Recommed read for older women in your life. Friendship and loss but with highly relateable characters.

What a wonderful and heart-warming book and one I think most of us (older) women can relate to. A story of women, friendships, loss and moving forward, a story that will make you laugh and cry and have you wanting to keep turning the pages.

A little bit slow to start but the characters will keep you involved and Alice's story will keep you interested. This is a book that goes to the heart and is well written making it quite easy to read. Enjoyable, real and interesting. I would say it would be a 3 1/2 star read for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Allen & Unwin for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Whenever You’re Ready
Trish Bolton
2023
4 Stars

Trigger Warning: Suicide and suicidal themes are present in this book.



Thank you NetGalley and Publisher Allen & Unwin for review of Whenever You’re Ready by Trish Bolton. I have not received any rewards or compensation for this review and therefore all views and opinions are of my own, the reviewer.

In summary: When a dear friend dies unexpectedly, Lizzie, Alice and Margot find away to introspect their lives and learn to move on.

This is my first book by Trish Bolton.
I found this book to be slow burning in the beginning. I am glad to have pushed through the book as the payoff ending was worth it and satisfying.
Whenever You’re Ready by Trish Bolton follows Lizzie, Alice and Margot as they all take a look back at their past lives. Lizzie is full of sorrow at the loss of her son at a young age and regrets putting her career first. Margot, Lizzie’s now adult daughter has held a grudge against her mother for the longest time over the death of her brother, purposely creating distance between her mother and herself, favouring her father’s relationship over her mother.
I found I liked Alice’s life story which was well crafted and I wanted to find out all about Alice and where she would end up next. I appreciate Alice’s story and probably enjoyed her story the most.
This book does look at life and death, what kind of secrets go to the grave.
Overall I ended up enjoying the book.