The Good Part

"Really cute romantic comedy. Highly enjoyed listening to this. Fun little but of magic and enjoyed the characters, especially Felix! "

"Cute, easy book! Narrated really well! Nice ending, and a good “moral of the story”! "

"I usually try to close out my year of reading with a finished book (thanks OCD) and I had fully intended to give myself a pass this year, but here we are. It’s been a weird day and not how I thought I would end the year, but you know what? That’s life. At least I’m ending on a stellar 5 star read, and it’s perfect timing. As of today, this is the 1350th book I have logged, which encompasses about 20(+) years of reading for me. It’s exciting and it really does remind me that every day is “the good part” of my life. We can’t predict what the future will hold, and I’ll be the first to admit that not every day is great. But I’m using this story as a reminder to not get ahead of myself, which of course is hard, especially with New Year’s resolutions and big plans. <br/><br/>I’m focusing in on the fact that’s it’s a pleasure to be here, reading books I love and writing too long reviews that are never really about the book. Here’s to another year of good parts."

"Comedic and inspirational book about taking one step at a time through phases of life"

"Lucy Young is 26. She lives in a flat with 3 others and is still working as a runner at a television studio even though she was recently promoted to researcher. She's pretty much broke and her dating life is a disaster. After a particularly terrible day at work, a disagreement with her best friend and an awful date she stumbles upon a wishing machine and thinks why not. Lucy wishes she could just skip ahead to the time in her life where things are sorted... She wants to find her person and be in a great place in her career. Life would be so much easier that way, right? <br/><br/>Lucy wakes up the next morning and to her surprise it's 16 years later. She's married, the mom of 2 children, and the head of her own television studio. This is great or is it?! Lucy has no memory of her lost years and only the things that happened prior to her wish. While her wish came true and her life is finally "sorted" she has no clue what she had to endure in-between. As Lucy scrambles to make sense of her present she wonders if she should have stayed in the past.<br/><br/>I rather enjoy time jump stories and this one was no exception. I loved seeing how Lucy navigated her new life while also trying to reconcile the time she lost. This novel was different in that they didn't make Lucy go through this situation alone. I liked that she was transparent with her husband and friends about her leap and even more so they didn't treat her like she was crazy. <br/><br/>Overall this was an enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend.<br/><br/>**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review."

"Wow okay, a lot to unpack here but I also am too tired to write a giant review. Let’s just talk about the ending. I really enjoyed this book and ended up being a bit disappointed in what Lucy chose to do in the end. Although everything did seem to work out, ultimately, it made me a bit sad!! This book ended up being unexpected and it gave me 13 Going on 30 vibes, but it was a really good read. There are some things mentioned that can be a trigger for some people, so if you choose to read this book, please keep that in mind. This review is also all over the place, but I’m on an airplane as I’m writing this lol.<br/><br/>Thank you so much to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of Sophie Cousens’ new book!<br/><br/>"

"It was nearly identical to the movie 13 going on 30 amd very similar to Sophie Kinsella's Remember Me (but, as the title suggests) fairly positive overall. Unoriginal but entertaining. I read the whole book in 1 sitting."