The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland – 368 pages
ARC from Berkley, GetRed PR and Netgalley for an honest review
Book Blurb:
The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland: In 1997, grunge is king, Titanic is a blockbuster (and Blockbuster still exists), and Thursday nights are for Friends. In Bellport, Connecticut, four best friends and high school seniors are ready to light the world on fire. Melissa Levin, Priya Chowdury, Tara Taylor, and Suki Hammer are going places. Their yearbook superlatives confirm it: Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400. Fast forward twenty-five years and nothing has gone according to plan as the women regroup at their dreaded high school reunion. When a forgotten classmate emerges at the reunion with a surprising announcement, the friends dig out the yearbook and rethink their younger selves. Is it too late to make their dreams come true? Fueled by nostalgia and one too many drinks, they form a pact to push through their middle-aged angst to bring their teenage aspirations to fruition, dubbing themselves the “Most Likely Girls.” Through the ensuing highs and lows, they are reminded of the enduring bonds of friendship, the ways our childhood dreams both sustain and surprise us — and why it’s deeply uncool to peak in high school.
My Review: 4 stars
The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland is a fun book that looks back on who we were in high school and who we’ve become. Did we become what our school superlative said we’d be? Are we still best friends with the same people from high school? As their high-school reunion is upon them, four best friends have time to reflect how they got or didn’t get to where they currently are.
The best friends come back together and relearn who they are through the eyes of their friends. Secrets come out about the women, their kids, their spouses, and lives in general. Friedland is great at creating realistic dialogue and peppering the novel with humorous banter.
Some scenes had me laughing out loud, while others made me stop and think about which of my life goals I’ve met and which I’m still struggling with.
This is a good book to throw in your beach bag, you’ll laugh and totally reminisce through the nineties.
Quotes I liked:
The thing about problems is that they will be there tomorrow.”
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