This is another one I've had sitting on my desk for ages, unable to get into it. It should be a quick and easy read, but I just find myself zoning out.

I found this one really quite awful. It’s not the worst I’ve read, but it comes close. The main character is completely unlikeable, and the book reads more like a bad “reality tv” script than anything else. Everything about living in suburbia is exaggerated to the point that I wonder if the author herself has ever actually lived in a suburban setting. At least where I’m from, most suburbanites don’t have a several-thousand dollar outdoor kitchen setup, interior decorators at their beck and call, and alcohol-fueled PTA fundraisers. It’s so unrealistic that it’s almost funny. The book is all about keeping up with the Jones’ when everything is just smoke and mirrors, but there’s no real depth to any of the characters and the overall plot is week. Would not recommend. ( )

Completely predictable with a sanctimonious ending, City Mouse is essentially Mean Girls gone Mom.

Jessica and family move to wealthy Suffern from NY City in order to purchase a McMansion for their family. Nearly every peer she meets there is a terrible person, or married to a terrible person and as they inflict their terribleness onto Jessica she finds herself losing who she really is in order to fit in.

It's a quick read and if you don't care about being able to predict nearly everything that happens then you will enjoy this. ( )

I went in to this book without any expectations. That being said— this was alright, but no great. I'm usually a fan of chick-lit. I wasn’t blown away by the plot or the writing. Left with an overall feeling of “Meh.”

*Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review ( )

Jessica always swore she would never leave NYC to move to the suburbs, but that was before Jessica and her husband, Aaron, had two children and no space in their high priced apartment. After finding a lovely spacious home in a wonderful neighborhood, however, their luck seems too good to be true. Their neighbors have children the same age and all seems too perfect. With a new circle of friends and a high level of expected parental involvement at the preschool, Jessica and Aaron struggle to balance commuting to work in the city and fulfilling their ever growing social obligations. Keeping up with the neighbors, their constant parties, and the social nuances of suburban inclusion leads Jessica and Aaron to wonder if the suburban life is worth it after all.

This novel was a quick read, which reminded me of "Mean Girls" grown up into a bitchy group of suburban moms. Not particularly realistic but probably validating for anyone who has found herself wondering if their cliquey social group is worth all the drama. ( )