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"With humor and heart, Berger Gross introduces readers to Hazel Greenberg Blum and her family...and readers will root for all of them." 
— Booklist (starred review) 

"Embraces the joy and light that can be found in moments both big and small."
—Kirkus Reviews

"Fresh and revelatory. A joy to read... Hazel helps us see that the bad things that happen to us, no matter how terrible, don't need to define us."
—Lilith

"The brilliance of this novel is how it so deftly deals with very real and heavy issues and yet is ultimately so witty, empathetic and heartfelt." 
— San Diego Union-Tribune

American Booksellers Association Winter Institute 2025 Adult Authors to Meet: “Hazel Says No is the ultimate sweet-spot fiction. Excellent writing. A commercially strong premise. A Maine backdrop that shimmers. And the ideas embedded within this novel—around agency, ambition, and the bravery it takes to speak the truth—will spark discussion. Above anything, you’ll love the family at the center. Did I mention that Hazel Says No is funny? It’s that, too.”
—John Glynn, executive editor, Hanover Square

"...I loved it. It reminded me of a cross between Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and Modern Lovers by Emma Straub. — Grace Farris, Weekend Mom substack and author of Mom Milestones

"Such a delight...I loved the Blum family so much...Basically, I was smiling ear to ear the whole way through this book...Hazel is tenacious yet tender. Wolf is protective and passionate but circumspect. Their parents, Gus and Claire, are professionally ambitious but flailing in their respective careers, trying to give their kids space to adjust to Riverburg while telling themselves they made the right decision moving there in the first place."
—Read Receipts

Hazel Says No is on Publishers Lunch Buzz Books list of highly anticipated Debut titles for Spring & Summer!