A review by thereadingraccoon
The Good Part by Sophie Cousens

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The Good Part is a novel about a twenty-six-year-old woman who wishes on an arcade machine to skip the part of her life where she’s broke, dating terrible men, and unappreciated at work—and go straight to the “good part.” But when she wakes up fifteen years later with a husband, two kids, and an important job in television, she realizes that the “good part” has its own challenges.

This is a thoughtful novel about embracing everything in life, both good and bad. Lucy thought that putting the hard part behind her was the key to happiness, but she discovers there is sweetness hidden within even the hardest times and that our past shapes us into who we are. I loved the beautiful love story between Lucy and her future husband and how much he adored her, despite the fact that she couldn’t remember the last fifteen years of their life together.

I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys women’s fiction with romance, family, friends, and a hint of magic.