Review: Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark
Thank you to The Dial Press for my copy! All thoughts are my own.
If you’re looking to read a book with multicast POV, you have to start reading Georgia Clark. This is my fourth book by the author and I love her work more and more with each story. This book reminded me of the movie The Family Stone, with all the children returning to their childhood home with different circumstances keeping them from their full happiness.
Synopsis:
“The holidays are fast approaching, and the Belvedere siblings are a mess. Liz, a Hollywood showrunner and responsible eldest, has no idea how to follow up her hit show’s first season, or how to deal with her giant crush on its star, Violet Grace. Birdie turned her chronic middle-child syndrome into a career as a stand-up comic, but since she spends more time wooing women than working on new material, she’s facing one-hit-wonder status, especially once she gets axed by her manager. And Rafi, sensitive romantic and the baby golden boy, proposes to his co-worker girlfriend in front of their entire company, only to be turned down by the woman he thought was the love of his life.
Born to three different fathers, the three adult children share one mother: famed actress and singer Babs Belvedere. Seeking direction and holiday cheer, all three siblings head up to their mother’s house in the country, determined to swear off love and focus on themselves and their work. But the spirit of the season seems to have different plans for them, and their best intentions are quickly derailed in the most delightful and festive of ways.” —NetGalley
What I Liked:
The Setting—We know I love the mountains, especially in New York State, but I haven’t read many books set in the Catskill area. It’s an area I know very well and I thought it was captured perfectly.
The Premise—I am a sucker for stories about famous people and actors, so I loved the idea of this very famous mother and all her children grown up and trying to find their own path outside of her fame.
The Characters—I loved them all! Especially Liz. I loved her passion for her work, how she was figuring herself out, and all the moments she learned to ask for help.
What Didn’t Work for Me:
Some of the Pacing—With so many POVs, I felt like a couple moments were rushed and a few were too slow. But I’m picking about pacing cause i’ve had less time to read lately so I want to be sucked in every time I sit down with my book!
Character Authenticity: 4/5 Spice Rating: 2/5 Overall Rating: 4/5
Content Warnings:
MS, hospital, sick parent, abandonment, estranged parental relationships, alcoholism/addiction, mental illness (depression), miscarriage, death of a parent, pregnancy, homophobia/lesphobia