I love Kristan Higgins! Her books are so real and funny! I loved this book and the one that followed Harlow. She is quickly becoming an automatic buy author for me!

This story grabbed my heart right away and didn’t let go! I love that author Kristan Higgins writes with such a way to pull all the emotions out of me while reading.

Featuring flawed characters with a marriage in crisis and strong female friendships, I loved it so much!

*many thanks to Berkley, RB Media and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

This book was really cute! I always love books by Kristan Higgins! The main two characters, doctors were great!

I really enjoyed this book! It was a captivating read that held my attention from start to finish. The story was well-paced, and the characters felt real and engaging. I’m grateful to the publisher for providing an early copy—it was a pleasure to read!

This was my first audio book from Netgalley. I'm new to audiobooks, only having read a few. I've also read a vew Kristan Higgins books, so I thought this was a great combination. This book was cute and a summer vibe...though not needing to be read in the summer. Quick and easy and I hope you enjoy it.

I'm a big Kristan Higgins fan, but I found Look on the Bright Side a bit slow to start and almost gave up on it. While the narrator is talented, she didn't pull me into the story. Overall, I'm glad I listened to the audiobook, but I wish I had read it instead.

Thank you @kristan.higgins @recordedbooks @berkleypub & @berkleyromance for the ALC & E-ARC!

My second book by this author and yet again she sure knows how to tug at my emotions. This story follows three woman. All dealing with their own things. Stories of friendship, loss, trauma, and healing. I felt this leaned more towards women's fiction. However it had romance sprinkled in with a little fake dating and marital struggles. I just felt the focus was more on their life's journey as a whole and not heavily focused on the romance, which I enjoyed. I loved that the audio narration helped me follow each of the main characters stories easily. I felt they matched their personalities to a T.

I have no doubt that at least one of these characters will be relatable to you when you read it!

I adored this story. It is full of emotion and love. Lark is a character you can’t help but fall in love with and root for. The plot is extraordinary. I laughed, I cried, but most of all I was swept up on a journey. Kristin Higgins never disappoints.

I listened to the audiobook of Look on the Bright Side. Lark was a likeable character and her story was touching and emotional. Overall I liked the story but had a difficult time with the fake dating premise in this storyline. Joy was a very likeable character and brought some needed lightness at times.

I think I would have enjoyed the book more if I had read it instead of listening to it. The narrator did a fine job of reading the book - but her voice made me feel that Lark was older than she was. There was a maturity in the tone of the book that distracted me from the storyline.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy in return for an unbiased review.

Larkby (Lark) Smith is a 33-year old resident at Hyannis Hospital. For reasons that developed based on something in her past, she wants to be an oncologist, it is her dream. Because of her emotions and that she gets emotionally involved with her patients, she has just been transferred to emergency medicine from oncology. Her goal is to get back, so when Dr. Lorenzo Santini (aka Dr Satan) makes her an offer, she accepts. Dr. Satan's 99 year old grandmother basically raised him and he will do whatever he can to make her happy. She is dying and her wish is that he be in a relationship with someone who will care about him. He askes Lark to be his fake girlfriend for his sister's wedding, and he will introduce her to people who will be able to get her back to oncology. What can she do, but accept? Things don't go as planned. Nonni doesn't like her, her mother doesn't want her to do it, and she falls for Lorenzo's brother.

I really enjoyed this story. I was not a fan of Lorenzo, he was called Dr. Satan for several reasons, but he is an amazing surgeon, saving lives others might not have saved, and he loved his nonni. His past was not a happy one and it helps show why he is the way he is. Lark's past was heartbreaking. As we learn more about it, I found myself close to tears a few times. She is such a caring person, and I love that she got emotional with her patients. Dante is a firefighter and is nothing like his brother. A secondary storyline deals with Lark's parents. Her mother finds out that her father has betrayed her, and she moved in with Lark's landlady, Joy. Joy also has a sad background that we learn about. There are a lot of secrets, emotional moments, forgiveness, moving forward and more. This is pure Kristan Higgins with wonderful and relatable characters, a great plot with intersecting stories and a happy ending. I definitely recommend this story. The audiobook was narrated by a trio of wonderful voice actors; Susan Bennett, Christina Moore and Xe Sands. They gave each of the narrators their own voice and their storytelling was wonderful. If you enjoy listening to audiobooks, I recommend you listen to this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for this advance audio copy. I really enjoyed the story. It made me laugh. It made me cry. I really enjoyed the Smith and Santini family dynamics. I think Lark was relatable as a character and very likable. I liked that the story had multiple POVs. I think it was interesting how the author wove them together. I enjoyed the setting as I grew up going to the cape every summer. I think the ending was a nice way to wrap up the story. I’d give it a 4 out of 5!

I typically love Kristan Higgins books but this book was too slow and drawn out for me. It had potential but just didn’t hit the landing for me, thanks for the arc.

This was the first book I’ve picked up from this author. I wanted to read it because of the dog cover. It looked like a westie, in the story it’s a Carin instead. The story was good and it’s an emotional so have tissues ready. There’s some bad language, a f/f relationship, and some sex talk even though there’s no sex scenes. There’s also sprinkles of feminism and politics throughout. I thought the story was good but I think she’s the author for me.

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook.

Kristan Higgins writes such heartwarming novels with flawed, lovable characters. I really enjoyed the unique stories and perspectives of the three women in this one. Thankfully, it wasn’t as sad as some of her recent reads and even had some humor, especially with the fake dating scenario. I also loved the subtle While You Were Sleeping vibe involving the brother. Cancer is a trigger warning in this book if you tend to avoid that topic.

As far as the narration. Lark's narrator was kind of muffled and I had to slow down the speed of the audiobook to hear her parts better. The other narrators I found to be crisp and clear, and I preferred their performances better.

Such a delightful read. I loved the characters and Lark not only was likable but I found myself hoping she would find true love. There were so many different emotions throughout the book and I found myself - sad - happy — hopeful and amused. This will not be my last Kristan Higgins novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Thank you netgalley for this copy .I loved the narrator and she kept me interested.This was my first book by this author and it will not be the last .Being in love is tough no matter what .Having a broken heart and healing takes time .A very relatable book .

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

What a great romcom!! I enjoyed this book so much. A first for me by this author but will not be my last! Wow!! So good!! I loved the characters and they worked so well together.

The premise of this book was so fun and could have been difficult to piece together. However, the author did it fabulously! This was so dang cute and I loved it! The banter, the relationship development- it was so well written! I left this one with a big smile on my face. My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is such a wonderful book with many laugh out loud moments! I really enjoyed this. Kristan knows how to write a book that will break your hear into pieces!

I love discovering new authors, I have no idea why this is my first Kristan Higgins book, but after reading this one it won’t be my last!

Thank you Berkley Publishing Group NetGalley and Recorded Books for this gifted copy and complimentary audiobook.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 by Kristan Higgins released May 28, 2024.