Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Synopsis: Alix Chamberlain is a woman who gets what she wants and has made a living, with her confidence-driven brand, showing other women how to do the same. So she is shocked when her babysitter, Emira Tucker, is confronted while watching the Chamberlains' toddler one night, walking the aisles of their local high-end supermarket. The store's security guard, seeing a young black woman out late with a white child, accuses Emira of kidnapping two-year-old Briar. A small crowd gathers, a bystander films everything, and Emira is furious and humilated. Alix resolves to make things right. 

But Emira herself is aimless, broke, and wary of Alix's desire to help. At twenty-five, she is about to lose her health insurance and has no idea what to do with her life. When the video of Emira unearths someone from Alix's past, both women find themselves on a crash course that will upend everything they think they know about themselves, and each other.


My thoughts: "I think it would be best...if we went our separate ways? And that those paths never again...connected." 

Okay. Wow. Do people actually act this way? Because no one I know has and I think that makes me incredibly lucky! I felt that Emira came off kind of standoffish and flippant towards Alix. And I felt that way about everything. Even when Alix was tried to make things okay (and yes I admit for all the WRONG reasons!) she was still standoffish. And Alix, oh. my. god. The obsessivness drove me nuts. Her obsession with Kelley after she found out he was dating Emira. Get. Over. It. Girl. I almost felt bad for her...until she showed her true colors and then I felt bad for feeling bad! 🤣I never liked Kelley and felt he was just as obsessed as Alix was! So I was glad he didn't have a good outcome but I do agree with Emira, neither person actually changed. 

Overall though I think this was a great pick by Reese's Book Club, seriously the best one to kick 2020 off with! An amazing debut novel by Kiley Reid and I hope we continue to see great things from her! 


Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✯