarty is really just an old woman trying to make the most of what time she has left. She is a memorable character, one with whom many readers will easily identify as they prepare (and hope) to age with a bang rather than with a whimper themselves. It is impossible not to cheer on Millie and Aideen as they enjoy together the adventure of their lifetimes. This one is fun.

I had a hard time getting into this book at first. I wasn't really feeling it. I am glad I stuck with it. Millie was quite the character and very entertaining. The author did a wonderful job of showing the characters as flawed and real. I felt for Aideen. I can't imagine it is easy to be a twin when your twin seems perfect. I loved that Millie and Aideen had a relationship that was truly their own. I had some issues with Kevin. I was ready to dislike him with his secrets but was happy with the way the situation was resolved.

Thank you to Artia Books and NetGalley for the ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book was such an uplifting and fun read during such a time of unrest. I NEEDED to escape reality and this book certainly gave it to me. I love when books give characters a second chance because it helps give us hope.

This was a bit of a slog. Though I’m not typically one of those people who has to have a character to care about/identify with to enjoy a book, it might have helped carry this book for me if one had been present in this case. There seemed to be no depth to anyone, not even the crazy granny. I was a full 70% in before the story got to me at all - the only thing I truly enjoyed was Aideen’s observations of American life.

I had a very difficult time getting into this book. The only character I found even slightly likable was Aideen, the daughter, and even she was questionable. Kevin, the father, was creep and gross. Grace, his wife, was cold and unfeeling. Aideen's siblings were either snotty or non-existent. Millie, the grandma, was obnoxiously annoying. And I saw right through the care-taker from the first moment she was introduced. Very disappointing.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

Millie Gogarty is a hoot! She is the epitome of many people's crazy grandparents. The octogenarian proudly lives in her own home. Despite a few fender benders and a trip to the police station on charges of shoplifting, Millie considers herself very independent. Her son has other thoughts on that subject. Kevin Gogarty is used to his mother's tactics to avoid discussing the touchy subject of moving to a care facility but the call from the police was the last straw. Kevin hires a helper to do housework for his mom and take her on errands. The American woman that he hires is not who she appears to be. Kevin's troubled teenage daughter Aideen seeks solace at her Gran's only to be pulled into the drama unfolding there. The author crafts each character so well that you can identify with the teenage emotions, midlife ennui and elderly disorientation. Every character has their own personal issues yet they are connected by their family ties. Family becomes the driving force behind Kevin and Aideen's actions to help Millie. The action in the story leads the family members to identify things in each other that they had not recognized before. They realize that although their lives are not perfect, they can love and support each other through all life's challenges.

If you love Frederik Backman and his slightly odd but entirely loveable characters, you'll love this.

Publisher sent ARC for an honest review. Debut novel that sounded like a mood lifter, day brightener, heart warmer of a book. I started reading when bad weather outside and I needed a bright lifter.

Silliness begins book...

I got lost at times in storyline
took notes on characters - still confused
flipped too much through characters