Thanks to Atria Books for the free advance copy of this book.

MRS. EVERYTHING follows sisters Jo and Bethie through their lives from the 1950s to the present day as they try to find their places in the world and in each others’ lives.

We all know and love Jennifer Weiner’s romance novels, and this book has a bigger scope and a broader message than anything she’s written before. It tackles the whole of the lives of women in America - the good and the bad - and the bedrock importance of sisterhood throughout those lives. It’s hard to even write a concise review because so much happens in this book.

About halfway through this book I began to think the story felt a bit predictable and that I could see each development coming. Then I realized it feels like I already know the story because I do. Every woman you know has gone through one, many, or all of the things experienced by Bethie and Jo. Even if you were never a closeted lesbian or never had an abortion or aren’t Jewish, or whatever, there will be some aspect of their lives that you know in your own life.

I really loved how each woman thought they knew what was best for her sister and tried to guide her down that path. Sometimes they were right and sometimes they were wrong and sometimes they only understood part of the story. But they were there for each other, eventually, right down to the end.