My past few books that I have read have had some very heavy and scary topics. I needed a light read that could make me relax and possibly laugh at the same time. Thankfully, I found it in In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publishers via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

Ros Reynolds has just recently moved back to London, after 3 years of living in the United States. She’s back and living with her parents! She’s back with her friends from college! She’s back with her ex-boyfriend! Wait…what?

She is stuck in the past. Have you ever been there? Your present isn’t working out so well, and you put those graduation goggles on. What are graduation goggles? It’s when you’re about to graduate to the next phase of your life, you get scared, and you put those goggles on that makes you only see the great things that happened in the past, and you forgot all the bad things.

Ros has it bad. Her parents have built her a shed in the backyard and moved her into it. Take the hint! Her friends are happy that she is back, but life continued on without her. Lucy was married and pregnant. Sumi was settled down and in bed each night by 10pm. Adrian was still Adrian, but was now looking for a serious relationship. They even added a new member to the friend group – John, who owns the bar they now hung out in. Take the hint! After a not-so-well-thought-out group text, now she is back with her ex-boyfriend Patrick.

I get it. I’ve been where Ros has been, where I began to look back and wish for when things were easier. Scared of what the future may hold. Wondering what could have been had you not left a relationship. Ignoring the signs that maybe, just maybe, it’s time to move on.

And I enjoyed the ride! The friend group was well thought out, and not just an accessory that left you feeling like they were there as a crutch. I really felt the friendship bonds from each of them, and could see their growth, and how they were trying to help Ros catch up. I know the book is set up to make it seem like the relationship with Patrick was the main draw of the book, but I don’t agree. I think that the story was more about Ros and her friends as she tries to find her new place in her old world.

And the cherry on top? This book had me laughing. Hard. I found myself having to tell my kids “NOTHING TO SEE HERE!” as I was laughing and they were asking me why. Some things, I just couldn’t explain (ahem – tiger head and a fence. You’ll know what I mean when you get there!)

Fans of women’s fiction/chick lit/fiction – whatever you want to classify it as, READ IT! This one was great!