I think I just found a future book club selection with The Most Likely Club👏👏👏. I adored this book. The writing was excellent and so were the characters. Any book that involves friendship is one I often gravitate towards. Not all of them work for me, but I loved this book. It was heartwarming, easy to read, and had many laugh out loud moments. I highly recommend this book to others. I’m hoping to catch up on this authors backlist books, as I’m not a BIG fan!

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing.

I didn't know what I was expecting but I'm ever so glad I had no expectations! This book was a delight and I really enjoyed Friedland's handling of the relationships between the four women. The only thing that puzzled me was that Priya, Melissa, and Tara were all written in third person while Suki was in first. The book covers a lot of ground about friendship, relationships, trauma, and different kinds of love. Highly recommend.

Such an alluring and lighthearted read about divine sisterhood of longtime friendship, relationships, marriages, life choices, second chances, transitioning, adapting.

Four best high school girlfriends :intelligent and also popular. They are actually remaining friends since eight grade, dying to know their superlatives at the yearbook. Four of them couldn’t be different from each other and they actually find a way to fit in and complete each other.

Melanie; dating with Josh, never expecting a future with him because she has big plans to accomplish, she’s competitive, ambitious, a the world is her oyster.

Half Japanese, daughter of former model, mentioned as one of the people is most likely to join Forbes 400.

Priya, overworked, cautious, and brilliant aims to graduate from Harvard, mentioned as the person probably find the cure of cancer.

Most bold, relentless one of the group is Tara, liking to take much risks, creating food art, mentioned as most like to open Michelin starred restaurant.

But when we move forward to see their middle age lives, only Suki seemed like the accomplisher of her dreams with her special app called MakeApp help you exact same make up with the celebrity you choose.
The other still struggle with their life plans.

Melanie, divorced from Josh, being replaced with a younger yoga teacher, working at local radio station, raising her teenage daughter who keeps her own secret, dealing with bullies at school. Melanie checks dating apps, suffering from loneliness.

Priya graduated from Harvard as she’s planned but she became physiatrist instead of being oncologist, dealing with morons who get into motorcycle accidents and old ladies who pull muscles in water aerobics. Her marriage, raising kids and demanding job take her entire time and now she’s offered a promotion. Her colleagues think she’s offered because of diversity policy of the hospital and her husband thinks she’s already so much on her plate.

And Tara, who has been sexually assaulted by her famous chef, losing her reputation and chance to open her restaurant, sharing a place with her special partner Rachel, teaching rich kids how to cook. But now one of her competitors open a place close to her with the same concept. Maybe she has to give a try to turn back to restaurant jungle to take a chance.

At the reunion, girls minus Suki who is so busy to attend, calling them via FaceTime, decide to take risks and fight for second chances. Tara will return to restaurant business. Priya will accept the promotion against her husband’s wishes. Melanie will run for a mayor.

Will they catch second chances or fight against new obo life will throw their way.

Overall: even though I had a little hard time to engage with both characters, it was still interesting, gripping friendship- women’s fiction- second chances novel. I love author’s brilliant story telling skills and her realistic approach to the day lives. As a GenX, it’s easier for me to resonate with characters’ predicaments.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.