Genre ~ chick lit
Featuring ~ debut, mom-com, mama drama
POV ~ single 1st person
Release date ~ February 7, 2023
Page count ~ 301
Audio length ~ 8 hours and 18 minutes
My rating ~ 4.25ā
My review:
Fallon & Beatrice has a falling out and thus sets forth the mean girls being terrible to each other.
We encourage our children to make new friends, but then in turn the mom’s have to be friendly to each other too. It can be hard and a lot of aspects of this book were relatable. It had many fun and, also, emotional moments. I liked that she had her own chocolate making business and how that developed over the course of the story. I liked the idea of a friendship finder app too ~ is that really something?
Overall, a very good debut. I look forward to what Annie writes next.
Side personal note ~ in the last chapter Fallon worried about the results of her genetic testing. Although, there wasn’t much detail surrounding it I am so happy that the author raised this topic. I, myself, had this same testing done a few years ago and, unlike Fallon, I did test positive as a carrier for the BRCA 1 gene. What that means is that I had over an 80% higher chance of getting breast and ovarian cancer than someone that does not carry the gene. I say ‘had’ because I chose to have preventative surgeries to reduce my risk. Of course this means that my child has a 50% chance of being a carrier as well, but I can only pray that the gene stops with me. Anyway, I thought I’d share that little tidbit in order to bring more awareness.
Narrated by Brenda Scott Wlazlo for 8 hours and 19 minutes. She did a lovely job and gave proper emotion when necessary.
*ThanksĀ Annie Cathryn, Dreamscape Media, Alcove Press and NetGalley for the ARC. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
For fans of Laura Hankin and Jennifer Weiner, this fresh, clever, and complex debut “mom-com” explores the bonds of friendshipāand the bounds of loyalty.
A plucky protagonist whoās far from figuring it all outābut powers through with wit and determinationāwill instantly capture readers.
Fallon Monroe, mother of one, self-help book junkie, and budding chocolatier, has always relied on her neighborhood friends to get her through the trials of adulthood. So when her bestie Beatrice inexplicably starts ghosting her and takes all their mutual friends with her, Fallonās left wondering how everything went so wrong. Pushing down a lifetime of insecurities, Fallon doubles down and decides to win them back. First, she hosts an epic Cinco de Mayo party that goes epically wrong. Then she joins a friendship app but discovers a disturbing secret about one of her new friendsāa discovery that will test the strength of her loyalty to Beatrice.
Just when sheās about to throw in the towel on the whole friendship mess, Fallon reads a recently unearthed letter sheād refused to open decades earlierāand reading it forces her to finally face the deep-seated fears sheād desperately tried to bury. Now, looking at her friendships through fresh eyes, she must decide between hanging on and letting go.
Fallon is an instantly likeable heroineāas vulnerable as she is determinedāand sheāll have readers eagerly turning the pages as they join her on an emotional journey into the hopes and fears of adulthood.
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This one is on my list and I’m looking forward to it! Great review!
Thanks Amanda. I hope you like it too!
Sounds like a great read!! Definitely checking out. Thank you š
Iāll watch for your thoughts š
Sounds like a fun-yet-thoughtful read. I’ll have to check it out!
Sorry for my delay, I missed your comment. I hope you like it if you read it. Thanks for stopping by!
Sounds like a well written story. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks, Nadene!