I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for Jackpot Summer by Elyssa Friedland! I received a free electronic copy for an honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Berkley and Elyssa Friedland for letting me be a part of the tour!
Author: Elyssa Friedland
Published by: Berkley
Released: June 11, 2024
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: After the Jacobson siblings win a life-changing fortune in the lottery, they assume their messy lives will transform into sleek, storybook perfection—but they couldn’t be more wrong in the new laugh-out-loud novel from beloved author Elyssa Friedland.
The four Jacobson children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet, as adults, their financial lives—as well as their personal lives—are in complete disarray.
The siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore home on the market. Packing up their childhood isn’t easy, especially when they’ve all got drama brewing back home. Matthew is miserable at his corporate law job and wishes he had more time with his son; Laura’s marriage is imploding in spectacular fashion; Sophie’s art career is stalled while her boyfriend’s is on the rise; and Noah’s total failure to launch has him doing tech repair for pennies.
So when Noah sees an ad for a Powerball drawing, he and his sisters go in on a ticket. Matthew passes but the ticket is a winner and all hell breaks loose as the infusion of cash causes sibling rivalries and family secrets to resurface. Without their mother, and with their father busy playing pickleball in a Florida retirement village, the once close-knit siblings search for comfort in shiny new toys instead of each other.
It’s not long before the Jacobson's start to realize that they’ll never feel rich unless they can pull their family back together. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
The four Jacobson children were raised to respect the value of a dollar. Their mother reused tea bags and refused to pay retail; their father taught them to budget before he taught them to ride a bike. And yet, as adults, their financial lives—as well as their personal lives—are in complete disarray.
The siblings reunite when their newly widowed father puts their Jersey Shore home on the market. Packing up their childhood isn’t easy, especially when they’ve all got drama brewing back home. Matthew is miserable at his corporate law job and wishes he had more time with his son; Laura’s marriage is imploding in spectacular fashion; Sophie’s art career is stalled while her boyfriend’s is on the rise; and Noah’s total failure to launch has him doing tech repair for pennies.
So when Noah sees an ad for a Powerball drawing, he and his sisters go in on a ticket. Matthew passes but the ticket is a winner and all hell breaks loose as the infusion of cash causes sibling rivalries and family secrets to resurface. Without their mother, and with their father busy playing pickleball in a Florida retirement village, the once close-knit siblings search for comfort in shiny new toys instead of each other.
It’s not long before the Jacobson's start to realize that they’ll never feel rich unless they can pull their family back together. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: I always enjoy books about family, so I really enjoyed reading about the Jacobson's. I liked how we had a good number of siblings to focus on. Big families are fun.
I was just really drawn in by this synopsis. There is nothing that can tear a family apart quite like money, so winning the lottery just guarantees a mess. I liked seeing the journey in this story.
This is the perfect kind of book to enjoy during the summer. It's a lot of fun, not too much stress, and it's an easy read.
Elyssa Friedland is the acclaimed author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, The Floating Feldmans, The Intermission, and Love and Miss Communication. Elyssa is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School and currently teaches novel writing at Yale. She lives with her husband and three children in New York City, the best place on earth.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for Jackpot Summer by Elyssa Friedland! Thank you to Berkley and Elyssa Friedland for letting me be a part of the tour! This is the perfect book to add to your Summer Reading List!
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