When Priya, Suki, Melissa, and Tara were in high school, they managed to be the "smart cool" kids - smart enough to know they would not be able to achieve "uber-popular," but cool enough to be recognized by that crowd and not be labeled nerds. When senior superlatives were released, each girl was recognized as most likely to have a very promising future. Now that the future has arrived, all their hopes and dreams have landed them in the washed-up middle age years with snarky, difficult kids, absent or wandering husbands, and careers that are in the toilet. After a drunken high school reunion, the women decide to revisit their high school hopes and dreams and get back on track for achieving the superlative "most" they originally set out to be.

Elyssa Friedland is quickly moving up on my list of authors to watch and wait for their next title to drop. I love her writing style and characters, I love how she creates a meaningful story together that any modern woman can make a connection to, and how she can weave in enough to humorous moments to keep her readers from sinking to the depressive levels our familial relationships sometimes are. Highly recommend this book for a weekend binge read or an upcoming holiday break read!

Thank you Berkeley and netgalley for an arc.

I don’t even remember how I got this arc. Besides the nice pink cover I feel like the book doesn’t have anything else going for it. If I didn’t end up listening to the audiobook I probably would have DNF’d it. I was looking forward to some cool 90’s references……so that was a let down.

I loved this story of reuniting years after high school, exploring the ways we grapple with past friendships and ideas of ourselves as we chase our goals in the present.

So nostalgic to revisit high school and see how superlatives can have different meanings later in life.

This book had so much potential... and yet it fell so short. Four friends from high school are reconnecting at their 25 year reunion. I love it.

Yet... none of them are at all likeable. They are selfish and lousy friends to each other. They aren't honest with one another and are not supportive of each other... but they think they are. In addition, the author brought up a zillion issues but never fleshed any of them out (eating disorder? divorce? raising a college daughter? being in the media spotlight? cancer scare?... nothing.) I kept waiting for something - anything - to happen... and nope.

Instead weird storylines converged and the reunion happened with more characters that we didn't need to know anything about... and then it ended.

I think the overall writing style and subject matter in this book was really nostalgic and overall just felt somehow fresh and familiar all at the same time. I will say that at some times I did find the characters a little harder to follow or I guess connect would be a better description, but even with this being the case I found myself really interested in the story. It very much so served as a reminder that just because you're a female, or just because youre married doesnt mean you should not have free will anymore. You can be all of these things and still pick your own destiny no matter your age and I think that it a beautiful message conveyed by this book.

Cute, but I think I loved "Last Summer at the Golden Motel" so much that this one fell a little short of my expectations. I love the premise -- a bunch of friends going to a high school reunion is basically bait to get me to read a book -- but unfortunately the story dragged a bit for me. I'm a fan of Elyssa Friedland, though, and will continue to pick up her books.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me free access to the digital advanced copy of this book.

Honestly, I didn't finish this book. I found it to be really slow and not very interesting. This was really disappointing because I graduated in the 90's and thought I would love this book. It just wasn't for me.

OMG! This book! I loved it. It was hilarious, heartfelt, and relatable.

Melissa Levin, Priya Chowdhury, Tara Taylor, and Suki Hammer were best friends in high school. Their superlatives in high school were Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400. Well, fast forward 25 years. It's not 1997 anymore....and nothing is as planned.

As planning for their 25-year high school reunion begins they make a pact to aspire to accomplish their superlatives and become "Most Likely Girls". As they think about the past and try to focus on the future, their friendship is tested.

In this book, the characters are very relatable. I loved Melissa the most. As someone who married her high school sweetheart, had kids, and then got divorced...I can totally see myself as her. Also, my oldest child just graduated from HS. This book was full of nostalgia, humor, and pulled at the heartstrings a bit.

Are you looking for a great beach read? This is it!

*I was given an advanced readers copy of this book for my unbiased opinion. Thank you, Netgalley and Berkley for this opportunity.

In some ways, THE MOST LIKELY CLUB made me glad that I really did fairly quickly and thoroughly leave the trappings and expectations of my own high school years behind me—so much so that perhaps I didn't relate to all the characters' lingering worries as much as other readers would have. In other ways, the perfectly captured 90s nostalgia took me right back, and some of the banter at the reunion made me laugh out loud. I love books with ensemble casts and female friendship at the center, and this one made for a quick and enjoyable read. I'm late in reviewing, but perhaps I'm right on time, because it would be a good choice poolside or at the beach.

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkeley Publishing, and Elyssa Friedland for an advance copy of The Most Likely Club in exchange for an honest review. Alright, as a liberal feminist- I’m all about books that touching on female empowerment. I loved watching this group of friends from highschool as older women dealing with problems that everyday women deal with. The author did a great job developing real and deep characters. I truly enjoyed this book and will read anything by this author in the future! This is available now!

Filled with 90’s nostalgia, high school friendships, and lol moments, “The Most Likely Club” reminds us of a time before social media and adult responsibility, when the influence of high school carried a heavy weight and was all we thought of.

The friendships of Melissa, Tara, Priya, and Suki stand that test of time (and divorce, raising children, climbing the career ladder) allowing readers to reminisce of what we thought life would be as we approach our 40’s.

Melissa, Priya, Tara, and Suki have been best friends since high school. When confronted with their 25th high school reunion, the friends realized that they have not lived up to their "Mostly Likely To" superlatives they were bestowed when graduating in 1997. The women challenge themselves to step up their games and to chase the dreams they had mapped out for themselves 25 years ago, before life got in the way. However, each woman must face some ugly truths about themselves, and each other, before they can reach their pinnacles. The story was entertaining, and I enjoyed the 90s references.

I just couldn’t connect with this book. I so wanted to like it, but I found it to drag. It did get more interesting once they all met at the reunion, but I just couldn’t wait to finish this book.

I had high hopes for this one, but ultimately I found this fell flat. The resolutions for our four MCs just didn't give me the ending I was hoping for. I wanted more, I don't know what more I wanted, but I just felt like I was left wanting. Like I had unanswered questions, or would give anything for an hour to sit down with each of the women just to ask a few extra questions and find out more behind reasoning.
It was well written, and I love the concept, I just found the execution fell flat.

I tried to read this but I don’t think this author may be for me. I couldn’t finish it so I am unable to leave a review

I really liked the description of this one, but ultimately, the execution didn't wow me. A third round purchase for most libraries

A wonderful reminder that you're never too old to be the person you were meant to be. An inspiring read!

This book started out strong for me and then I think it was a case of it's me and not the book. It just didn't hold my attention. I will definitely still recommend it to others!