Better Believe It by Fern Ronay

A special thank you to the author, Fern Ronay, for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

On social media, Jada Marlone is living the perfect life. She has a loving husband, a beautiful little boy, and a successful career. But her real life is far from being Instagram worthy—she is disconnected from her husband, motherhood is not what she expected, she has a strained relationship with her mother (if it's not one thing, it's your mother), and she's barely keeping it together at work.

Thinking that her lot in life is already set by the choices she's made, she has a chance encounter with her ex and wonders if this is the universe giving her a sign. But then Jada's dead cousin, Gina, starts appearing in her dreams to help her figure out why she's made some of the choices in her life. When things start to unravel, will she learn from Gina's lessons, or will she continue to make the same mistakes and live miserably ever after?

This story had the right amount of sass and smarts, and was purely entertaining. Jada is a complex character—on the surface she seems to have it all together, but she is simply trying to hold it together. I'm sure that there are many women that will be able to see parts of themselves in her and be able to relate on some level. My favourite scene was Ethan's fourth birthday party. Pure comedic gold. And I do love characters that cuss. There are loads of us that are well educated that curse like the proverbial drunken sailor.

For those of you that regularly read my blog, you know that I don't like comparisons. But Fern's writing is comparable to a Sophie Kinsella novel in that there is the same sharpness and humour. Once again, Ronay strikes the right balance of lightheartedness and purpose, and I devoured this in one sitting.

Congratulations, Fern, on another fab novel!

FERN RONAY is the author of two novels: Better in the Morning and Better Believe It. She also is the host of the podcast Signs from the Other Side.

Ronay has lived in NYC, Chicago, and now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, but she will always consider herself a Jersey girl.