A review by bookwormmelissa
From the Jump by Lacie Waldon

5.0

Thanks to Putnum and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review! I had not heard of this author before, but it sounded like a fun summer read. Olivia has lived her life doing all of the "right" things and decides one day to see what happens when she disrupts that plan. She has been friends with the same group from college - Mac, Lucas, Simone, and Phoebe, and she decides to say no to a work project and go at the last minute with her friends to South Africa on vacation, which jump starts a series of fortunate and unfortunate events. I loved watching Olivia find her voice. This is a friends to lovers romantic comedy, and the buildup is amazing - I did not want to put this down! Perfect beach read, laugh out loud funny. 5 stars!