A heartfelt story of fame, family, and forgiveness.

Cassie and Zoé couldn’t be more different—Cassie is shy and musically gifted, while Zoé is bold, beautiful, and ruthless. As The Griffin Sisters, they skyrocket to fame, only to vanish after one album. Twenty years later, Zoé’s daughter’s music dreams bring old wounds to the surface.

I loved Cassie and rooted for her the whole way. Zoé, on the other hand, was hard to like—some of her actions were just cruel. The dual timelines and 90s music nostalgia were a great touch, and the story had that classic Jennifer Weiner blend of humor, heart, and messy family drama.

Some parts felt a bit slow, and the constant focus on Cassie’s weight got repetitive. Still, it’s an enjoyable read about sisterhood, second chances, and the power of truth.

Sisters Cassie and Zoe couldn't be more different—Zoe's the charming beauty who dreamed of fame, while Cassie's the musical prodigy who preferred hiding in the shadows. But destiny had other plans, launching them as the Griffin Sisters right into the heart of early aughts fame (SNL! MTV! Rolling Stone!). Then after one whirlwind year, they mysteriously broke up and haven't spoken since. Twenty years later, Zoe's a housewife, Cassie's off the grid, and nobody knows what really happened. Enter Cherry, Zoe's teenage daughter who's determined to be a star despite her mom's warnings. She's on a mission to uncover the truth about the Griffin Sisters' breakup, and honey, the secrets that emerge are WILD.

The dual timeline structure hits perfectly—I was completely nostalgic for the 2000s while being totally invested in the present-day mystery. Some of those twists had me genuinely shocked! The family dynamics are messy and raw but also beautifully honest, with moments of real forgiveness and love. The character development for all three women is brilliant, and that ending? Chef's kiss.

This one was a pleasant surprise for me. I hadn't read anything by this author before and I was a little bit skeptical that it was going to be too much like Daisy Jones and the Six which I adored. I need not have worried though as whilst there are some similarities, the Griffin Sisters is a great read of its own. I found the character of Zoe hard to like throughout the book and I have to say I didn't change my mind at all. Cassie on the other hand I just warmed to immediately and felt so much for all her struggles.I love a story that flips between timeline through the chapter and I love how this one flowed. A really good read.

The Griffin sisters band was a one hit wonder in the 2000s. Now, the next generation of the family wants to sing as well, however that’s the last thing her mum wants. I loved the dual timeline, the comparisons between music in the 2000s and now a days. The bond between the sisters is just like mine, which I loved. I really loved Cassie, and felt that the fat phobia was really important to address and I can totally relate to her wanting to be invisible. This books reminds me of Daisy jones, but addresses different issues such as fat phobia, the unbreakable bond of sisterhood and the importance of family before fame. Each character is flawed, especially Zoe who is hard to like from the beginning. But what shines through is the love of sisters. However, I wanted more from the ending especially the rebuilding of Zoe and Cassie’s relationship.
Thank you to Natgalley and the publishers for this arc.

A great read for anyone who enjoyed ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’. I really enjoyed this book and the writing style suited the story perfectly.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was going to be a coming of age reality programme star find, rather than the going back to what was a former band that sounded like they were great and I wanted to go and cheer for!

The storey lines of Cassie and Zoe are really good and threaded through the book with twists and turns. Some of the things Zoe does to her sister out of jealousy cause twenty years of pain for them both.

I wanted to know what happened, I wanted to follow Cherry and find out if she too had success. It was a really good read and I could image there be a return of the Griffin Sisters!

'A story of sisters, love and the power of music'. This caught my attention and I was interested to see how the book panned out. Not a book I would normally read but I did have a lot of fun with this one and glad I read it. Very entertaining, loved the sisters (and their differences) and found this a book that was easy to read and quite quirky.

Thank you NetGalley and HQ for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A story of two sisters who form a band and fall in love with the same man which fractures their relationship. I loved the song writing elements but the narrative was overlong and it was a slog to get to the end. Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Nick Hornby will love this light summer read.

Cassie and Zoe Griffin were once pop sensations, teenage sisters catapulted to fame but fame has a price, and as adults, they’re no longer speaking—until Cherry, Zoe’s daughter, forces them to confront everything they’ve avoided for years.

What I liked most about this book is how Weiner captures the unique bond of sisterhood—equal parts fierce love, resentment, loyalty, and rivalry. Cassie, the socially awkward singer/songwriter, and Zoe, the fame seeking front-woman, are written with depth and nuance. You can feel the weight of their shared past in every conversation—and in every silence.

The dual timelines, jumping between their rise to fame and their present-day reckoning, are done seamlessly. There’s nostalgia for early 2000s pop culture, but it never feels like the book relies on that nostalgia alone. It’s really a story about what happens after the spotlight fades—how we redefine ourselves, forgive each other, and figure out what still matters.

The ending was a little neatly wrapped up for my taste, but honestly? I didn’t mind. Sometimes it’s nice to read a story that gives its characters the redemption they deserve.

This book is for anyone who’s ever had a complicated sibling dynamic, chased a dream, or wondered if it’s ever too late to come back together. A definite recommend for Jennifer Weiner fans and readers who love emotional, character-driven fiction with a splash of pop flair.

Thank you to Netgalley and Rechel Quinn for access to the advanced copy of this book.
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits was such a phenomenal read. I was caught up in the emotion and lives of the main characters, Zoe, Cassie and, Cherry. They were wonderfully flawed but, strong female characters. They made mistakes, they hurt each other but nothing beats the love shared between sisters.
The story of the band was a great backdrop for this masterfully written multi-generational tale of the love shared between sisters, aunts, mothers and daughters. The characters were complex and we'll rounded and they were written in such a compelling way.

This book has definitely been an unexpected favourite for me and I am so so glad I had the chance to read it.

A story of love, loss, heartbreak and betrayal.
The story revolves around Zoe and Cassie Grossberg, Zoe is young, popular and beautiful, all she wants is to be a star and dreams of touring the world but has one slight problem, she lacks talent. Zoe on the other hand is a child prodigy with an extraordinary talent for music and has a voice of and angel but all Cassie wants is to play her piano in private and read, she is the complete opposite to Zoe in looks and confidence.

When an opportunity comes along for the Griffin sisters to form a band together Zoe will stop at nothing to convince her sister to do so, but just as fame comes around tragedy strikes and the Griffin sisters part ways.

Twenty years later Cassie is living a solitary life in Alaska and hasn't spoken to her family in all that time and refuses to listen or play any music. Zoe has a teenager daughter Cherry who wants nothing more to go onto a musical talent show and knows nothing about her mothers past or that she has an aunt.
When Cherry finds out about her mothers past, she wants everyone to be reunited but how much heartache will follow?

If you are a lover of Daisy Jones & the six this book is got you!

Big time band The Griffin Sisters are the next big thing , until tragedy strikes & the The sisters disappear

I love how this book focuses on the past & present. The book is well written that the past & present section flows well.

What really happened on that tragic night?

A must read this summer

Zoe and Cassie have been estranged for decades following a tragic event that ended their promising musical career. Cassie, the gifted singer songwriter of the band, is living a reclusive life off-grid in Alaska. Zoe, the pretty eye-candy band member, is married and bringing up her family, which includes her teenage daughter Cherry and who is herself determined to both to pursue a musical career and to find her estranged aunt. The story switches from the present time and Cherry’s quest, with flashbacks to Zoe and Cassie’s early family life and their brief musical career.

I struggled to engage with the characters in this book and to imagine their success as a band, but the story was well-written and flowed easily. Maybe it was just not my cup of tea.

When a style of books trends it is always good to see how the rest of the books compares. Since Daisy Jones and the Six there has been an influx of novels based around music or life in a band. Some have hit the mark and some haven’t. Fortunately for seasoned writer Jennifer Weiner The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits is a great read.

The story of sisters Cassie and Zoe – chalk and cheese – who end up internationally famous is a compelling one. It looks at familial love, romantic love and parental love. It looks at how the world isn’t made or accessible to everyone, it looks at how the opinions of people that you don’t know can often be the most hurtful and impactful thing but how it can also be the fuel for others.

Ultimately though it is about the seemingly unbreakable bond between sisters and how perceived jealousy can ruin lives.

The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits is a brilliant book and readers who love music will love this too.

The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner is available now.

All the daisy jones vibes here! I loved so much about this book but also there were parts that I could have done without. MRS EVERYTHING will always hold top spot in my half but definitely think this is one of her best books too. If you want to recapture some of the “Daisy jones vibes” this is for you. It has child fame, jealousy, scandal and of course sisterhood and love. A perfect choice to read by the lake or beach this summer!

This is utterly brilliant. Jumping around from the past to the present, and following the griffin sisters’ careers and Cassie’s self imposed exile is fascinating and incredibly well written. Loved every minute.

Have you ever opened a book, started a book and realised straight away how much you're going to fall in love with that book? That's how I feel about the Griffin sister's Greatest Hits. The second, I listened to Dakota Fanning read that book, and I knew I was done for this book was for me.

Yes, reminiscence of Daisy, Jones and The Six. However, it had its own magic, I fell in love with Zoe and Cassie, the Griffin sisters. I fell in love with their band. I fell in love with the magic that they brought to the stage. And then my heart broke with them, my heartbreak for Zoe and Cassie.
When Zoe started getting pushed out of the band, you saw the staging change. I felt her pain, her resentment brewing. My heart broke for Cassie, as she fell in love with her sister's husband from afar. And how he wanted her. I felt every bit of their pain. I cried. I smiled, and when you had Cherry on the hunt for Cassie, you knew things were going to blow up.

To me, everything about this book was just perfect. I loved it. I loved the story. I loved the fact that this band felt real, the pain was real. Their love was real. Not going to lie, when the revelations came out. I was crying. I was so upset. And the fact that we never really know the truth about what happened that night that broke them up. The thing behind it. It just broke me. It felt like such a waste of Wow, just a waste

You can feel the anger and the resentment from Zoe, you can feel the pain from Cassie, and you can kind of understand and justify. The different behaviours of these characters. But at the same time, for what? There was no need for it. And I'm gutted about that. I am gutted that the story happened and played out the way it did. I love the tenacity of Cherry, the fact that she didn't give up. She didn't give up hope on her family. Even when she thought everyone else had.

I was so emotional. reading it and listening to it in the car. I was crying in the car, which I don't recommend. I was listening to it when I was in the gym, and again, trying my hardest not to cry on a treadmill.

This was to me, by far, one of my favourite books; it definitely gave me a Taylor Jenkins Reid feels. I feel like Jennifer should stand on her own. Comparisons are always great. People are always going to compare, but this has its own magic. It's own love, its own raw, undulated pain. And, just the raw emotion. I loved every single word on that page. If I did have one gripe, it's just that waste. And when you get to that chapter, you will know what I mean. The pain that Zoe and Cassie feel and the conversations that they have. It was raw, and it was only when Zoe was lying in bed and talking to Jordan about everything after she'd spoken to Cassie. It was his words to her that made you realise. There's no blame. No one knows what's going to happen with some words that you say in the heat of the moment.

And as much as we are, as humans, we blame ourselves for everything. We cannot place the blame on someone else's behaviour. And that hurts, but that's part of a story. This book is something special. I absolutely adored it, and I just wish everyone could read this book because, to me, it was just It was brilliant and I really cannot recommend it enough.

And that's the end of my incoherent rambles! Just read it!

The Griffin Sister’s Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner was a beautiful and sad story about two sisters who fall for the same guy.
Zoe and Cassie are very close as sisters and rely on each other a great amount. Cassie is a musical genius, and Zoe is not. Zoe however, wishes she was. That’s when negative feelings come through, and when the girls are living their best life, things start to fall apart.
I loved the characters, they were very complex, which made this story a fantastic read.
Many thanks to HQ for the opportunity to read this arc copy via Netgalley. My opinion is my own.
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I absolutely adored the vibes of this read, from start to finish. I think the characters were introduced impeccably and we really saw them in their natural state right from the off. I actually really warmed to Cassie and Zoe as characters, but also as sisters, and they made for interesting protagonists. There were a LOT of comments about Cassie's weight, which I know is standard of showbiz, but I did find it a bit repetitive.

This felt like everything I needed and was a fab palette cleanser. I loved how their relationship was explored, and I felt so deeply for the characters at different times in the novel.

Overall, a fab read!

A wonderful book about two sisters who were in a band and things went wrong.

Zoe is the oldest sister and is married and has 3 children, her oldest daughter Cherry is from her first marriage. Cherry wants to be a singer and when she is small she discovered that her Mum was in a band with her sister. Cassie has disappeared the other sister and Zoe doesn’t know where she is of what happened all those years ago, she does not want to be found. Cherry ends up on a talent show and she decides to go and find Cassie.

It was a nice book of loss and blame and forgiveness. It was a bit slow to start off with but got better as the book went on.

It was a different story than other books and flowed.