Lucky Day

I loved saving missy so was excited to read this one! This author’s books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found. Compelling and didn’t want it to end! Don’t you just want to grab this, switch off the phone and curl up on the sofa
By far one of my favourite books I've read this year… I loved every minute…

I cannot relate more to this book. I a, definitely a person who needs to take more time out for herself and I’m so excited to read, review, and share a book that does just that, Full review and thoughts to come.

Lucky Day is the delightful read that follows Clover, who decides to break free from the monotony of her everyday life and being the 'good girl’. She stops saying yes to everything and starts doing what she wants for a change.
This is a heartwarming and uplifting novel, you can’t help but cheer Clover on as she embraces her new found spontaneity, there are some literal laugh out loud moments - I really believe we should all have a break free day once in a while - the book should actually come with the badge that says “Be more like Clover!!!”

Clover has always been a good girl. Fitted in. Said yes. Taken on more work at no extra pay. But something is different today. Today things are changing. But her friends and colleagues are not sure if they like what is happening.
Beth Morrey writes some great characters and it was a joy to follow Clover for the day. A great book that leaves you cheering Clover on.

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Beth Morrey - Lucky day

Oh my word, what a wonderful, wonderful book. It made me smile and laugh out so very many times and at the same time filled my reading hours with such reassuring love. Whether you’re having a good week or bad one, please pick this book up when it’s published, especially if you are a parent as I think you will be able to relate to it even more. I genuinely can’t imagine anyone not liking Beth’s latest book.

At the start we meet Clover, who wakes with a bad headache and reaches for the “the everything bowl” in the kitchen (we have a drawer equivalent of this in our house), where she finds a slightly out of date, strong painkiller. What’s the worst that can happen, right? And so starts Clover’s lucky day!

Clover has always been a good girl, following the rules and behaving how one should. Her mother wasn’t exactly the tender, loving kind so she and her sister have always done the right thing and this behaviour naturally has spilled into their adult life. Well, not today! Today, Clover will do what she damn well fancies and not what her mundane, everyday life requires of her.

I just adored Clover! She is like so many of us: a loving wife, mother of two, trying to manage her family’s everyday life, as well as her own career and she would just so love a little break from it all. Well today is that lucky day when she does exactly what she likes and it feels good, and everyone is just staring at her unbelieving but also rather impressed. Because let’s face it, when do we really do that? Hardly ever? Never? Like Clover says cats can do what they like but humans have to compromise and try and be nice.

It is such a funny and heartwarming read and I loved the ending too, bringing it all to a lovely conclusion about life and families and the love everyday life does bring us even with all the mess and stress.

As always I will include some of my favourite quotes from the book:

“There are so many of us out there, struggling on, pinning the smiles on our faces even if inwardly we’re raging or falling apart.”

“Sometimes bad things happen, no matter how good you try to be, or how strong you are, or how many times you try to stop it. Sometimes kingdoms are lost, even if every last nail is in place.”

“Life moves so fast. You have to slow down occasionally, stop it slipping from your grasp.”

A huge thanks to @netgalley @harperfiction and @harpercollinsuk for giving me the chance to read an ARC (advanced reader copy) of this truly gem of a book. It will published in the UK on 20 June 2024. A must buy from me!