A review by naomivilla
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i was scared to read this since it is being marketed as "funny". this is because i am a snob and books that are ATTEMPTING to be funny but are NOT funny give me the ick. however, this book is genuinely funny and made me laugh out loud a lot by myself. this is about a woman going through a divorce and not handling it all that well. i myself have never been divorced and prayin to G-O-D that i never go through it. even though i didn't relate to the circumstance of divorce, it's still a very relatable and honest book. i deeply felt the body issue talk in particular. this is a very millennial sad girl book but maggie is not a bad person—a rarity for protagonists in the niche sad girl genre. 

this quote broke my heart and made me squeeze my little family tighter—

"i wondered if he would recognize me with my new hair. i wondered if i could grab janet and run. i took a breath, stood, and walked past them—my cat in the ratty carrier i’d bought at a yard sale, my husband in a shirt i loved—my little family."