Good writing, characters well fleshed out. I could relate to them all. Its not a hard read but it is interesting and thought provoking at times. Plenty of charm in there with all the worries and snags

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the ARC

Sophie White is fast becoming one of my favourite female authors. She's done it again with this funny story of female friendship at its best.

This was another fun read by Sophie White, with a plot that will leave you thinking about how you feel about having so much on hand. This is the ideal summer book to pick up at the airport or enjoy in the backyard. There are some fantastic lines there, and numerous times I found myself laughing aloud. Irish women are so well written by her. I recognized so many characteristics in the characters as belonging to my own circle. A great diversion from reality and a witty, friendly, enjoyable book.

I literally don't know how to describe this book.

It has shades of a Stepford Wife vibe to it.

There are three women who are trying to iron out an odd regret from their lives, in order to live a more fulfilling life.

There is a father and son youtubing channel, all manner of secrets being hidden in all of our characters lives.

And above all is shows how three new friends can make an apparent mess of their lives, which may or may not be a good thing in the long run.

It's very good fun and incredibly enjoyable, and yes the story felt a tad bonkers at times, and I have absolutely no desire to live in Monteray (no matter how much of a paradise it seems to be).

I loved this story, and really am looking forward to seeing what this author will write next.

Thank you to Hachette Book Ireland and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

The Snag List is a clever and wildly funny book which follows Lindy, Ailbhe and Roe who have moved into the almost dystopian suburban perfection of Monteray Valley.

It's clear from the early pages that all isn't what it seems in each of their lives and that they are all longing for something more, even if they're not quite sure what that something is.

Witty, sharp and fantastically dysfunctional I was here for ALL of the drama.

Full review to come.

A solid chick lit read that people will be found on the beach reading this summer, I will certainly be seeking out more by this author.

Sophie White is always great! One of the funniest freshest voices currently out there, she has absolutely nailed her signature voice with this one. Easy contemporary fiction in the most acerbic, hilarious of ways - if you're a parent you absolutely don't want to miss this one.

Is reading this the closest I'm going to get to owning my own home? Probably.

I love Sophie's writing style, she's such a skilled and humorous writer. It's a completely different tone to Unfiltered and I really loved this turn.

It does take a little while to get started but overall I enjoyed this a lot.

This was so neat reading about a houshare andceveryones unique situation

For thirty-somethings Lindy, Ailbhe and Roe, the move to new, hyper-polished, luxury housing development Monteray Valley feels like slow death by Netflix, neighbourhood Whatsapp groups and Saturday nights in. The potential for exciting new possibilities seems to be withering faster than you can say 'postnatal dryness' as the women's lives are consumed by other halves and domestic obligations.

Lindy's realising that her ambitions have been hijacked by her son's career. He's eleven.

Meanwhile, despite years of self-sabotage, Ailbhe 'has it all': a successful business, a husband, a baby. If only having it all didn't also include having a fairly colossal secret.

Then there's Roe who is busy trying for a baby -- a risky business when you're not sure you want one.

Compiling a snag list to send to their builder sees the new friends contemplating their own personal snag lists -- their regrets and unfulfilled dreams - and inspires a business idea that's about to see life in Monteray Valley get a lot more interesting.

Getting a second chance to carpe diem is irresistible, but can do-overs ever really work? And will revisiting past regrets threaten the lives they've made now?

I’ve read most of Sophie’s other books and I had seen lots of people talking about The Snag List on socials so I was eager to see what it was like. To be honest, I found that I couldn’t get on with it at all. I didn’t like the characters, which in turn made it difficult to engage or connect with the story. Not for me I’m afraid.

I absolutely love Sophie White's style but this was her weakest in my opinion. It seemed as though she tried to incorporate a LOT but didn't really get into anything? There was a lot of promise, and she is so skilled at comedy and commercial fiction that I really wanted this to gel, but unfortunately not. I still found it entertaining, but dragged a little. Sorry. Will still read and support anything she writes though!

Ailbhe is first time Mammy to Tilly. Tilly is a feeding and pooing machine! All Ailbhe needs are a few harmless glasses of wine to get her through it all! That and the fact that her husband Tom lives on another continent means she is at breaking point. Will moving to Monteray Valley solve all her problems?

Roe is married to Eddie and all he can think about is settling down and starting a family. One tiny problem is that she’s still taking the pill and hoping he won’t notice.

Lindy is the CEO of Maxxed Out, a YouTube channel with her Son Max as the main star. They’ve been sponsored up to the hilt to go and live in Monteray. Her life is so full of social media that she doesn’t know how to be around her husband when the cameras are off.

Monteray sounds like a dream place to live. Nannies, Butlers and an app to order cocktails! What more could you want?
When the girls form an unlikely alliance and one has the idea to start a business called The Snag List. What could possible go wrong?

I loved this from the moment I opened the first page. It’s overly Irish I won’t lie but at the same time that’s my favourite type of book and I may be biased. Monteray Valley gave me major Stepford Wives vibes at least that’s what the creators were hoping for until the Snag List gals were let loose on the place!

As well as a fun read with a lot of laugh out loud moments, this story also touched on a lot of in-depth matters. Such as addiction, controlling husbands, infidelity and that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

I would strongly suggest you give this a try for yourself. It’s the first of White’s books that I have read but will absolutely not be the last!

The Snag List, Sophie White's third novel and fifth book, is on it's surface a novel about three women on the edge, all facing a crisis as they move into a new housing development outside Dublin. Lindy is the mother of a precocious YouTube sensation trying to build her own business on the side, Ailbhe is a new mother with a new husband who doesn't know the real her and Roe pursues a hobby that could be a career having doubts about her future with her husband. The three women meet when they move to Monterrey Valley, and while they know their lives are falling apart they can still band together against their neighbors who they hope are nothing like them.

Monterrey Valley is like a Silicone Valley dream of suburban living, where it's possible to "hack" every element of your life to make it "easier". The development is almost dystopian in how it takes work culture and Dublin's transformation into a bland purely corporate environment as the basis for this invention, but the problems the three women face, particularly in their marriages as they band together to fix the snag lists in their homes as well as their lives, are all based on real life. I would have loved to see the development become more of a main player in the book as it is a really good idea and is such a good commentary on tech culture and how Dublin is evolving into somewhere you visit, not live, but instead it stayed as a background.

It was a bit slow to get started and certainly far fetched (but what harm) but its sharp, witty observations and Sophie Whites ability to turn her hand to everything make this one for the holiday suitcase.

If your life was "perfect", what would you still want to change? That's the question Sophie White poses in her fantastic new novel about three women who move to Monteray Valley, a gated community where their every need and whim is catered to - from basics like laundry and food shopping, to having a hangover helper, this community advertises that they have thought of everything. However, as with any new build, there's always a snag list, and with that in mind, the three ladies, Roe, Ailbhe and Lindy, draw up some snag lists of their own of their lives. From the family life of a youtube family, to a long distance relationship with a "tiny phone husband", to a fertility journey which isn't exactly straight forward, each of them has something going on that not even this paradise can fix... The characters aren't always likeable, and there's some decisions that you'll definitely want to put the book down and scream into a pillow for them making them, but they are compelling.

Fantastic premise and really funny book from Sophie White, who has great form for this - I devoured Filter This and Unfiltered, and I couldn't put this one down.

An utterly delectable comic novel telling the story of three women reevaluating their lives and the choices they have made in their careers and personal lives. Social satire at its finest!

This book left me disappointed. I like books that write about this modern world of YouTubers and the like. And had throughly enjoyed an earlier book of Sophie’s. I was really looking forward to it.
The three main characters all have decent life dilemma’s and I felt they were relatable. There are a number of events/triggers that happen and the coincidence of them all are a bit far fetched, but I usually don’t mind this too much, What really bothered me was 1) the whole Monterey setting and 2) one of the husbands - Tom.
Monteray kept reminding me of an American village and not in a positive way. It was like a dystopian movie plot. I don’t think it was really needed - surely an ordinary housing estate would have worked just as well. The marriage pause suite, the vacay beach etc took away from the story of each of the three women.
Tom as a husband felt more like a robot than a real person - who gets married and has a baby and only once visits their wife and baby in three months? And when he does make his first visit home, he hangs out with the other Monterey dads.
So in summary, some great writing, great stories for the women, but ambushed for the worst by the Monteray setting and Tom.

This was gripping, surreal at points, and White's wit and verve sings through on every page. It reminded me of Lucy Vine and Alyssa Cole, in terms of the characterisation, world-building and the flair for exploration of the unexpected. Hard to put down.

I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and the lives of each of the women Roe, Lindy and Ailbhe are very interesting and relatable. The storyline of each of the women are credible and funny. A fantastic read from a brilliant writer.

The Snag List by Sophie White.

I have read Sophie White’s other books and I am always impressed by how she can write with such flair and authenticity across genres, reading this book cemented my opinion. The Snag List is a wildly outlandish yet realistic, funny, original book brimming with warmth and wit.

Ailbhe, Roe and Lindy are three women in their 30's who become friends quickly when they become neighbours in a brand new luxury development, Monteray Valley. At Monteray Valley, the residents' every wish is catered for ,perfect homes in a private community to live a social media friendly luxury lifestyle.
Ailbhe has an established business, a new baby and a new wealthy husband, on paper she has it all but she is also living with a huge secret. Roe is trying for a baby with her long term partner, however, she isn't sure if she actually wants to have a baby and she is harbouring a strong secret ambition that does not include a baby. Lindy is also realising that her own ambitions have been completely overshadowed by her sons career, he's eleven and a successful YouTube star. The friendship between the women helps to spark the changes they need to make in their lives and life in Monteray Valley becomes more than the sedate curated life they first found themselves living.

This is a perfect summer read, one to pick up at the airport or to savour in the garden. I read the entire book in a day, once I got to the half-way point, I knew I wasn't going to be able to put it down until I finished it. It made me laugh out loud several times,there are some cracking lines within. I had to explain to my husband what I was snorting laughing at ( that's a clue if you have read the book) at one point. It was the characters that kept me reading though. Sophie White writes Irish women so well . I saw so many traits in the characters I recognised from my own friends. I was fully invested in and rooting for these three women.

A funny, warm, entertaining read and a delightful distraction from reality.

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Snag List will be published on April 25th. I read an ARC with thanks to @netgalley and the publishers @hachetteireland . As always, this is an honest review.

A light, easy to read book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks for the opportunity to read and review this book.