I continue to be a fan of Jennifer Weiner and her writing. She really has this great way of pulling you into the story, introducing you to each character with thought. She builds them out in front of you while painting you a picture of Cape Cod. I appreciate that while Covid is mentioned in this book and is part of the overall plot, it isn't the main focus. It's a side piece of what is driving the story. I enjoyed seeing each character's cracks begin to form, and show just how human each of them is. The personification of the house, in gentle moments, really kept me drawn in. I just love how she writes.

Well of course she does it again. A wedding brings everyone to the cape for the summer and that means a boiling over point for the secrets hidden, tensions brewing, and all the resentments and misunderstandings a family can have.
This is the first book I've read that sets us in the midst of the pandemic -- with Ruby the college student not wanting to quarantine without her boyfriend, Gabe- and all of a sudden a household is in an intense reconfiguration of husband, wife, two little kids, and one young couple. As the two young lovers are finding their way through a relationship that's been put on fast-forward because of the pandemic, quarantine-life has brought her usually blissful marriage to a screeching halt. The annoyances that brewed up were so relatable, but of course this is a Jennifer Weiner book, so what's going on with this family is a lot more complicated -and readers will peel layer after layer throughout the book to understand what is really going on.
Couldn't put it down.
Sutton Foster is amazing, loved the narration.