I love books about female friendships, and The Most Likely Club was exactly about that! The plot centers around the events that follow when four high school girlfriends visit their high-school reunion, and realize that they haven't yet achieved the things they were "Most Likely To ____" from their yearbook. (the title sounded so fun just because of this reason) The four women then make a pact to work through their current lives to achieve those goals.

I absolutely loved reading TMLC! The premise was really clever ~ and it was such a intriguing ride to see how the four women solved their personal struggles along the way The bond the four of them shared reminded me of my own high-school friends. I am leaving the country for finishing the rest of my undergrad soon, so I have been really emotional as I won't get to meet my closest friends much after next month. I think this particular fact made me appreciate the friendship between Melissa, Tara, Suki and Taylor a lot more. The author balanced reality and humor perfectly through the storyline! It was a light-hearted read, yet so impactful. I liked how the story showed that unexpected turns in life might bring in happiness too. Even though the characters were older than me, I found them relatable in different ways! It was so fun to learn all about the 90's while they reminisced about high-school!

If you're looking for an insightful read with a lot of heart, The Most Likely Club will be a great choice!

You can have everything! Really, the great marriage, wonderful kids, and career. Psyche. It's all an illussion.

Four women, friends since High School, they were all in the yearbook superlatives as "Most Likely To..." When they get together for their 25th reunion they realize that only one of them has fulfilled their HS dreams and they decide they can still go for it. They encourage each other to be their best selves. Along the way they realize that no one has everything and they have to ease up on some of the demands they put on themselves while also getting help when it is needed.

This book goes a long way in making women NOT feel guilty about their choices in life and in how they raise their families. I really appreciated the lifetime friendships that they had and the support they showed for each other.

I really enjoyed the characters in this book and all the throwback references to the 1990's. It's a light, quick read that I recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for this honest review.

Being a fan of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the synopsis of The Most Likely Club stood out for me as it sounded somewhat similar to the plot of that movie. However, Romy and Michele probably had it easier than the four women in this novel, in many ways.

First of all, I loved that there was a lead character named Melissa. That goes without saying, really. Since she was also Jewish, she was definitely relatable, even though we also had different life circumstances. I also liked Tara, Priya, and Suki, and felt like I could connect with them in some way or another. I could easily see myself being friends with all four women. This was a great story with fun and interesting characters and situations. I enjoyed seeing what each of the characters would do to live up to their superlatives and I had no idea where the story would actually go, so there were plenty of surprises.

My only issue was with timing. I am hoping these things got fixed in the final print, but I felt like some of the pop culture timing was off. They mentioned seeing Titanic when they were in high school, but they graduated in 1997, about six months before the movie premiered. Also, the timing of Melissa's older sister's Bat Mitzvah was off by two years. These errors didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story, but I was doing the math...

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and had a great time reading it!

Movie casting suggestions:
Melissa: Alyson Hannigan
Priya: Parminder Nagra
Tara: Clea DuVall
Suki: Keiko Agena
Rachel: Mae Whitman
Nathan: Danny Strong
Dev: Sendhil Ramamurthy
Maya: Mika Abdalla
Josh: Oliver Hudson
Cam: Odessa A'zion

The Most Likely Club is a blast from the past and a lesson in not living in your past at the same time. Four friends are faced with their 25-year high school reunion and find that they haven’t all lived up to their “Most Likely to” superlatives. They feel it’s time to take their lives to the places they thought they would be 25 years ago and make a pact to step it up.

So, I liked this story, and I really connected with these women. I really enjoyed all the 90’s references. I mean I am a 90’s kid, so all the references really resonated with me! I enjoyed the plans that they put in place, and the actions they took to get where they wanted to be. I did find that there were a few too many things going on to really keep me invested enough to make this a 4-star story though.

There are four main characters, and I truly enjoyed each of their stories, but I would have enjoyed maybe three stories instead of four. Bouncing between the different stories tended to pull me out a bit. However, I did like each of these characters, and I really appreciated how time changed each of them, but their friendship endured!

I would absolutely recommend this book for women’s fiction readers who are 90’s kids or older. I think you’ll appreciate it the most!

Four friends prepare to go to their 25 th high school reunion.

A deep dive into these four women and their drastically different lives, but.it moved so slowly I just stopped wanting to read it.

What a fun read! I love reading books by Jewish authors so I was more than happy to support. I love anything with a second chance, so this was right up my alley!

Four best friends. All 4 had their unique superlative senior year of high school. Now 25 years later and only one of them has lived up to the superlative. While the other three face their old classmates at the 25 year reunion, they make a pact to finally reach for the goals they had back in high school. will they be able to change the path their life has taken?

Oh hello there late 90’s references galore, I love you! Seriously a fantastic part of this book! The other shining star however was the female friendships! Some of my best friends are from when I was young and I can tell you, no matter what happens, or how long we go between talking, thats a pretty strong bond. I loved that all four ladies were there for each other during the rough times, and lifted each other up and celebrated the good times. While each had their own struggle, I felt like there wasn’t a ton of jealousy between them which is so rare when you look at groups of girls friendships. This one had me laughing out loud at parts, hurting with the women at others, and overall left me with all the warm fuzzies!

This was a great read! It's a lighthearted, fun and refreshing read about sister, relationships and second chances! Definitely going to be a popular read!

I received a complimentary advanced copy of THE MOST LIKELY CLUB by Elyssa Friedland. Thank you to Berkley Publishing and PRH Audio for the chance to provide an honest review.

THE MOST LIKELY CLUB follows a group of friends. In high school they were the smart, but still social group with bright futures ahead. Each was named most likely to do something fantastic in their senior yearbook. That was the late 90s. In the present day, Suki has made it big, but Melissa, Priya, and Tara still feel they are falling short of their potential.

When the three struggling friends get together for their 25 year high school reunion they make a pact to make changes in their lives. Priya has put her medical career somewhat on the back burner for her husband and children, Tara is in a relationship she isn’t loving and a job that is far short of being a great chef. The “Most Likely Girls” will make bold moves, proving that middle-age isn’t too late to achieve their dreams.

I really loved the way these friends supported each other. Each of them has gone through hard times, but they know that they always have people in their corner. Even when they have drifted apart a bit due to busy lives, family, and careers, they come back together and the chemistry is right where they left it. This was very relatable for me!

I really enjoyed getting to know each of these women and the ins and outs of their lives and relationships. I liked the message that it isn’t too late to take control of your life as well!

I had high hopes for this book since I’m all about the ‘90s nostalgia these days, but I gave up on it between a third and halfway. I lost interest in the story, and the characters were so hard to like or care about.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read it!

The Most Likely Club is funny and endearing
I recently told a friend I wished there were more books with leading ladies I could identify with. So many of the romcoms I read are all about being young and messy in the city. I’m close to middle-aged, have a thriving career, and live in the suburbs. My life could handle some story-worthy adjustments—there’s lots to work with here! So, where are these stories?

Fast-forward two weeks, and I was reading The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland, a heartwarming story about a group of friends who have not lived up to the ambitious superlatives their high school senior class voted for them. Twenty-five years later, their dreaded class reunion forces them to think about the state of their lives and future.

“Of course, she hadn’t forgotten about the reunion. It would be like forgetting a scheduled colonoscopy—the prep would be just as bad. A part of her would have preferred a tube with a camera up her ass to facing her classmates en masse.”

Once inseparable in high school, Melissa, Suki, Priya, and Tara are still pretty tight. And although their lives are full of adult problems (whose isn’t?), their families and careers keep them content and busy. Melissa married her high school sweetheart, and he just recently left her for a young yoga teacher. Suki is a very successful CEO facing some backlash. Priya is a doctor struggling to balance advancing her career while still caring for her family. Finally, Tara owns a cooking school for kids even though she doesn’t like kids.

As the celebration of the anniversary of their high school graduation approaches, they start to struggle with the idea that they are not living up to their potential or even trying to pursue the dreams they once had for themselves. Finally, the reunion becomes a tipping point, and they devise a plan to turn their life around.


“We are the Most Likely Girls, the Make it Happen Women, the Don’t Fuck with us Femmes.”
The story was lighthearted, endearing and funny. Not only did most of the characters resonate with me—Suki being the outlier. I didn’t like her much, tbh—but also, as a person who was a teen and went to high school in the 90s, the reference to movies, music and trends from that decade filled my heart with nostalgia and joy. The Most Likely Club explores the importance of finding your tribe and showing up for each other. This story is about friends lifting each other up through life’s downs and how it’s never too late to pursue one’s dreams.

Thanks to Get Red PR for the copy of this ARC!

Elyssa Friedland did it again! What a fun and nostalgic story of four high school friends at a milestone reunion, all reflecting on their high school "Most Likely To..." superlatives. I appreciated the friendships, diversity, family dynamics, and of course the 90s references contrasted with the Tik Tok generation of today. This was a really fun read and such a good message of setting new goals for yourself and doing what it takes to achieve them even if you've become what you think is a lame-o mom on too many PTSA committees.

I was so excited to dive into this book after loving the author’s previous book, Summer at the Golden Hotel.
The Most Likely Club by author @elyssafriedland ended up being one of my favorite womens fiction reads this summer.

This book had it all- and as a nearly forty year old, it was all too relatable and had me laughing aloud at times. Even better, it also had so much heart and took on the idea of what came to be for four high school best friends.
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I enjoyed the throw back references to the 90s, the long-lasting friendships, second chances and the hints of romance, But most importantly, I loved that it showed women coming together...especially where it matters. All four characters were unique and had their own paths and challenges along the way. ⁣
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This was the perfect mix of being an easy read while also having enough substance to balance it all out and I just enjoyed it so much! Thank you to Berkley Publishing and Get Red PR for my gifted review copies. You can also read my full thoughts on this book at genthebookworm.com.

The Most Likely Club is such a wonderful book about longtime friendships and dreams with a little bit of 90s nostalgia!

In 1997 four best friends who are high school seniors are ready to take on the world. Their high school yearbook superlatives are just as impressive as they are with Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400. But what happens in the years between high school graduation and their 25th reunion? When things aren't quite as what they wished they form a pact to make a change.

This had such a fun message and I loved seeing these friends support each other and the 90s nostalgia was so much fun. I'm a few years younger then they are but its fun to think about your dreams at 18 and see where you are almost 20 later for me.

Definitely check this one out!

I’ve read all of Elyssa Friedland's books and while I’ve loved them all, The Most Likely Club has been crowned my new favorite! I think I say that with each new release, so that can only mean each book gets better & better! Set amidst a high school reunion, Melissa, Tara & Priya are all living lives that are certainly not what they expected back in the 90s - especially compared to their superstar friend, Suki. The characters here are flawed, realistic & oh, so relatable. Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from Friedland!

Thank you to Berkley for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

An upbeat, funny, bittersweet at the disappointments of middle-age and unfulfilled dreams, as well as the joy of women's friendship and how it lifts one another up. This story of a 25th high school reunion and how it shakes up four women's lives is well-written, lively, and engaging, with some serious issues addressed amid the 90s references and the overall optimistic tone. A very enjoyable read.

The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland was a fun read and a break from my heavy suspense and thriller books. I really enjoyed the author’s novel, Last Summer at the Golden Hotel so I was super eager to get my hands on her new book.

This one was a light read, it was entertaining and fun but didn’t grab me like Last Summer at the Golden Hotel did. I loved the references to the ’90s and the long-lasting friendships between the women. These women had such big goals and as they near forty and that reunion, they are reconsidering their lives and choices- very relatable!

In 1997, grunge is king, Titanic is a blockbuster (and Blockbuster still exists), and Thursday nights are for Friends. In Bellport, Connecticut, four best friends and high school seniors are ready to light the world on fire. Melissa Levin, Priya Chowdhury, Tara Taylor, and Suki Hammer are going places. Their yearbook superlatives confirm it: Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400.

Fast forward twenty-five years and nothing has gone according to plan as the women regroup at their dreaded high school reunion. When a forgotten classmate emerges at the reunion with a surprising announcement, the friends dig out the yearbook and rethink their younger selves. Is it too late to make their dreams come true? Fueled by nostalgia and one too many drinks, they form a pact to push through their middle-aged angst to bring their teenage aspirations to fruition, dubbing themselves the “Most Likely Girls.”

Coming to you on September 6.

Four friends leave high school with so much promise -- all of them were voted with outstanding senior superlatives. But, as often happens, the years have gone by and none of them have really lived up to the promise they demonstrated as high school graduates. When their reunion comes up, a surprise revelation inspires them to try to live up to their "most likely to..." predictions. This is a fun, fast-paced story that so many readers will connect to -- especially those getting close to a high school reunion!

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Expected publication date: September 6, 2022
In 1997, four friends are trying to get through high school, hoping that their future lives up to their superlative assigned to them in the yearbook- Melissa, “Most Likely to Become President”, Priya- “Most Likely to Cure Cancer”, Tara- “Most Likely to Earn a Michelin Star” and Suki, “Most Likely to Make the Fortune 400”. Now, it’s their twenty-fifth reunion, and none of the women have made it to where they once dreamed. All four women are simply trying to keep their head above water as their lives continue to make more and more demands. But it’s never too late to get what you want- and the four women of the “Most Likely Club” are going to prove it.
Elyssa Friedland brings a clever, fun, female rallying tale to the pages with her new novel, “The Most Likely Club”. The four protagonists struggle to balance life and work, raising children, and living up to the expectations of society, and their teenage selves.
Melissa, Priya, Suki and Tara all take turns narrating the story, and although it is told in the current era, the women’s memories are peppered with their high school recollections- including all things nineties. I loved reminiscing with the women over grunge rock, the Titanic soundtrack, cropped tops and Doc Martens. Friendland takes me back to a time when life was simpler. There’s a reason the nineties are making a comeback- but you can’t beat the real thing!
All of the women are so different in every way, yet they remain bonded over their friendships. Struggling with their own expectations, and the expectations of a male society, each character has their own personal challenge to overcome, only endearing them more to readers and making each and every one relatable in their own way. With many relevant and poignant topics (such as the #metoo movement, and the ongoing, never-changing idea of mothers in the workplace), Friedland finds a way to bring these to the forefront while still telling a funny, whimsical and nostalgic tale.
I rooted for all the characters from page one, and each received the ending they justly deserved. “The Most Likely Club” centres on female friendships, for those of us who didn’t peak in high school, and it’s absolutely a delight! This was my first experience with Friedland but you can bet she is now forever on my radar- I can’t wait to see what she does next!

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