Good Luck with That
by Kristan Higgins
Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults.
For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it's coming to terms with the survivor's guilt she's carried around since her twin sister's death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it's about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother's and brother's ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her.
But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson's dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves.
4 Stars
Wow what a journey that read was. I am a little stuck on how to write my review without giving the story away too much. Be prepared to be emotionally challenged with this book, Ms Higgins will really make you dig deep and think about the internal thoughts and feelings of her characters. Is it all warm and fuzzy, absolutely not! Will it give you something to think about, absolutely.
Friends since bonding as teens at weight-loss camp, these three ladies have continued to all have their own battles. They have kept in contact for the past 16 plus years. Emerson falls ill and Georgia and Marley are called to her side and asked by her to follow her dying wishes. Dealing with her death and working on the list of wishes she has left them with takes then on the hard journey of really understanding themselves and choosing self love first.
Georgia is a preschool teacher who loves to interact with her students. She has taken a long path to get there studying hard and becoming a lawyer only to change her mind and her career path years later. Divorced from her one true love and realizing that it was her issues and problems that forced them apart. She has the biggest heart and is so thoughtful of others.
Marley has a love for food and cooking but coming from a big Italian family that is understandable. A successful chef, running her own business who takes advantage of everyone’s busy lives. She focuses on healthy cooking. The loss of her twin at a super young age has left her feeling a little lost and undeserving.
Can these women learn that they are beautiful in their own way? Can they learn to move beyond the thoughts and perceptions of others and live their lives to the fullest? Will Emerson’s wish help them love themselves and find their paths to happily ever after?
Thank you to Ms Higgins and the publishing team for thinking this was a story worth telling. Will it be for everyone no. Please make that decision for yourself and not just take the words of others as to the validity of the means behind the story.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
Friends since bonding as teens at weight-loss camp, these three ladies have continued to all have their own battles. They have kept in contact for the past 16 plus years. Emerson falls ill and Georgia and Marley are called to her side and asked by her to follow her dying wishes. Dealing with her death and working on the list of wishes she has left them with takes then on the hard journey of really understanding themselves and choosing self love first.
Georgia is a preschool teacher who loves to interact with her students. She has taken a long path to get there studying hard and becoming a lawyer only to change her mind and her career path years later. Divorced from her one true love and realizing that it was her issues and problems that forced them apart. She has the biggest heart and is so thoughtful of others.
Marley has a love for food and cooking but coming from a big Italian family that is understandable. A successful chef, running her own business who takes advantage of everyone’s busy lives. She focuses on healthy cooking. The loss of her twin at a super young age has left her feeling a little lost and undeserving.
Can these women learn that they are beautiful in their own way? Can they learn to move beyond the thoughts and perceptions of others and live their lives to the fullest? Will Emerson’s wish help them love themselves and find their paths to happily ever after?
Thank you to Ms Higgins and the publishing team for thinking this was a story worth telling. Will it be for everyone no. Please make that decision for yourself and not just take the words of others as to the validity of the means behind the story.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
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