The Shampoo Effect is a story of late-night parties, early mornings with small children, the dawn of midlife, and a group of old friends finally growing up despite all their best efforts to the contrary.
Flips the usual romance novel progression of initial friction-laced attraction that melts into undeniable love ... Jackson, also the author of 2023 bestselling novel Pineapple Street, knows how to depict complex adult problems ... In short, a deeply satisfying beach read.
This astutely observed story is funny and gossipy without veering into the mean-spirited. Hand this to readers who love Emma Straub, Amy Poeppel, and Katherine Heiny.
Offers sharp social commentary on millennials navigating middle age, set in a close-knit Massachusetts beach town ... Fueled by humor, sex, and drugs, this pointed, character-driven novel will appeal to fans of Emma Straub or Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
