Twenty-five year old Cleo works at a fish and chip shop in the small town she grew up in and lives with her parents. Her life feels small compared to the lives her friends from school are living. When she bumps into an old crush, she lies to him to make her life seem more impressive. This triggers her to create a grown-up to do list in her attempt to 'adult', so she can impress him when he's next back in town.

This was an easy read, reinforcing that you do not need to do what everyone else is doing and what you think a successful life should look like could look very different in reality. It would have left more of an impact on me if it wasn't so predictable.

The grown up to do list - I loved it. The story follows relatable characters who you can’t help but want to be friends with. It follows the main character Cleo and how she wants to improve her life by changing everything she knows to fit in with old school friends, as you can imagine not everything goes to plan and it is a journey of learning to love yourself. And the life you have. The story is fun, uplifting and relatable 4 stars for me 🌟🌟🌟🌟

25 year old Cleo is feeling lost. Living with her parents in a Northwest seaside town, working at the chippy. She has no idea where her life is headed.

Wanting to be a more productive adult- Cleo decides to make a “Grown Up to Do List.” Navigating each item on the list and the challenges that come with becoming a full fledged adult, Cleo will come to terms with what it means to be a “Grown Up”

I enjoyed getting to know Cleo and appreciate the struggle it takes to grow up and move forward with your life. I felt that there were a lot of relatable experiences: from Cleo getting her drivers license, learning to show up on time for work, and learning to problem solve with the ups and downs life throws at you.

Throughout the novel, Cleo comes into her own and realizes the only grown up expectations are the ones you put on yourself.

This lighthearted read is definitely one to pick up if you’re in the mood for some life lessons and some giggles.

Lovely read .. Cleo feels she hasn’t moved on like her old school friends and after bumping into an old crush decides things need to change and embarks on her ‘grown up’ list. Learning to drive, moving on from her loved job in the local fish and chip shop, moving out from her parents amongst other things . Her close relationship with her gran sees her introduced to grans new lodger James and soon Cleo finds herself spending more time at grans and in time the changes she thinks she needs to make are not really the answer . A really enjoyable book lovely characters and a good reflection on doing things because you think that’s what’s expected !!

This was an incredibly relatable read because I had similar thoughts and situations in my early 20s. It was very engaging and overall a good read.

Not my usual genre but fancied something different.
This was not for me i'm afraid and i ended up skipping through.
I will stick to my usual but i am sure others will enjoy.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Loved loved loved! This was definitely my favorite book by far I’ve read in quite a long time. Absolutely loved the premise and relatable content. I think so many of this generation can relate to feeling enough at times. I could relate to the caring of a sick family member and how that affects one’s plans. It was just such a sweet book

I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. Cleo and I might not live in the same country, have had the same experiences growing up, but I could relate to this story so much, it felt like it was my own.

There’s always this fear about growing up, seeing your friends achieving so much when you’ve achieved little. Especially when you’re 25.

Society has told us 25 is old. We’re supposed to have figured out the rest of our lives by 25. Permanent job, housing, marriage, kids and so much more.

And I’m not surprised. When society, the education system expects a 16yo to know what he/she/them are going to do with their lives.

I didn’t know then and I sure as hell don’t know much now. I just know today and I’m fine with that.

Anyway, I loved this book. It’s my first Jennifer Joyce book and it didn’t disappoint. My eyes were flying through the words and I finally learned the actual spelling of debilitating (still can’t spell it actually without autocorrect but it was nice to know the spelling)

[hidden because of spoilers].

This book would be out for sale on the 12th of September so

The Grown-Up To Do List was the last novel that I came across. I really enjoyed the story. It keep me engaged until the very end.