Definitely a little different from my normal reads but sometimes a slice of nice is just what I needed.

Claire has had enough, per the title 😂, and feels under appreciated and a little stuck in her life. I love when we have a Mona character that is older than their 20s and has loved some life.

A little bit of a romance but really a finding yourself again. What are you looking for in life and what do you need from those around you.

I was rooting for Claire and I thought it was obvious what she needs but it’s her journey that is the highlight here.

Even without marriage or kids, Claire and her life is so relatable. She’s strong and someone I could see being friends with.

I enjoyed this one but now back to a thriller.

This is a witty, relatable book for this something mom and wife. Claire experiences so many pitfalls of motherhood and a marriage. Her husband is not helpful and that made him hard to like. Her children were apathetic just like their dad. Throughout the book it was hard to tell which way it was going to go so that kept me guessing. The middle of the book was a bit disjointed for me from the rest of the story.

Thank you Net Galley, Liz Alterman and Severn House for the opportunity to preview this title. The opinions shared are my own.
Claire Casey's Had Enough will be available June 3, 2025.

As a mom, Claire is so relatable. It is so easy to be overlooked and say yes to everything and one day Claire has had enough. I loved this book about a mom who is DONE. She finds her voice and starts speaking her mind (good for her!) and then her children think she's awesome. Love this mom-com!

Thank you to Liz Alterman for the ARC! We are all buzzing over “Claire Casey’s Had Enough” at Book Lovers The Buzz. And after reading it, I can see why!

Claire Casey is a mom of three, and is used to being the “keeper” of the family - a career, PTA mom, in the trenches, doing all the things for everybody. But when her husband, Paul, forgets to pick her up at the airport, Claire has simply had enough! She and her husband take a break, giving Claire time to reevaluate her life.

I felt like Claire Casey myself these last few weeks (seriously, why are there SO many activities crammed into the last month of school?!) Between work, school, PTA and family, I could easily relate to reaching that breaking point. Thankfully my husband has never left me stranded like Claire’s did (and he also drove me to meet Liz Alterman a few years ago so bonus points for him!)

Funny and relatable, this story was an easy read and a refreshing breath of fresh air. I enjoyed how it was paced and found myself nodding my head along to parts of the frustration Claire was feeling. She was a strong and funny FMC who was easy to root for.

I have loved all of Liz’s previous books, which were thrillers but this “mom com” is right up there with them! Brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud, if you have ever been a busy mom you will enjoy this one.

“Claire Casey’s Had Enough” releases June 3, 2025. This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle).

Claire Casey is a stressed out working mom of three busy sons and married to man who is weaponized incompetence personified. When Paul forgets to pick her up from the airport after a business trip, that’s the last straw – Claire Casey’s Had Enough! Unsure about the future of their marriage, Claire and Paul take a break, giving Claire a chance to find herself and figure out what she really wants. Is it Paul or is it an old flame who’s back on the scene? It all comes to a head on one chaotic day in September!

As a working mom in the same age range as Claire, I’m really enjoying that “mom coms” are having a moment! This hilarious and heartfelt book will be so relatable to any mom who constantly juggles to keep all the balls in the air: her thankless job, the kids and their never-ending activities, the pushy PTA moms, and through it all, still trying to find a moment for herself and for romance. I totally identified with Claire and was rooting for her to find happiness regardless of which way things went. Perfect for fans of Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood and It’s Getting Hot in Here by Jane Costello.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Severn House, and Book Lovers: The Buzz for providing me an advance copy of this book.

This novel will resonate with moms. Sometimes life gets monotonous and you put yourself last. Whether your drowning in laundry, cooking, carpooling or not feeling appreciated life happens and sometimes we need to reset.
Claire and her husband end up taking a break. This will give them time to re-evaluate and perhaps find what they each need. I found this novel fun to read and realistic.

What a great holiday read. To be honest, initially the storyline frustrated me as it was so frenetic for Claire and everything seemed to be so out of control. I just wanted her to breathe! - and I was so delighted when she gave Paul the push! However, that’s not the whole story here. I think Liz Alterman managed to brilliantly capture the conflicts of family life, friendship and marriage. I’ll admit I’d a whole other theory on Alex but without any spoilers I’ll just say that the storyline was credible and pacy and the characters were well brought to life. Four and a half stars from me for this one. Excellent read by the pool

This book is my life 100%! If you are the primary parent or are the caregiver of your friend group, this book will speak to you! When Claire leaves the house she has to make sure her kids are ready for school and all after school activities, permission slips are signed, kids are fed and clothed, you get the idea. When her husband leaves the house he leaves the house. Sound familiar???? Well Claire has had enough! Most of the book takes place on one day in early September, right when back to school is in full swing. In alternating chapters Claire visits her past to college before she was married.

This is a hilarious story and at the end I had to look back and make sure this all happened in one day. What a day Claire had!! Highly recommend for a great read!

This book was super funny and made me tear through the pages. I can't read another book by Amterman because of the sharp wit! The journey of the plot was fun, but the ultimate destination left much to be desired. I hoped for a better resolution for this middle-lifr crisis, but I suppose most people will consider it apt. I really enjoyed the writing and can't wait to read more. Thank you to NetGalley and Severn House for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

If you have read and liked Laurie Gelman’s entertaining books you will like this one. The story is told over the period of one day with flashbacks to prior years. Claire is disillusioned with her life at the moment. The working mom of three children with a husband she feels isn’t pulling his weight is unsure if she should stay in her marriage. Seeing her old college boyfriend has amplified her questions about her life choices. Claire’s chaotic and busy life was fun to follow with so many harried, poignant, and humorous mom moments. I enjoyed the writing and the pacing of the story. I did get frustrated with some of Claire’s decisions at times but that is what made the book more interesting. Overall it was an enjoyable read that you should add to your summer TBR.

Claire Casey's *Had Enough***
What do you do when you feel like you've had enough? Dive into this engaging read to find out! Book review
Claire Casey's Had Enough. What happens when you've had enough? (Grammarly, 2025)

As a mom who works as a writer, I could relate to Claire Casey's character and the stressful, overwhelming load of responsibility. Luckily, my husband shares the load in our household, but I could understand Claire's frustration with her husband not providing the support she needs. The depiction of household chaos and mom life is so well done. I also liked the comedic spin on the story—I love the term momcom because we moms can use a laugh— to lighten the mood, and I enjoyed Claire's flashbacks as she mulled over past decisions and what to do with her present situation, especially after running into an old flame.

Set mostly in 2024 with earlier descriptions of Claire’s dissatisfied life.

Everything begins to fall apart for Claire on 11th May 2024 when she arrives home after a work trip at 2am. She does not have her house keys, and her husband is fast asleep and does not hear her knocking on the doors and windows.

While waiting for her husband to wake up, Claire thinks about how dissatisfied she is with her husband, family and work.

Claire asks her husband to leave, but her life just gets more complicated until 4th September 2024, when everything falls apart.

I loved this. Full of twists and turns, as Claire tries to keep her boss happy, while dealing with complicated family relationships and difficult decisions.

At times it was too busy, and I would put it down for a few days, but always looked forward to becoming emersed in Claire’s crisis.

I loved the ending. Very satisfying.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher Severn House for a chance to review this E-book. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

This was a super fun read and I definitely enjoyed it as a pallet cleanser between the heavy fantasy books that I have been reading.
I did feel like I could relate to Claire and the dramas of her life as a married mother to three boys. I enjoyed how realistic her life was portrayed to be and that it wasn’t portrayed as a perfect family life that a lot of people show. It made me feel like a better person and that it is okay not to enjoy your life even though it appears that you have everything from the outside. I did want a little bit from her character development and maybe more about her husband. I felt like at points it felt like there was drama after drama where I would prefer a little bit more character development so that I could build up a stronger connection to Claire. I feel like this could have been a 5 star read for me if that was the case. I think the focus on her former lover was focused on a little bit too much in the middle of the book which made it drag.

As part of @bookloversthebuzz I was happy to read Claire Casey’s Had Enough. It’s a cute, funny “mom-com” about a middle-aged woman who, after re-connecting with her old college boyfriend, questions her life as a harried mother to three kids and an unappreciative husband. She wonders how she has become invisible in her own life.

The story was told over the course of a day with flashbacks to the past. Many parts were relatable and had several laugh-out loud moments, particularly at the beginning and middle parts.

A quick, cute, easy read, this one had vibes similar to Laurie Gelman’s Class Mom series.

Thanks to the publisher for the complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.

I didn't really like this book, and contemplated DNF'ing it several times. Yes, Claire is overwhelmed and gets no support from her husband. He legitimately makes her life harder by not fulfilling things that he promised her he would. I mean, at the very start of the book he promised to pick her up from the airport, then fell asleep and didn't do that, nor did he answer his phone or the doorbell when she eventually made her way home, forcing her to sleep in the back yard. And then tasks around the home that he says he'll "get to", go undone until they reach a crisis point. (Hey, shocker, you can't just ignore a slow leak in your bathroom if you don't want major water damage to happen to your home).

So, sure, Claire's husband is not a supportive partner. But she also makes some pretty dumb decisions that make her life harder. She spends so much time mooning over her old college boyfriend that she's recently reconnected with that she ignores responsibilities to both her job and her kids. When you have 5 minutes before you have to leave to pick up your kids from school, and the other kid currently has a lice treatment on his head, this might not be the best time to try dying your hair???

My other problem with this book was the difficulty in following the timeline. Rather than traditional chapters, the book is split into sections with a large heading of date and time. This is because the main action of the story happens primarily within one day, with several sections being flashbacks to earlier in Claire's life (mostly college). However some of the "present day" scenes start with a couple of sentences about what she's currently doing before Claire slips in to remembering something that happened a number of months/years ago, and so the timeline of that particular section doesn't at all match it's heading. This makes it really difficult to tell if, say, the conversation that is happening between Claire and her neighbour is happening in the present or the past.

My recommendation would be to save your time and read a different book.

Claire Casey’s Had Enough is a sharp, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt reminder that it’s never too late to hit reset on your life. I found myself rooting for Claire every step of the way as she rediscovered her voice and took charge of her happiness.

My review of ‘Claire Casey’s Had Enough’ by Liz Alterman, due for release on 3 June 2025, published by Severn House.

I found the book to be a light, easy read. Claire is relatable as a mum run ragged with trying to work full time in a job she dislikes immensely, organising her three children and trying to recapture who she was before marriage and children, desperate to be ‘seen’.

She procrastinates, goes off on tangents and makes mistakes, but ultimately learns the power of standing up for herself and saying ‘no’.

Recommended lighthearted read.

Claire Casey is very overwhelmed mom of three with a husband who is unhelpful to the extreme. After a particularly difficult night, she snaps and kicks him out. What ensues is a hilarious story of a single mom trying to juggle it all, who also has a big decision to make. Walking away from a marriage isn't as easy as it might seem.