The Most Likely Club
Twenty-five years after graduating in 1997, a group of friends are convening at their high school reunion. As they look back on their old high school dreams, their yearbook superlatives, and where they ended up, they decide it’s time to take steps toward the dreams they have now.
I love lifelong friend stories, and I’m of a similar age as these characters, so I appreciated the late 90s nostalgia liberally sprinkled through this book. While there were things I enjoyed here, some of the characters fell a bit flat and I didn’t always buy the close friendships between the women.
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Publisher’s Description
A hilarious, heartfelt story about four lifelong friends determined to change their lives, come hell (terrible bosses, ex-husbands living next door) or high water (laundry…so much laundry) from the acclaimed author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel.
Melissa Levin, Priya Chowdhury, Tara Taylor, and Suki Hammer were going places when they graduated high school in 1997. Their yearbook superlatives were Most Likely to Win the White House, Cure Cancer, Open a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Join the Forbes 400, respectively. Fast forward twenty-five years and nothing has gone according to plan.
Reunited at their reunion, the women rethink their younger selves. Is it too late to make their dreams come true? Fueled by nostalgia and one too many drinks, they form a pact to push through their middle-aged angst to bring their youthful aspirations to fruition, dubbing themselves the “Most Likely Girls.”
Through the ensuing highs and lows, they are reminded of the enduring bonds of friendship, the ways our childhood dreams both sustain and surprise us — and why it’s never a good idea to peak too early.
