Oh my gosh. I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH! I ready this in 2 days. It grabbed me from the very beginning. I can absolutely see this being adapted into a film. I was envisioning it as I was reading.

Oh Lucy. She’s 26, broke, single, and wishing she gets to the good part of her life. Haven’t we all been there? … Can we skip to the good part *cue song from AJR* ahhhh ah-ah-ah🎵

I laughed, I got teary eyed a few times, caught myself grinning too. I enjoyed all the characters, but I think Felix was one of my faves, such an intelligent kid!

Appreciate each stage you’re in and the people around you. Be patient with yourself! It’ll get better.

Thank you Sophie Cousens, Penguin Group and NetGalley for ARC!

Sophie Cousens has done it again. Her fourth novel, “The Good Part” is equal parts lovely, thrilling, gripping, and hilarious.

Lucy Young is burnt out from feeling like she’s at the bottom of the totem pole of life- she has the lowest position at work, the lowest budget of her friends, the worst room in her flat, and absolutely no luck with dating. At a particularly low moment, she stumbles upon a wishing machine (it can’t possibly be real, so what’s the harm in trying?) and wishes to skip to the good part of her life. When she wakes up the next morning in a body that looks like hers, but also absolutely doesn’t (aging 16 years in one day is a big shock), she understandably freaks out and finds herself in the midst of a life with the dream job, kids, and the perfect husband (Sophie Cousens knows how to write a man!), but she can’t remember any of the last 16 years of her life. What ensues is a story of growth, love, and gumption that may or may not have Lucy asking whether skipping everything to get to the good part of life is worth all of the moments missed in between.

Cousens has consistently demonstrated a talent for keeping me on the edge of my seat, and her novels are so unique to other classic rom-coms, in that I never quite know what the main character will do. I simply need to read it and just enjoy the ride. “The Good Part” is, simply put, Cousens best work to date.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. It was such a joy to read!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of “The Good Part” by Sophie Cousens. All opinions are my own.

Twenty six year old Lucy is tired of waking up in her terrible apartment, working her unfulfilling job and going on disastrous dates. She’s ready to skip to the good part where her life is put together. So when she wakes up in bed next to a stranger who turns out to be her husband with whom she had two children and finds she has aged 16 years and, she wonders is this the good part and how did I get here?

This book was so clever!! I loved the premise. If given the chance to skip ahead to the good part, would you? Even if it meant skipping all the messy parts with the people you love? And if given that chance, would you go back to the present knowing your future might not turn out as good as this.

I am already of fan of the author after I read “Just Haven’t Met You Yet” so I had high hopes for this one. It definitely did deliver. Highly highly recommend! 🧡

Thank you so much to Sophie Cousens, Penguin Group Putnam, and NetGalley for giving me an ARC of The Good Part in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve honestly been hitting the jackpot with ARCs lately, because this was another really good one. I definitely recommend this and am excited to read more by this author. If you like the concept of the movie Freaky Friday, then I feel like you will love this book. This was relatable, witty, and definitely cute and romantic. It also really captured the battle we sometimes face with wanting to skip to the good part of life and get out of the mess. But then we’d miss out on actually getting to live the moments and not just remember them.

Lucy Young is an absolutely exhausted twenty-six-year-old trying to find her place in the TV industry. She just got her first promotion, but besides the job title, not much has changed. She’s still filling the role of runner for her boss, Melanie. Is it worth it to quit her job and the career path she’s always wanted for something higher-paying that isn’t her passion? After a night out on the town with her three best friends comes to a downright shameful end in a downpour, she walks into a local shop. With the encouragement of a little old lady, she puts in two coins and makes a wish on the wishing machine. All Lucy wants is to skip to the good part of her life and have everything she’s always wanted. She wakes up the next morning in a house she doesn’t recognize, with an absolutely gorgeous man as her husband and two kids. The only problem is that she doesn’t know if she has actually time traveled or just lost sixteen years of memories. Falling into a life that is every bit of what she wanted for her future is overwhelming, to say the least, and she truly doesn’t feel like she just falls into place. As she gets into the groove of her new life and her memories start to return, she’ll be faced with the decision of staying and losing out on sixteen years of living or going back to twenty-six and hoping this is where she ends up. Because in reality, one little thing can change the future.

What would you do if you had a chance to jump to the best part of your life. That's what Lucy Young has a chance to wish for when she stumbles on a wishing machine. The 27 year old has a dead end job, a apartment full of roomates that doesn't buy a thing and no money. So when she makes her wish and wakes up 16 years later with a very handsome husband and 2 beautiful children and a high powered job she has to figure life out from there When she is with the family for weeks and falls in love with them. If she finds the wishing machine does she go back? You'll have to read the book to find out. In the Premise of Big and other movies like this it was a child wishing they were adults. But this was so different I couldn't stop reading it. First I'd like to thank Netgally and the publishers for allowing me to read this ARC. It had sadness, smiles and some steam but not a lot which made this book so much more interesting to read. I would definitely read more from Sopie Cosens. Solid 4 1/2 stars.

I loved this book! It reminded me of one of my favorite movies, 13 going on 30. I enjoyed following Lucy’s journey to finding what she really wants for her life.

Thank you to the publishers and Sophie Cousens for the ARC through NetGalley. I can’t wait to read more by this author!

3.5/5! I really liked this one by Sophie Cousins. As a lifetime fan, I couldn't wait to read it. And I did truly like it, finishing in one day. But I can't help but think it felt like deja Vu at times. This book felt like Big and 13 going on 20 and What Alice Forgot blended together and sometimes lost its voice. I likened some parts to happy place by Emily Henry with a subplot about growing up in friendships and this unique aspect of a romance novel where you enter a relationship halfway through, and don't get to see the meet cute directly through the main characters first person perspective. I loved and highlighted many lines even if they felt especially cheese "I am who I am because of the choices I made yesterday". A fun read, a little different than a standard romcom but heart warming. You can't help but cheer for Lucy by the end.

This was such a surprising read! I went into it pretty blind and just allowed the story to take me wherever it went. It touched on real life topics of not being sure where are life is going and wanting to fast forward. It really gave me 13 going on 30 vibes, in the best way! I've read a few other titles from this author and this may be my new favorite from her!

I really enjoyed The Good Part by Sophie Cousens. Lucy Young is a delightful character and I could not put the book down! I just had to know what happened next. The Good Part was a fun read with a lot of depth. This would make a fun and meaningful book club pick or just a delightful read for anyone looking for a good book. Thank you to NetGalley, Sophie Cousens, and Penguin Group Putnam for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book so much. Cousens says in her notes that this book was inspired by 90s and early 2000s movies and it is all the best things from those brought into a book. 13 going on 30 meets What Alice Forgot (another of my favorite books). I was teary all through the ending. This might be her best book yet.

This book was amazing!! I was shocked how much I loved this book but I couldn’t put it down. With some throw back feels to 13 Going On 30, it was a perfect mix of nostalgia & new beginnings. I found myself so torn on how I wanted the book to end but it wrapped up beautifully. Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

This review was posted on Goodreads on 7/1/23. Will share at minimum rating by next month on TikTok and Instagram.

Wow! What if? What if you wished to skip to the good part and woke up to your dreams, were scared out of your mind, and couldn’t figure out how to get back? This book does an amazing job at juggling this what if. I honestly had no idea if I wanted Lucy to stay in her future or go back and live her life that’s how well it was done. More than that, i loved the idea of needing to trust yourself to get where you are supposed to be and how hard a journey that can truly be. What a great book. You should read it to find out what she decides!

More than that I think it also handled the difficulties of memory loss pretty well. Showing how difficult it can be on everyone involved. Making it a wish does diminish this a little bit, but still well done.

This was an ARC I received from Net Galley. I was very impressed!

4.5 stars. I loved this book! It's about a young twenty-something woman who makes a wish to skip to the good part of her life. She wakes up the next day, and it's 16 year later and she is married with two kids. But she doesn't remember anything from the last 16 years...including her husband and kids!

The author gives nods to the movies 13 Going on 30 and Big which this book shares some similarities with, but it also reminded me a lot of What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (about a woman who has amnesia and can't remember the last 10 years of her life including her husband and kids). It's an interesting concept and even though it's been done before, it was still fascinating and interesting to read in this story!

The Good Part offers a fun spin on the romance genre with the two main characters falling in love (obviously) except that in this one, hey had already fallen in love before. She just didn't remember it! So we got to watch Lucy fall in love with her husband all over again, and their relationship was really sweet and lovely.

I have enjoyed all of Sophie Cousens' books, but I think this one is my new favorite! Put it on your list and be ready to grab a copy when it comes out on November 7.

Oh my goodness, this was my favorite read in awhile. I absolutely love a good time travel book and Sophie Cousens delivered a unique, heart warming, and highly entertaining read. When the main character Lucy finds herself fed up with her mid-twenties and takes a change of an antique wishing machine late one night, she had no idea she’d wake up the next day next to a husband she didn’t know, in a life she doesn’t recognize.

As her family helps piece together the pieces of her “amnesia,” she quickly falls for the life she finds herself, while also wishing she didn’t miss how it all began. This book stirred up so many feelings, emotions, and laughs- definitely my favorite from this author. I can’t wait to read what she writes next!

Thank you to Putnam Books for my free review copy!

Lucy Young is a twenty something who is barely scraping by. The crap apartment, the belittling job, weird dates and a nearly empty bank account are enough to make her wish she could just skip ahead to the good part of life. Luckily she stumbles upon a mysterious lady with a wishing machine and her wish is granted. Is it all she hoped it would be?

Sophie does it again. She speaks to me. She is writing these books for me, I know it. How many times in my twenties did I wish I could skip ahead to the good part? I pined for my 30s bc that’s when life would be “situated,” right? Silly me. 🤦🏻‍♀️🥴
Sophie takes us on a self-discovery journey that is rife with outlandish situations, quirky, lovable characters and yet so much real life. I am still in my feels about it. One moment I’m laughing the next I’m crying. My fave kind of book torture.

If you loved whimsical rom coms from the 90s and 00s this book is for you. Or if you have a pulse this book might also be for you. 🙃
It’s available November 7… go place your hold for it now!

What to expect:
-magical realism
-motherhood growing pains
-13 Going On 30 vibes
-fall in love again trope
-working mom woes
-London setting

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️/5

This was such a joy to read early. Thank you so much to @netgalley and @putnambooks for giving me an e-arc for my honest review.

Much like our main character, Lucy, who hasn't wished to end the dull, lonely, terrible parts of their life and skip ahead to the good part, when you have your ish together. I know I have! However, mom knew best when she told me to be careful what I wish for.

In a plot reminiscent of 13 Going on 30, Lucy wishes to skip ahead to "the good part" and boy does she skip ahead! I had a good laugh over future technology (did my phone just call me fat?!), but there were also many touching moments that made me appreciate my life for what it is now. I adored everything about Felix, especially his budding friendship with Mr. Finkley (I'm tearing up just writing about it!!). I also appreciated Lucy's close friendships and her belief in herself when it came to the pitch at work. This book was a wonderful love story to our past selves that there is hope for our future selves. Sophie Cousens knocked it out of the park again!

I alway find the premise of sliding-door type novels to be weird, but I've also never read one I haven't at least enjoyed. I haven't liked all of them (Here's looking at you, Taylor Jenkins Reid), but I always like them more than I think.

Part of why I liked this one is probably that I related to Lucy a ton. There are many times where I'm working, or looking at my student loans, or swiping on dating apps, and I also think "Can't I just skip this phase of life." Granted I love my cat too much to skip 16 years ahead, but it's something i've thought of for sure,

This was a lot less sappy and less "He shaved his beard, and then I realized he was actually really hot" than Just Haven't Met You Yet, which I did appreciate. Hearing that bit of JHMYY made my eyes nearly roll out of my head.

"The Good Part" by Sophie Cousens is Pure PERFECTION!! I loved every minute reading this book. I love the characters from Lucy, Sam, Felix, Zoya, even Leonard who saves plants. If you have ever wanted to skip to the "good part" of life or wondered how your future self turned out this book is a MUST READ!!! That is what happens to Lucy when she wishes to skip to the good part of her life. Once there she is shocked but realizes her future self did good!! This book is about enjoying every little step along the road of life you may have ups and downs but sometimes the messy parts you want to skip in life turn out to be the best and most memorable parts!! Hope everyone can enjoy at least one Happy Pocket Day in their lifetime and smile:)

THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND NETGALLEY for the ebook in exchange for an Honest review!!

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This was such a cute read! It reminded me a lot of 13 going on 30 which is a movie I loved growing up. I loved that there were so many different relationships that the author explored from Lucy’s friends, to coworkers, to family. I especially loved her time with Felix!

When I requested this book, I wasn’t expecting something that would be really thought-provoking, but that is surprisingly what I got from it.

Lucy is basically at what feels like rock bottom to her in her life at 26. After a particularly horrible night, she finds herself in front of a wishing machine and wishes to skip to the good part of her life. She wakes up 16 years in her future with no recollection of the husband and kids who are there with her. What follows are Lucy’s attempts to figure out how to navigate this life she knows nothing about and how to go back where she came from—and if she even wants to go back.

I’ve read a few time jump/time slip books lately, and I’m finding that I really like the concept because every author seems to have their own unique spin on it. It’s something they can play around with and create their own rules for. That said, there were times that Lucy’s days spent in her future dragged for me. I didn’t feel like she was connecting to her life, so I couldn’t connect to it either. Things greatly improved as she started to try harder, and Felix was a highlight of a character for me. When it came to her choice at the end, I was torn. Without spoilers, if not for one key part of how one of her side effects of the time jump was going, I would’ve been 100% on board with the choice. As it was, I found myself wanting her to make a different choice. In the end though, I was eventually on board.