This is a fun book - Clover is a middle aged Mom and executive producer with a difficult Mother trying to balance it all until one day she has her Ferris Bueller day where she decides enough is enough and her alter ego wreaks havoc everywhere she goes. At times I laughed and at times I thought “what are you doing?” And at times she was clearly over the top. Stay on her Rollercoaster ride to see how the day ends and the differences that will come from her day off (her rocker). <smile>. As a working Mom it is so relatable and her day was a little liberating and I highly recommend.

At 42%, I am not finishing this book. I thought that I would be able to relate more to this character and in some aspects, I did. However, I did not find any part of the book to be funny and if these things happened in real life, she would have been fired, arrested...etc. As someone who also deals with anxiety, the mannerisms of Clover were almost insulting. The blatant disregard for taking and mixing prescription drugs and other medicines found in her house were not okay.

This was a laugh-out-loud hilarious feminist story about the challenges and exhaustion of modern motherhood and one woman's decision to walk away from it all for a day. I laughed so hard reading this no holds barred, honest look at parenting twins, balancing work and family life while still trying to carve out time for yourself.

The story also takes on consent and sexual assault from abusive men. A great mashup of Bridget Jones and Finlay Donovan (minus the dead bodies). Highly recommended! I hadn't read anything by Beth Morrey before but I can't wait to read more now! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy and @prhaudio for a complimentary ALC in exchange for my honest review!

The premise of this book sounded much more comedic than the actual story was. I felt bad for Clover as she was obviously over extended, stressed and not handling things well at all. I found some of the situations just plain mean. I really wanted to like the book more than I did. Thanks #NetGalley

Beth Morrey's latest novel has its heart in the right place - a middle-aged woman, tired of being a doormat, breaks out of her constricted roles in one unexpected day a la "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Clover is a tired and tireless good girl, always saying yes to everyone's needs and demands except for her own. Her background as written makes it easy to understand why she is the way she is, even if I couldn't personally relate and struggled a bit to empathize. This is a fast read, and by the end it was mostly satisfying, but I didn't enjoy being inside Clover's head all day - the tone came across as strident and mean and missed the mark for me. I could have used more warm humor as Clover figured out her sh*t. Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Group Putnam, and G.P. Putnam's Sons for a digital review copy.

Clover Hendry’s Day Off was a trip into the mind of a woman tired of all the crap in her life. And today is the day she is going to change everything. Sometimes I loved her behavior, other times she crossed the line. But definitely entertaining. My biggest pet peeves were the flashbacks to show why she was in this place now. Sometimes they dragged on and I couldn’t wait to get back to the crazy day. But overall enjoyable

As a chronic people pleaser, I loved Clover and her story was wonderfully relatable. It was pitched a "Ferris Bueller" day off vibes and I was not disappointed. I loved this funny and engaging story!

Fun read. Plenty of laugh out loud moments for me. Kept me engaged as it was quite engaging.
Thank you @netgalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this ebook!

* I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.

I really, really struggled with this book. It couldn’t hold my interest from the very beginning. The premise is interesting but Clover’s day seems to continually take a turn for the worst. Instead of a super fun day playing hooky from work and familial responsibilities, Clover is rude to people she meets, many of whom are just doing their jobs, commits crimes, and acts like typical rules just don’t apply to her. To top it all off, we get some odd glimpses into her background with her own mother, but I still never felt like we really knew Clover at the end. I’m glad she has some confidence and can finally stand up go her mother but i cant get past her being nothing but rude and disrespectful towards everyone throughout the day.

I would not recommend this book.

Clover has always been a pleaser, tolerating people taking advantage of her repeatedly and not wanting to rock the boat. Until she stopped. One day, she just decided she'd had it. Her boss piled way too much work on her, her mother whined and complained and her teenage twins took advantage of her as well.

In a meeting at work one day, her boss tried to pile even more work on her. But, Clover walked out of her job, went swimming, and committed some other acts she would have considered outrageous just 24 hours before. Clover wasn't going to take it any more. During the course of the day, she offended a few people, garnered a large Instagram following, and set herself on a path to putting herself first.

Anyone who's felt overwhelmed by the demands of others will enjoy Clover's resolute determination not to endure another minute of being run over roughshod by family and employers.

Fans of Sophie Kinsella and those who enjoyed Fran Littlewood's Amazing Grace Adams will want to read this one.

Clover Hendry has had enough: enough work, enough family, enough of being taken for granted. So, when she hits that wall, she just leaves work to take a spontaneous day off. And what a great day it is for her, she finds her true self and voice and learns to stand up for herself. This is a fun story about empowerment and self-care. I thoroughly enjoyed Clover’s exciting day off and especially the surprise at the end. Thank you NetGalley for providing the ARC.

Quirky book

I felt like this book would be funny, and it was, in many parts. However, as the day in the life of a Clover who’s decided to take just one day for herself meandered around, it became less funny, more off putting.

I completely understand that some women are overwhelmed between partners, children and work, rarely finding time for themselves. Good on Clover for calling a time out! But, some of her decisions that day were not the best, and verged on really bad. Just not a book that I appreciated, though I’m sure others will.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

I was drawn to this book because hello! There’s a bunny on the cover! And I’m a bunny mom and I needed to see what this book was all about.

Clover Hendry has just about had it in life. Always saying yes and never standing up for herself until one morning at work she snapped and then just said screw it, and plays hooky for the rest of the day. This book is jam packed with so many things that Clover does on her day off, most of the things out of character for her and finally let’s loose. In her head, she’s a bit of a rambler and the story flips in paragraphs between the past to get an understanding of her and the present in the course of one day.

This book is good if you’re looking for a light, care free read. I probably would not have picked it up if it weren’t for that bunny on the cover. I did enjoy reading about the rabbit, BigWig.

A lot of fun and virtually cathartic, as we feel Clover's highs and lows in a (mostly) single day narrative. Recommended!

Clover Hendry is chronically stressed, depressed, and undermedicated, and after years of anxiety and stuffing down her feelings she has hit her limit and just can’t give a shit anymore. I can sympathize, though I can’t say I’ve reacted in quite the same way. Who can’t say they’ve wanted to have a day like Clover’s, just going around and doing whatever you want and telling people what you really think? But it gradually becomes clear that she didn’t just randomly decide that today was the day she stopped caring, and there’s more going on. This book was hilarious and poignant and triumphant all at once, somehow managing to convey character growth even though the story takes place over a single day. I really enjoyed it.

Representation: LGBTQ+ characters

CW: sexual assault (past, mentioned), narcissistic parent, drug use

Ever wanted to be Ferris Bueller for a day? This is essentially a retelling of this with a middle aged woman as the main character and I loved it. Clover takes a day and just does what she wants and tells her life to buffer off for the day. It is a fun lighthearted read, perfect for the beach.

This was such a great book. So fun! I love the whole concept of it, and the author really did write it exactly as most of us would do it . loved it.

What a delightful read. I think we’ve all wanted to just go off script for a day and this was the perfect book for that. Entertaining and funny! I can’t wait to share this one with friends when it comes out.

It took me a while to make time for Clover Hendry's Day Off, but I am certainly quite happy that I did. If you are a woman who has ever just wished you could say what you were thinking and buggar with any fall out - Clover is for you. The author said she was inspired by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and you do have that feeling - let's play hookey, do all of the things that you *want* to do, not just what you have to do.

Where Clover fell a little for me was in the somewhat choppy "flashbacks" or background for situations. I felt that although the background was needed, the method or back and forth was sometimes hard to follow.

In all, I enjoyed the book. Speak your mind, speak up at home and at work and be a little more like Clover.

I made it through about 70% of Clover Hendry's Day Off by Beth Morrey. I had to stop for a time because I have a few other galleys with archive dates approaching. I will probably go back and finish after that. It is described as a retelling of Ferris Beuhler's Day Off from a modern female perspective. Clover is typically a people pleaser but decides to uncharacteristically take the day off and put herself before her career and family. The portions of the novel that I read was funny at times and light-hearted, however a few plot details were a bit far-fetched.