I feel like if you’re going to write comedy, you need to be good at it. Her stand-up comedy was okay, but it never had me laughing. She thinks she has the world figured out – keep everyone at a distance, don’t let anyone in, and all will be well with her life. Her ego is self-inflated, she has little respect for anyone and seems to think the world exists for her, and her alone. Jamie is crass and abrasive to the point you just want her to stop talking. That’s unfair of me to say, since she’s dealing with something really traumatic for her, and it’s not something easily to just move past, but omfg I just wanted her to buck up. Maybe I just can’t relate at all, but I wanted to take her by the shoulders and tell her to get over herself. On top of that – knowing she’s dealing with a lot prior to smacking into her sister – she’s still whiny and insecure and irritating. I can understand not wanting or liking to swear, but “gluteus Maximus trench” “underworld” “excrement” and “you’ve got to be intercoursing kidding” are just fucking obnoxious. The MCs aren’t really likeable, the euphemisms Siri uses to curse are atrocious. While I did end up enjoying the book (it was a really rocky start) the beginning just kind of hurt the book for me. This didn’t meet my expectations in the slightest. I really loved Christine’s debut – Again, but Better, so I was really looking forward to Better Together. Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday books for providing and eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I split my reading between an eARC and Audiobook. Alongside a parade of hijinks and budding romance, both girls work to navigate their broken family life and the stresses of impending adulthood.įreaky Friday meets The Parent Trap in New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio’s Better Together, a sparkling and heartfelt story about sisters, second chances, finding romance, and finding yourself. Jamie’s falling for the handsome New Yorker she keeps running into, Zarar. Soon Siri’s crushing on Jamie’s best friend Dawn. The sisters unexpectedly find themselves stuck living in each other’s shoes. With an accidental assist from some fortuitous magic, Jamie arrives in New Jersey, looking to all the world like Siri, and Siri steps off her flight sporting a Jamie glamour. It’s time they get to know and confront each of their estranged parents. Now, reunited after over a decade apart, they hatch a plot to switch places. They’ve grown up living completely separate lives: Jamie with their Dad and Siri with their Mom. Jamie and Siri are sisters, torn apart at a young age by their parent’s volatile divorce. When they run into each other, their worlds turn upside down. They’ve both signed up for the same session at an off the grid Re-Discover Yourself Retreat in Colorado. Siri’s a stunning ballerina from New Jersey nursing a career-changing injury. Jamie’s an aspiring standup comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety.
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