A review by merryberries
From the Jump by Lacie Waldon

4.0

(4/5) Liv Bakersfield gives me huge Eleanor Oliphant (a la Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine) vibes, except if Eleanor had a found family of friends from college. She's a chronic yes-woman who makes decisions and lives her life based on the advice of blogs like Husband Huntress and the like. But when she decides to say "no," it feels better than she expected. The "no" snowball keeps on rolling and Liv decides to join her friends on a vacation to South Africa. When Liv gets back to LA, the snowball turns into a new apartment, new job, and a prospective new romance where she has to choose between what she *should* want and what she really wants.

Things I liked: FOUND!! FAMILY!! We LOVE to see it. I liked the pace of the book and found all of the characters (with the exception of one, no spoilers) to be endearing, if a bit overexaggerated sometimes. I'm not always a friends to lovers fan, but I liked this one.

Things I didn't like: Honestly I CRAVE(!!) a dual POV from Deiss' perspective. I need it! It would have really taken the book to the next level.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.