I finished this in one evening - and I think when it gets released, it'll have a good following and reviews. It may have been predictable, but it was still a pleasant read. If you like to root for the protagonist and hope for the best outcome possible, this is the book to read. Navigating the tricky waters in a divorce, the attempts at loosening the knots with an entitled and stupid daughter (sorry, but absolutely no part of me liked that character) and finding your own compass. Really relaxing themes and relatable too.

I think a few twists would have been needed for a 5 star book, or at least some depth into what went horrendously wrong with their divorce - I didn't dislike Alistair as much as I thought I could. Something stronger needed to exist. But, when you can finish a book within an evening because you need to know what happens in the end, it's got to be a highly enjoyable book!

Cover art is also gorgeous. Hoping to buy the published edition in October :)

Thank you Kelly!

I almost DNF this book simply because i could not get into the main character! it took me a while to advance to new chapters after finishing one but i pushed through and i found myself wanting to read more towards the end of the book! there’s a lot happening but at the same time, im not immersed within the story and feeling everything that is happening. i did like the book once i finished it, but i think my issue was relating to the main character! sailing, divorced mom, and a lot of the other themes were new aspects i have never read before so i’m glad i gave this a go!

In the past I have loved Harms' books because they show that you can start over, even when you think you can't. This book was no different, but I also had trouble relating to the main character and what she was going through, so I didn't enjoy it as much. That being said, the story itself was good, and while I don't know anything about sailing, I am sure all of the terminology used was correct.

Wherever the Wind Takes Us is a delightful story about charting new courses both at sea and on land. Divorced after 22 years the only thing Becca gets is The Becky Ann, her ex husband’s prized sailboat. A buyer is found who wants the boat delivered from Maine to Miami. Becca has never taken to actually sailing the boat, but her daughter’s assurances that they can do it together brings a boatload of complications and changes to Becca and her daughter. The author does a good job dissecting her characters flaws, fears, realizations and finally their ultimate acceptance of reality. This reader was happy to share the experience with them. I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley. Highly recommend.

A great, quick, relatable read.

We follow a recently divorced mother who in her settlement receives ownership of a boat which she then decides to sail to Miami with her daughter to sell as she is broke.

We get to hear of the ups and downs of a child of divorce (despite the child being an adult at 21) and how coming from rags to riches is not always a good thing.

I read this in one sitting and I did really enjoy it but my one criticism would be that there is a lot of boat/sailing talk which as a non sailer I was lost with. I found myself skim reading parts because I just didn’t understand/find the technical side of describing sailing to be all that interesting.

I enjoyed the story and I could relate to the daughter as an adult of divorced parents.

Becca is 42, mom to a 21:year old and newly divorced from a very rich family. As she's signed a prenup, she gets nothing but a very expensive sailboat. With the help of a man who works at the marina, she sells the boat. Becca and her daughter decide to deliver the boat themselves, they just have to get it to Miami, from Maine! It's a great story of Becca finding herself.

This was a short, quick read that focused on a woman trying to find herself after a bitter divorce. I love women's fiction which is what initially drew me to this book, but I just didn’t love the execution of it. I was a little weirded out about the mother-daughter-Grant situation and it tainted my view of Becca. She seemed immature to me given her age. There was also a lot of unnecessary boat talk that distracted from the story.

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Lake Union Publishing and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.


An enjoyable book perfect for summer reading.

Wherever The Wind Takes Us was a total delight! I always love this author’s books, and this one was no exception. Well developed plot, relatable characters, and a satisfying ending. The characters of Becca and Grant were easy to connect to, and the sailing journey was so fun and entertaining. I enjoyed the characters banter and their charm. I was initially drawn in by the cover, yet I’m happy to say I was totally into this book. The title itself is also original. I would definitely recommend this book to others.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for the ARC. Will post a review a bit closer to pub time.

I enjoyed this author’s previous title The Seven Day Switch, so I was eager to dive into this new book. I loved it! I thought Becca was a strong character with great development and the plot was interesting and intriguing. The sailing angle was a delight! I would recommend this book! Thank you Lake Union and NG for the opportunity to read in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, this was a cute read! I liked how Becca really grew into her own, and that her daughter was coming around to her strength. However, it was predictable. You knew where it was going.

The first half of the book was a little slow and sometimes awkward. But the middle really picked up! And the ending was okay but not mind-blowing.

I really, really enjoyed this book! It was captivating and it hooked me from the very first chapter! I was glued to my seat!

This is the perfect summer book! Becca is such a strong woman, whom you can't help but simply adore. I just finished this and am already dying for a sequel! Thank you NetGalley for the advanced read & am looking forward to others falling in love with Becca.

What a great story about the bond between mother and daughter. I also loved the romance aspect and the escape from reality premise! This is a fun summer read with a good message about family and learning to love again.

I was excited to read this after seeing her reviews for her last book. The dialogue in this was torture, so unfortunately this book just was not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley & Lake Union Publishing for the advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was so good! I loved the fact that it was set in the sea and also talked about sailing boats ... I love these topics and when everything is also spiced up with a cute and fresh romance with a fantastic main character (Becca) who has a fantastic daughter (Liv ) everything becomes even more magical and exciting!
Perfect reading is exempt from light writing but which also deals with important issues in an extremely adequate way.
Highly recommended!
Thanks Netgalley and Kelly Harms for providing me with this Arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and thoughts are mine.

I absolutely loved The Bright Side of Going Dark, so I was thrilled to see a new book from Kelly Harms! This one was back and forth for me. I enjoyed the positivity of the main character as she goes through her divorce and tries to figure out where her life will go now. The sailing information was fun to learn. I'm not a sailor, so I really enjoyed learning some things. The mother/daughter/Grant love triangle was kind of strange and that was the thing that really kept me from completely enjoying this story. Overall, though, it was a cute and uplifting story! I really like the cover.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital ARC. All opinions expressed are completely my own.

Kelly Harms has released some great books in the past. So I was super excited for a new upcoming novel.
This book was fun and I enjoyed this read a lot!
Wherever the Wind Takes Us is a well written book that you will fall in love with.
The characters were amazing and relatable. Harms did an awesome job connecting the characters together, they’re well designed and interact beautifully.
Amazing. Funny. Heartwarming. This is a lighthearted, fast, easy read I enjoyed this one immensely. I finished in less than two day's! So good!
An entertaining and engaging story overall. I recommend adding it to your list of summer reads.

“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”

Lake Union Publishing,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
I will post my review to my platforms, blog, B&N and Waterstone closer to pub date.

This was a really sweet story. I enjoyed the mother and daughter relationship and their boat journey together. I liked both characters and their story of finding their way in life and what will be next for them.

*minor spoilers ahead*
Newly divorced and basically penniless, 40-something Becca and her college daughter Liv embark on a new adventure, quite literally. Becca is left with only a boat and resentment from her divorce, so together mother and daughter decide to sail it down the coast, where a buyer is waiting for them. This journey will be the perfect time to spend some quality bonding time together.

I really wanted to love this one. One of the author’s previous books, the Overdue Life of Amy Byler, was an easy 5 star read for me! The cover and synopsis drew me in, but unfortunately, I DNF’d this one just over 60% of the way in.

What I enjoyed:
* I enjoyed the storyline of Becca getting out of a loveless marriage and the emphasis on searching for adventure and finding herself after sacrificing who she was for the last twenty years.
* I love stories about mother/daughter relationships. I love stories about a spontaneous adventure. So combine those two things and I am sold!

What didn’t work for me:
* The whole relationship triangle situation between mother, daughter, and Grant felt very weird to me. It felt a little ick that a love interest for the mom would be the daughter’s ex-boyfriend. But then Becca learns they didn’t actually date and decides he’s not off limits after all. And even though Liv had confided in her mother that she felt like she loved him, Becca decides it’s okay for her to pursue since they didn’t actually date.
* Too much boat talk. I understand including some, but I found myself skimming those sections and even skipping over them entirely.
* Not much mother/daughter bonding or relationship development seems to happen before Liv leaves the boat half way through the book. Maybe she comes back, but when I stopped at 60%, the story didn’t feel like there was any focus on that relationship, which was a bummer because that’s why I picked it it up.

I think multiple POVs would have worked really well with this story! I may come back to this to see if any of my issues are resolved in the end, but for now, it isn’t for me.