Through It All by Kristyn Lewis

Sphere, July 2013.

Waverley would do anything for her two best friends except tell them the truth about what’s going on in her life. She is not only about to loose her bakery but her house too.

She is envious of her two best friends – Kate, whose husband is running for Governor of Virginia and Amy, who has a beautiful daughter and a seemingly happy marriage.

Waverley is not only about to loose her business but possibly her house as well. With all this going on, she almost misses things going on with her friends that are happening right in front of her and tries to help before it’s too late.

This looks at the complex friendship between three women and does this well. Waverley seems like the strong person keeping her friendship circle together but seems to become less together as the story unfolds.

The plot has some nice twists and it develops well. Waverley was a little woe is me at the start but as the story goes on and she began to try and improve her situation, I liked her more and I think I’d feel the same if I stood to loose everything. 

This was a book that I couldn’t put down and I wanted to know what happened to all of the characters and whether they were going to be OK. It was a compelling plot with strong female characters (despite what happens to them throughout the story.) 

It’s a story of friendship, things not always being the way they seem and life not turning out the way you think.

A great debut by Kristyn Lewis. 

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.