In my reading journal I have five stars next to this book! Love this story of family, forgiveness and taking chances. What a great premise- very original. Goes straight to the heart of the possibility of finding lost family. Highly recommended!

I love the cover of this book and yes I do judge a book by its cover! The story of Mickey and Arlo kept me reading even though it got a bit predictable at times. I did want to know how it all worked out in the end and it wrapped up nicely.

Kind of messy and funny and unpredictable. I liked the strong female characters in this novel and that they behaved in ways I didn't expect. It does the tricky job of being both funny and touching.

This was engrossing and nail-biting because of all the psychic afflictions that layered onto each other. Functional and not-so-functional alcoholics, abandonment issues writ large, and mothers who fail their children in myriad ways abound. There's a cute kid and a prince of a guy, and both seem to be put in jeopardy, but the last chapters hint at redemption.
I think it's especially clever to make one of the main characters a therapist who delights in unpacking the issues of others while being willfully blind to her own. The other flawed main character is a kindergarten teacher so scarred by the adults in her life that she only wants to be around children.
This has hints of romance, but the meat of the book is slow and painful self-discovery that is nevertheless sprinkled with humorous situtations. Compare it to Laurie Frankel's Family Family.

2.5 ⭐️

I was really eager to read this after seeing some buzz about it on Goodreads. The description really hooked me and the beginning of the book starts out with a bang.
I found the premise to be really exciting, but the execution could use some polish. There are things that happen that just make no sense, like Arlo sleeping with the estate attorney. That felt like the author just throwing something salacious or shocking into the story for the sake of shock. Also, I found it wildly unbelievable that Arlo and Mickey took so long to figure out who the other was given that they meet first as therapist and client.
Overall, I think with some editing, this could be a decent book but it really missed the mark for me.

Favorite Daughter has a great premise and I was so excited to read this. Two sisters who don't know each other - to follow the terms of their father's will, the first sister must attend therapy sessions with her (previously unknown) half sister. Unfortunately, the "romances" and chunky writing style didn't work for me. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

I loved this novel about two sisters that meet in their young adulthood under the most unusual circumstances. The writing reminded me of Rufi Thorpe and I really appreciated her approach to mental health and addiction. I will definitely recommend this far and wide.