The Good Part
Is living the life you've wished for really a dream come true? Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet paper. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man, a ring on her finger, a high-powered job, and two storybook-perfect children, Lucy can't believe this is real--especially when she looks in the mirror, and staring back is her own fortysomething face. Has she really skipped ahead like she's always wanted, or has she simply forgotten a huge chunk of her life? As Lucy begins to embrace new relationships and the perks of maturity, she'll have to ask herself: Can she go back to her previous life, and if so, can she stand to leave the good part behind?
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Overall, 3.5 stars. I did enjoy this book, I'm glad that I stuck through it and read it for book club. I found it to be a quick read and enjoyable, but Lucy as a whole was an unlikeable character for me.
Sam and Felix were my favorites in the story. I loved watching her fall in love with Sam and her relationship grow with Felix. Him immediately knowing that she wasn't really his mum was funny.
I also wouldn't necessarily categorize this as a real romance book. Yes there was the romance aspect of Lucy falling in love with her husband, but I think the ending isn't quite right for it to be considered a real romance book. The book ends with Lucy going "back in time" and deciding to go to karaoke with her friends. We know that is where Sam and Lucy meet for the first time, so their love is almost fate. But it doesn't end with them meeting or being together. To me, that doesn't have the real spirit of a romance book because it doesn't end in a "happily ever after" or a "happily for now".
I think that was the most frustrating part of the book, outside of Lucy being an unlikeable character.
Sam and Felix were my favorites in the story. I loved watching her fall in love with Sam and her relationship grow with Felix. Him immediately knowing that she wasn't really his mum was funny.
I also wouldn't necessarily categorize this as a real romance book. Yes there was the romance aspect of Lucy falling in love with her husband, but I think the ending isn't quite right for it to be considered a real romance book. The book ends with Lucy going "back in time" and deciding to go to karaoke with her friends. We know that is where Sam and Lucy meet for the first time, so their love is almost fate. But it doesn't end with them meeting or being together. To me, that doesn't have the real spirit of a romance book because it doesn't end in a "happily ever after" or a "happily for now".
I think that was the most frustrating part of the book, outside of Lucy being an unlikeable character.
I really enjoyed this book. It’s a feel good story and at first I wasn’t too sure about it but I loved the ending. I fell in love with the characters!
I really really did not like the MC at the beginning. In fact I probably didn’t even like her until 50% through the book. Bit of a slow burn on that one for me.
A fun read about wishing to jump ahead in life so you can skip the hard parts. Thought provoking, heart warming, and a fun cast of characters. I thought this was going to end up being a grief manifestation, but it wasn’t. Book #26 in 2024
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