Absolutely blown away by this. The characters’ voices, the jokes and the life observations are all absolutely stunning. I genuinely laughed out loud a few times - the mark of well written comic moments.

Cannot recommend this more highly.

I enjoyed this. Well written characters, each one of the main characters had their own individual story that drew you in. Great book.

This is a feel-good story of four friends - Nat, Alex, Edele and Mackie, all in their late twenties who are making their way through adulthood. They face heartbreak, unemployment and hardships but their friendship is strong ✨ I loved the characters, I enjoyed each characters story and warmed to them all. I loved how Nat grew stronger as the book went on, Edele for having belief in herself and making changes, Mackie for her sarcasm and Alex for having her happy ever after. I warmed to the characters and cheered for them as the story developed. Friendships are amazing. I laughed and I throughly enjoyed this book. My first #netgalley book and I would like to say thank you @penguinukbooks

Made me wish for more friends, sigh.

A good holiday read for me. Enjoyed the 4 main characters and could identify with different aspects of all of them (perhaps because I'm a couple of decades older and lived a bit more, been there, seen it etc).

This was a fun easy read. Even though I am some way out of being in my 20s, I really enjoyed this. I felt each girl was different and enjoyed seeing how their lives and histories entwined. A feel-good holiday read.

It's an okay book to read - something for holiday, as not too burdensome in the thinking department. Rehashing the old story of four people who struggle to adult. Nothing new here. The characters aren't as strong as they could be, and over all is just a bit weak. Like a wine spritzer without the bubbles.

I also really hate it when authors get basic facts wrong - you never get seven reminders to pay your council tax. You get one. And then they send it to a clams company. Which if the author had used that instead, would have at least added something to this otherwise tired story.

I absolutely loved this story about friendship and how it lasts through everything else no matter what! The trials and tribulations of a group of girls and their lives and how they remain a constant!

Mackie, Edele, Alex and Nat are four best friends, desperately trying to navigate their 20s together. With breakups, new jobs, new relationships and major decisions, growing up can get messy, but at least they have each other.

As a 24-year-old woman, Almost Adults is one of the most relatable books I’ve read. It is funny and charming, and a very accurate representation of female friendship, with a lot of emphasis on the importance of having people you can rely on in your lowest moments.

The story follows all four women, as they each try to get through their own individual dramas. Nat, dealing with a breakup and learning to live on her own; Edele, trying to find a job and move out of her mum’s house; Mackie, deciding whether she’s ready to make a big move for her career; and Alex, watching the breakdown of her best friend’s relationship and becoming convinced that her own boyfriend is cheating on her. These are very realistic problems and the girls all have believable personalities, so it felt like I could have been reading about real people.

My one criticism would be that the girls didn’t have distinct voices. Although each clearly had their own narrative features to make it clear whose perspective each chapter was written from, the actual voices sounded the same across the whole book. I would have liked for the girls to have had more individual voices to distinguish between them, rather than just narrative methods such as lists, etc.

I would definitely recommend this book to all 20-something women looking for an enjoyable read.

Loved this book about friendship, lost love, love gained, coming back from sheer devastation! I related many times to the characters and I think so will a lot of readers, that is why this book is so easy to read and thoroughly enjoyable. Almost adults... I think a lot of us are! Solid 4 star read!

This book simultaneously made me want to ring my best friends and also become friends with this group of 20 somethings. A true to life read of navigating the quarter life crisis, bad boyfriends and big life decisions, I really enjoyed it. Thanks NetGalley!

It was a bit slow to begin with but soon got into it after a while. Very relatable. Was a very easy read.

A gréât and really true ringing book of navigating life in your twenties and trying to make it through. Almost adults will make you laug and cry and want to drink wine with a friend

What a totally wonderful read, loved every minute of it, great charecters that were easy to get to know and love with a great storyline, but gutted it's over, can't wait for her next read

This book is so uplifting! It's the ultimate feel good read. It makes you feel so good about females and the power of female friendship. It's empowering, funny I'm just an all around great read.
Centred around a group of four females we follow each of them as they go through the trials and tribulations of life.
I found each character equally likeable which is an achievement for me in itself. The friendship the girls have it's just amazing. The solidarity and love they have for one another really shines through.
I would happily recommend this lovely story to anyone!

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴?⁣
𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘹?⁣
𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩?⁣
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Almost Adults is perfect for anyone who suspects they may not have this whole ‘adulting’ business sussed.⁣
Mackie, Edele, Alex and Nat (aka the MEAN Girls) are four best friends in their late twenties who are trying to navigate the chaotic mess we call adulthood. Nat has been dumped by her boyfriend of seven years leaving her to feel lost and worthless. Alex is paranoid that her own boyfriend, Craig, is no longer interested and is looking to follow suit. Edele is unemployed, living at home and is coasting on by not sure what path to take. Then finally, on the surface, you would think Mackie has it all figured out with her morning runs and meal-prep. But Mackie, much like myself, is clumsy, socially awkward and desperate to move on to bigger and better things in her career. With their distinct personality and individual problems, I’m certain any reader could identify with one, if not all, of them. ⁣
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‘𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘰-𝘥𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.’ If this doesn’t describe me, I don’t know what does.⁣
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Each chapter alternates between their personal POVs offering us a wider sense of their quirks and slices of life. From heart-rending breakups to dismal unemployment, each of the girls is facing their own battles and experiencing minor setbacks. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean they won’t drop everything to support one another. My favourite moments were the small favours they did for one another, like Edele spending the last of her money to fill Nat’s fridge. Although something I did find slightly sappy was their declaration of love for one another, maybe that’s just my Edele streak showing. I’d personally rather roast my friends than tell them I love them. That being said, their loyalty was admirable and encapsulated the beauty of female friendship.⁣
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Moreover, Pantony covers some hard-hitting topics which any twenty-something can relate to. She doesn’t sugar-coat any of the girls’ situations. Rather, she presents them at their most insecure, at their most vulnerable while also demonstrating how they’re working hard to overcome their setbacks. There are no miracles, rather, this book is a testimony to the incredible power of friendship. No matter what happens in life, they will always have each other. Among this, the humour and cultural references interlaced throughout the narrative made me laugh out loud making it all the more engaging.⁣
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This is a book many of us can relate to. That awkward stage where we’re expected to have our lives sorted out yet are still clueless when it comes to bleeding radiators or testing smoke alarms. Ali Pantony accurately taps into how difficult and bewildering adulthood can be.⁣
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Now, I’m left wanting to meet up with the girls at their local pub and have a glass of wine and a goss with them. Ali Pantony has painted a beautiful picture of female friendship that made for an uplifting, heart-warming read.⁣

Unfortunately, even after several attempts I just could not get into this book. I:m sure many people will love it but it just isn't for me. Obviously as I didn't finish it I will not be posting a review on any of the usual sites. I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC and I'm sorry that I cannot give a fair representation of the book.

'Almost Adults' by Ali Pantony follows 20-somethinges Mackie, Edele, Alex and Nat - four friends whose lives are sort-of (not really, not at all) going to plan. The novel is told through their alternating points of view as they go through their individual struggles, from being dumped from a relationship of 7 years to having the most humiliating Skype interview in the history of humanity.

I absolutely connected with each of the four main characters - I imagine that most 20-somethings will, as none of them have their lives 100% together. However, I did find some of their voices melded together, and I occasionally had to check the beginning of the chapter to remind myself about who was speaking. The character who stuck out more than the others was definitely Nat, who goes through a pretty big transformation throughout the book. Her storyline also talked a lot about mental health, and she uses local services to go to therapy, which was a really positive thing to see!

However, other than with Nat, I didn't really think there was much of a storyline. Each woman has their own struggles, but they're just...neatly resolved in the last chapters. I think it would have felt a lot more realistically messy if it hadn't felt so wrapped up in a bow. Overall, I did enjoy 'Almost Adults', because I am also an almost-adult! But I feel like it would have been a much better book if the voices had been more distinct, and there had been an over-arching plot.

This book follows the stories of4 best friends and how they grow up together and things in their lives change and how they start adulting. I struggled to put this book down. I would be interested in reading it if there is a follow up book

Fairly enjoyable chick lit. Some inconsistencies with the town size - small seaside town but with several pr and advertising companies, as well as magazines? And slightly odd to read a half-Indian character consistently refer to chai as “chai tea.” Chai” literally means “tea” - why is she saying “tea tea?” Yet her English boyfriend correctly refers to the drink as chai?

I really enjoyed reading this book. The story follows the lives of four women in their late twenties who all have different things going on but are connected by their strong friendship bond. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one woman, with her name at the beginning so you know who’s story you are following. The characters are well rounded and likeable. I was hooked from the start and wanted to find out where their lives were going. I would definitely recommend this book.