In a unique choice, this book will be releasing on Thursday instead of the usual Tuesday this week. Check out our review of Ladies’ Day and grab your copy Thursday!
Thank you NetGalley and CamCat Books for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
Sky is a golf phenom – she’s making headlines all over the area with her skill and poise. Sky has a great support network with her friends and her dad. But the one person she wants there more than anyone walked out on her years ago. Just when she thinks it’s a lost cause, she is confronted by someone who knew her mom decades ago who is desperate to find her, too. Will Sky’s rising fame bring her mom home, or will it be full of other surprises she never saw coming?
Lisa Williams Kline is known for her young adult and adult books that take a light spin on romance and family drama, and Ladies’ Day is no different. The book has recently been nominated for a North Carolina Humanities 2024 Great Reads From Great Places. This book shows that the apple never really falls far from the tree. The author also focuses on the power of long-lasting friendships and the family we choose for ourselves. This is a book about recognizing the love we are given and meeting people where they are.
I give Ladies’ Day 4 out of 5 stars. I appreciate the author’s use of common themes throughout the novel – golf, loss of someone you love, and the true family the characters chose for themselves. I also appreciate the inclusion of alternative families like Sky’s father and showing that family looks different for everyone. I did find it hard to believe some of the legalities around Sky’s family and the fact that a mother allowed her son’s teenaged girlfriend to move in with them for even one night. I connected with the character of Sky who just wants to do this on her own, but has people trying to “help” all around her.
This is a cute family drama with romcom moments and would be great for anyone looking for a quick weekend read. I would recommend this book to more mature audiences over 13 years old. However, I would also warn readers against this book if they are sensitive to abandonment of parents or estrangement of children. If you enjoyed Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey and are looking for something with more of a girlfriend group spirit, this is the book for you!
I chose Ladies’ Day after seeing it on Netgalley because of the description and the cover. I also noticed it’s being brought to market by CamCat Books and the Independent Book Publishers Association. CamCat is a newer publisher representing some great authors and their award-winning books like Dead Air by Michael Bradley and Dead Men’s Silence by James Lindholm.
Ladies’ Day releases on June 20th – you can preorder your copy today in our Bookshop.org store!
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