I enjoyed Beth Morrey's Saving Missy and Em & Me, so I was delighted to be able to read Lucky Day.
Clove Hendry is not far off my age, and having the MC as someone who I can relate to is always a bonus.
She's your typical middle-aged woman, married with two kids, in a stable job, with a loving hubby who doesn't know how much she does. He's not a bad guy; he's just oblivious.
She's got an annoying boss and an even more annoying mother.
One morning, she wakes with a migraine, takes a dodgy tablet, and then bumps her head, which seems to be the catalyst for one of the most open, honest, 'lucky' days of her life.
Suddenly, she's filled with the strength to be honest instead of saying what is heeded to constantly crowd-please.
Does it make the world better? Well, maybe not for some, but it sure feels liberating to Clover!
I loved how it built up, with little foibles that she managed to address, to much bigger issues, that she finally managed to air, culminating in a chance to finally bury one of her biggest fears,
Fantastically written!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins Fiction for an ARC.

This was hilarious and genuinely had me chuckling out loud on many an occasion. I loved Clover's newfound attitude of just not giving a **** about what anyone thought and her bravery at challenging people who were doing wrong. It was heartwarming to see her realise that she could change and take less crap from people. Watching the transformation from doormat to a loud and proud woman taking up space in the room was brilliant to read about and I would heartily recommend- so much so I've just bought Beth Morrey's first book because clearly, she's an excellent author!

With thanks to netgalley and the author Beth Morrey for allowing to me to review this book.

Lucky day is a light hearted quick read that was an easy read.

"The Clover Susie knows doesn't haggle. She doesn't negotiate, doesn't push, doesn't quibble. She pays full price, tips poor service, accepts her lower-than-market-value salary meekly, is grateful. Sometimes I hate her. She's so darn spineless, she makes my blood boil.
I keep thinking back to moments when I let my natural cowardice get the better of me, allowing myself to be ignored, sighted, overlooked, rebuked. My I name fear of rocking the boat condemned me to a life spent tiptoeing around, polite smile plastered on, apologising and throwing my cloak in the floor for everyone. Mostly my mother, admittedly, but it's a habit that bled out and infected every part of my existence, until I'd effectively erased myself."

One day in the life of harassed, people-pleasing, mother-of-two, TV executive Clover Henry sees her gaining the confidence to say no. Solely from Clover's perspective, chapters alternate between present day and past experiences to provide context. I struggled with Clover a little at first (I am a people-pleaser, but even I wanted to shake) but meeting her horrible (and also damaged) mother and understanding a particular traumatic past experience brought me immediately on her side. I was then behind her all the way to tackle so much that she had allowed to control her in this one amazing day which, to mind my was not lucky but came as a result of her bravery and determination. I was pleased she had a supportive husband Tom and best Susie, felt she needed good people in her life, not just those who took advantage of her. Funny, feisty and reminding me of Amazing Grace Adams, this is an uplifting read about taking control of your life.

Sometimes you just need a book that gives you all the belly laughs.

Do you ever just wish you could have a No Day, A f*#k everything day. Well our Protagonist Clover does just that. Not by sole choice, she has a headache takes some tablets and well the rest is just hilarious.

I absolutely loved Beths debut novel, so saw this one and jumped at the chance to read it. Her characters are always flawed, relatable and imperfect and I love that!

Alongside navigating Clovers f*#k it day we flick back to the past occasionally and gain a bit of insight into the reason she is taken advantage of, the reason she tries to help everyone and be kind to everyone & the reason she struggles to say no. Her mother!

This book is perfect for anyone having a bad day, a bad week, a mid life crisis honestly it'll cheer you right up. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC opportunity.

2.5 stars

After a morning that starts with a terrible migraine, an accidentally strong concoction of painkillers, and a bump on the head, Clover is not herself, and she decides to live her day without worrying about consequences.

The premise was interesting and the story itself was captivating and fun, it was interesting to follow along, but there was just something about it that didn’t click for me. It was alright, definitely a good read and I had a good time anytime I picked the book back up, but it’s not like I was looking forward to it. I think I just didn’t really connect with the story nor the character, so it was harder for me to enjoy it anymore than I did.

Many thanks to HarperCollins UK & Netgalley for allowing me an eARC in exchange for my honest review!

I absolutely adored Beth's debut book, Saving Missy, and knew she'd be an author to look out for. Her second book wasn't my kind of thing but that didn't stop me jumping at the opportunity to rad this one as it sounded delightful and it had such promising early reviews.

I absolutely LOVED this book! Clover is a fabulous creation and a fabulous protagonist. She is like so many of us, giving in to that want of freedom we so desire, free from work and family responsibilities. Free to just do and say what we want for one day. She's great on her own, but I loved her interactions with her colleagues, friends, families, strangers - that's when she really comes into her own. There's many other characters who are great in their own way, but for me, this is Clover's story and she steals every single line.

What I love about Beth's characters are they're flawed, they're imperfect. They're normal people, usually women, wives, girlfriends, mothers, best friends; trying to balance a job with family duties, whilst trying, and often failing, not to lose oneself along the way. They do bad things, silly things, wrong things, embarrassing things. They make mistakes and wrong choices, but that's what makes them good. They stumble and trip through life. They are us and our friends and our sisters and our mums and our children. They're the woman down the street, the woman in the supermarket, the woman boss-ing her executive job. And in this case, Clover is Every Woman.

I did wonder at times whether it was a ruse, whether everything going on was actually a dream or something she was just wishing to do, rather than actually doing it. I am not going to say if I was right or wrong, because spoilers, but it was an interesting thing to ponder.

It isn't a short book, nor is it particularly long. At just shy of 400 pages. But it's perfect. And it goes so quickly. At first I had planned to just read a few pages here and there between jobs, but before I knew it I was 1/4 of the way through and felt like I just had to carry on. I found myself unable to think of anything else whilst reading it.

It's not a really heavy serious book, not is it a frivolous book. It is light and funny and moving and happy and joyful. It does have it's difficult topics, but overall, it's very uplifting. Don't get me wrong, I love a good thriller or murder mystery, but they can get you down when you read so many, and so it was a breath of fresh air to get a palette cleanser and that is this book.

It spreads sunshine through every word. It's a pick me up. It's for when you're rundown, or sick, or tired. When you feel like you can't bear to get out of your bed, when you can't face the world. That is what this book is there for.

The only little tiny thing that concerned me was that this all happens in one day (June 16th - the day before my birthday; just saying 😊), with flashbacks. And I did think whether it was really practical or realistic that all these things she does would be done in such a short space of time. But in the end, I didn't really care. All the wonderful things about it just negated any concerns I might have had.

Like I said at the start, whilst Saving Missy was one of my favourite books of 2020, her second book wasn't to my tastes. But this one is back in book-one territory. I don't write off authors just because I maty not have enjoyed one of their books, because that doesn't mean it's a bad book, it's just not for me. And so I was still keen to read this one and I'm so glad I did. I think this tops Saving Missy, and that's saying something .This book ahs proved why I return to authors, even if one book wasn't my thing.

At times I forgot I was reading a book. It felt so touching and familiar that it felt like I was reading about Beth herself, or reading about a friend. I can definitely see me buying copies of this later in the year for presents!

I enjoyed this entertaining book about a woman who wants to live the day just for her, not for her husband, not for her kids, not for anyone else, and she starts doing whatever she wants. It’s a great concept and any wife/mum can relate to some degree. It is hilarious and well-paced, so I enjoyed it. It doesn’t have a lot of depth, but as a fun read it is great.

What a fun book this was! I lived my day off through clover. What would happen if one day we just woke up and thought f**k it!

After being a mum and wife she decides she just wants to be herself for a day. I loved it. Read the story in a whole day! I was immersed and enjoyed it so much.

Brilliant characters with lots of laughs, some sadness but mostly cheering on a woman who I wanted to win! Thank you.

This is a great book and I loved the attitude of this one day Clover! We could all channel ourselves a bit better, this was a lot of fun throughout as well as having some harder moments.

Clover is having one hellish day! This is equal parts sad and hilarious. The plot instantly pulls you in and holds on.

Absolutely fantastic book that we should all take as encouragement to put ourselves first and just do it. I laughed out loud reading this, was sad in parts and thoughtful in others. I loved it and will read more from this author.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for my honest and unbiased opinion.

I read Saving Missy and loved it. For anyone who is expecting a similar story, you might be in for a surprise as I found it very different. Obviously we don’t want to keep reading the same old plot but even so I did think this was quite a big departure from the feel good, uplifting Missy and her friends.

Clover starts out having a bit of a bad day where everything seems to be going wrong and she hasn’t even left the house yet. She takes some of her husbands discarded strong pain killers for a migraine which leaves her feeling just a little spaced out but much more relaxed, like she can take on anything without a care in the world. However she does go out on a bit of a rampage of getting her own back for always being the woman to fall in line, to do what’s asked, to just get on with it. With her new found confidence, it reminded me very much of Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood, a book which I absolutely loved. Perhaps because the premise was so similar I couldn’t help but make comparisons. Grace Adams was pretty much my favourite book last year and so it was a difficult one to beat.

This one was funny in parts, though I did sometimes think Clover’s ‘not give a damn what anyone thinks’ attitude came across as a little aggressive at times. But as the book moved on there was a lot of going back over her working life in TV production which felt like a bit of a filler, some of which I didn’t find that relevant.

Overall, the book is quite funny in places but I wasn’t a great fan of it by the end.

Clover is having a bad morning. She has a migraine and takes a very strong concoction of painkillers and then takes a bump to her head. Clover then decides to say f**k it and walks out of work and spends the day taking me time and doing things she would never have done before such as swimming in her underwear, art theft and saving a rabbit. Clover is doing exactly what she wants but will this new found Clover bring up buried secrets along the way?

Oh this was so funny from the off. I’d love to do a Clover and do and say what I want and feel for the whole day. I’d probably be in big trouble if I did but if I had half the fun that Clover had in this book then it would be worth it. It did have an underlying reason as to why Clover was behaving completely differently so it made total sense. I really enjoyed reading this book and definitely recommend reading it.

The book is light, uplifting and good. This has been narrated from one person’s perspective. Clover had a poignant past as her relationship with her loved ones wasn’t that pleasant. Currently she has a supportive husband and she works in a big company. There is a lot of work and unhealthy environment and in the midst of that unfortunate things happens and they lead to concussion. There are amusing moments and memories. This book felt more like a journal. The characters are relatable.

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Loved this ‘day in the life of’ book. I read it in a day which seems appropriate & laughed out loud frequently. The main character- Clover - who is acting out of character is wonderfully written & I think most readers would like to be a little bit Clover. Read, enjoy, laugh!!

I think there's a little bit of Clover in all of us. This book offers not only great storytelling and writing but also heaps of relatability and humour. As a thirty-something woman often feeling overwhelmed and wishing I said yes a lot less, I identified with Clover in lots of ways. A must-read.

What an absolutely wonderful read, the charecters were just lovely and a sweet storyline, I bet we all wish we could do a clover, I know I do

I loved loved loved Saving Missy, (In fact I keep a physical copy on my ‘favorutirs ‘ shelf) so did a little happy dance when. I was approved to read Lucky Day. Unfortunate, as much as I did enjoy it, it didn’t hit quite the same wonderful notes as the authors first book. I do really enjoy this authors writing style, it’s clever and a joy to read. I look forward to seeing what Beth comes up with next. Thanks Netgalley and the publisher.

What an enchantingly different book! We should all be more Clover, although I fear my Clover day would end very badly whereas this fictional version is funny, witty, catastrophic at times , unapologetic and very much how so many of us would like to be however we just aren’t brave enough to carry it through.

I laughed, I cried and I felt huge empathy for this lady and her day in a million, with so much back story to make your understanding of her life make sense. Beautifully written and a book to recommend and remember.

Thank you Netgalley the author and publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review