Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Atria Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by Jennifer Weiner - 4 stars!
Abby is sort of living the life she thinks she wants - but not quite. She still hasn't found her career passion, her apartment looks like she just moved in, and she isn't completely bought into a future life with her boyfriend, Mark. But she can't help thinking about Sebastian sometimes, her one and only one-night stand, who made her feel beautiful like no one has ever done before. Abby has made peace with her body, but she still struggles, plus her mom is there is remind her that she would be happier if she were thinner. Biking has always been her salvation and when she gets an opportunity to lead a bike trip from NYC to Buffalo, she is happy for the time and experience. Until she realizes that Sebastian is in her group. And her mother.
While Weiner's books usually feature a beach, if you follow her on instagram, you know that she lives the biking world she wrote about. Her real world trips and travels are amazing, so all of that rings totally true in the book. Since I live even more upstate NY than this trail, I liked tagging along the trip. While there are a few too many coincidences in this story and plenty of controversial subjects, it was a good book and definitely promoted body positivity. I also enjoyed the growth of the mother-daughter relationships.. I would say the story would be good for young girls, but there's some steamy scenes to begin with and pro-choice messages so maybe best for adults.
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