After one such swipe and meet-up, Lucy finds herself stranded at a convenience store with an elderly Scottish lady who encourages her to “make a wish” on an old-time arcade game machine.
Reminiscent of 13 Going On 30, Lucy wakes up 16 years into the future, with a house, husband, and two young children in tow. Now working as a co-founder to a new independent production company, Lucy grapples with her new reality as she strives to make sense of what happened - did she time travel to the “good part” of her life? Or has she experienced a bout of amnesia that has her forgetting an entire chunk of her adult life?
Having no memories of the last sixteen years, Lucy struggles to find her place in her life as a forty-two year old career woman. Thrown into motherhood and marriage, Lucy discovers the joys and heartbreak in both as she begins to assume her role in this new reality. In scenes that reminded me of The Vow, Lucy begins to fall in love with her husband again and had me clutching my heart strings. Lucy’s interactions with her children were endearing and made me cheer for her, as she both struggled and succeeded in the feats of motherhood (something my mom heart could totally relate to). (The scene where she helps a fellow mom in need had me in tears because as a mother, I’ve been there - motherhood is HARD.)
In the end, Lucy has a choice - remain in the present and remember or get sent back to the past (to her 26-year-old self) and forget. Her choice is everything!
If you enjoyed movies like 13 Going On 30 or The Vow, you will definitely appreciate Sophie Cousens’ latest.
[Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC of The Good Part by Sophie Cousens in exchange for my honest review.]
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