This book reminded me of the old saying ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. But in this case sisters Jess and Liz, with their friend Chloe, went out and picked those lemons straight off the tree themselves. A night out at the casino and a pact to ‘say yes to any adventure that comes their way’ was all it took to push them out of their well‑worn comfort zones. The way each one found a new balance in life after accidentally upending their old one made this an engaging and relatable story about change and personal growth. I especially liked that it explored several different approaches to the home/family/individual needs/career balancing act with insight and believability.

Disclosure: I received a digital copy to review through Goodreads Giveaways ( )

What starts as a girls’ night out ends in life altering decisions for the women at the heart of this involving story of family, friendship and the faulty definition of freedom some seek within the confines of relationships.

Two sisters and a friend are out celebrating and make a decision to just say yes to whatever crosses their paths. This leads to some excitement and some trouble for all three of them. After the fun is over they all have to live with the consequences of their actions. Will that result in positives or negatives? Well, you know I am not going to give any big secrets away!

As you know I don’t read a lot of “girlfriend” books but now and again a synopsis will appeal and this one did. I was very glad I chose to dive in to this story because I found it to be a very intriguing concept for a book – what if stories always are. In this case the author present three strong women and yet they are also flawed so that makes them very, very human.

Once I started I really did have a hard time putting it down and I found myself very involved in all of the lives of these three women. It was a tale about life, it’s ability to surprise and the way we all adapt to what it throws at us. ( )

Three women have a girl's night out and deal with the aftermath. All three face consequences that seem bad at first, but through some soul searching find that perhaps what happened accidently could make their lives happier than they were before.

I enjoyed this book, but have to say that even though I liked them, I didn't really personally connect with any of the characters. I think they were all brave in how they faced the changes in their lives however uncomfortable. I liked the writing and was able to follow as the story jumped back and forth between their different points of view. All in all, it was a good women's fiction novel and I will recommend to people I think would enjoy it. 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars.

My sincere thanks to Montlake and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read The Happy Accidents and give my unbiased opinion of it. ( )

One Night! Just one night, three friends go out to celebrate a birthday and their lives are charged. Jesse, the adventurous one, is at a crossroads. Liz, the proper one, a morning show host, has a seemingly perfect life. Chloe, the stay-at-home Mom, does something totally out of character! Now, all these women will have to live with the outcomes of this one night.

I love a good Jamie Beck book, this one did not disappoint. A little slow at the beginning for me, but I enjoyed the story after I became totally immersed in each of the characters. This book gives equal time to each women’s plight, their friendship and their family dynamics. Loved the character development! A fun read with a satisfying ending!

Thanks to Ms. Beck, Montlake Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone. ( )

Thank you to the author and #NetGalley for this ARC.

Liz and Jessica are sisters, and Chloe, their friend go to a casino on Jess's almost 37th birthday. Everything changes after that in in their lives, and not for the good. However, good things start to happen and things change for the better for all of them. Big decisions have to be made. Liz was a morning talk show host, who's ranting blew up and there goes her job. Jess, who is a painter, cannot get her groove back and then things really change and then there's Chloe, who's marriage is almost perfect except for her husband who doesn't want her to have a part-time job and does not feel respected.

All in all, an enjoyable book. ( )