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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