I did not enjoy this book. It felt all so rushed, the blurb says it's about Sukie and her change in having her husband leave, etc so I was expecting it to mostly be about her with a little bit about her friends in the fat Friday club. It was not. It had the issue of having too many main characters and big storylines all at once. Considering its part of a series I would have expected to have one book for each friend with each of the friends being the main protagonist in that one book and the others having minor side stories running through. All in all, I didn't feel it was well written and I had no urge to read any more of the series.

Cute story, but nothing particularly compelling or memorable. I couldn't really relate to any of the characters and they were not very detailed or well drawn.

Great friendships and bonds. Lighter read. A little slow and uneventful for my likes. It was a good book, but I wouldn't say it was a great book. An average read that won't take much emotion to get through.

A great read for snuggling up with a cup of tea. Although some of the characters felt a little forced, they all seemed come together as an interesting mix. I enjoyed this book and have recommended it to my bookworm friends.

I liked that this was a nice light read with a good storyline. The pace of the book was quite slow at times making it difficult to hold my interest. While I liked the idea of the women bonding over guilt free Fridays, I didn't feel a connection with any of the characters.

As a rule I usually read family based psychological thrillers, but every now and then I like to take a break and read "softer" women's chick lit.
I chose "Fat Fridays" as the cover drew me in, all those delicious cupcakes made my mouth water with anticipation to the story.
The book reminded me a little of the fantastic 80's movie "Steel Magnolias". A group of women whose friendship worked because they each had issues to sort out, and sharing them made it easier and them stronger.
A heartwarming story that I really enjoyed and I would highly recommend.

I just couldn't connect with the voice on this. I wanted to like it, and I hoped that multiple POV characters would make it easier, but their voices weren't different enough to help me. I wound up putting it aside to focus on books that are more up my alley.

I found this to be a very average book. It was enjoyable for a lighter read, but nothing really unexpected happened. I felt the characters were a bit generic and flat at times. The characters you weren’t supposed to like were made out to be over the top horrible people, particularly the men. Most of the men were just awful.

The main character was excessively insecure to the point were it was bothersome. She constantly questioned her new relationship regardless of what he said to her. I felt that he was consistent in the message he gave her as to what he wanted and she was just all over the place with how she interpreted things. She just continually second guessed everything he said or did.

Overall, it was a decent story, but the end was a little too ‘wrapped up in a neat bow’ for me. There were some twists throughout the book, but I expected most of them. It was worth the read if you have a lazy day and want a book that will entertain, but not make you think too much, especially if you enjoy stories about female relationships.

This was a struggle for me to finish but I did it. The bond between these women is the main focal point and the enjoyable part of the book. The pacing was slow for me and there wasn't much going on to hold my interest. I'm truly sorry that I couldn't give this a better review and rating but I'm always honest with every book I read.

Fat Fridays. Is a wonderful book about friendship, life and love. This book circles around a group of 5 friends who meet every Friday and call themselves the fat Friday group. Each woman is going through different phases in their lives and leans on their friends to get through it. The characters are all very relatable and you feel for their situations. I felt like not everything was wrapped up at the end of the book how I would like it but it was still a great read.

TL:DR Review: Suki's husband leaves her for the Pilates Instructor (and later regrets it). Dumped by all her "married couple" friends, she's invited to join a Friday lunch group of women who all have some problem holding them back from complete happiness. She eventually falls for her new neighbor (and his adorable daughter) and gets her life back on track.

Verdict: Definitely chick-lit: light, fluffy, perfectly innocuous.

Fat Fridays is a story with a long and winding road downward. It starts off pretty good: Suki walks in on her husband Ted screwing her Pilates instructor, Emmy Lou (really? Emmy Lou? I know we're in the South, but I don't know a single person named Emmy Lou and I live in Georgia. This story is based in Georgia.). I was impressed; that scene ended with Suki in the back of a police cruiser. I was rooting for her at that point.

Unfortunately, that was the last high I remember.

Since Emmy Lou took it upon herself to spread a "sanitized" version of events around town, all Suki's "married couple" friends disappear just when she needs friends most. Her neighbor Betsy invites her to join the women of Fat Fridays: Betsy the ringleader; Carol Ann, who desperately wants to be loved; Tiffany, who is married to a rich guy with overly controlling parents; and Lynn, who clearly has a deep dark secret she won't share. Over Friday lunches around town, they become a tight little clique. Meanwhile, Suki takes a part-time job at the local library, where she has the support of her boss and the hostility of one of the board members.

Just when Suki's ready to give up dating, love, and marriage forever, in walks Cameron Taylor, computer consultant, single-father, and ten years younger than Suki. I like that the book demonstrated the confusion endemic in modern dating, where a phrase or word meant to discourage nosy neighbors and friends from digging into your personal life too deeply can set the stage for total confusion. Suki and Cam has a lot of those moments, but eventually make it through. Suki's children are uncomfortable with their mom becoming a cougar (!), but they come around. After all, what's the difference in Dad doing it and Mom doing it?

This book has a sequel, Sassy Saturdays, which I've also read (click here for the review). Since there are five main characters, I expect at least two more sequels.

So, why didn't I rate this higher? Well, it's not a self-contained story. There are five characters and we cycle through all their minds at once. It's hard to care deeply about Suki when I'm also thinking about Carol Ann's problems and Tiffany's problems, ad nauseam. Second, we wrapped up Suki's problems with Ted wayyyy too neatly. Suki walked in on her husband with his mistress. She was arrested and ostracized. By the end, everything is tied up neatly with a bow. Really? Everyone else's problems stretched into the second book, but not Suki's? Third, I'd forgotten most of the details of Suki's story within an hour of finishing it. I was too busy being concerned for Tiffany and annoyed with Carol Ann.

Overall Opinion: Light, fluffy, perfect for when I need to pass time.

Would I read it again? If waiting in a doctor's office, sure.

Would I buy it for someone? Probably not.