Kay, Carl, and main character Helen have been “best friends” since their early days at college. Having gone off and started careers and families of their own, one wonders if they truly are still best friends. They come together to reconnect for Helen’s 50th birthday only to realize that they barely know each other anymore. Deciding to make changes, they all agree to whisk off to Cyprus. It is here that their friendships face challenges and each character has to look at their lives and ultimately their future.

This book would have been better for me once I reached my mid-forties. Sadly, I found myself uninterested in the women and their problems after a while because they seemed to not even really like each other much. To me, the women were constantly bickering, and judging one another. I could completely resinate with Helen though as she had lost her entire identity within motherhood and with grown children and her husband still exploring his passions, she felt completely lost. Helen, along with Kay, who has a mentally challenged son and aging parents to start worrying about, we’re my absolute favorites in the book.

It was definitely a book that makes one think about their life choices more carefully and ultimately makes one cherish their lifelong friendships.

Thank you Netgalley and Cary Hansson for gifting me this arc in exchange for an honest review.