Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of All This & More in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: July 9, 2024
Summary:
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Cartographers and The Book of M comes an inventive new novel about a woman who wins the chance to rewrite every mistake she’s ever made… and how far she’ll go to find her elusive “happily ever after.”
But there’s a twist: the reader gets to decide what she does next to change her fate.
One woman. Endless options. Every choice has consequences.
Meek, play-it-safe Marsh has just turned forty-five, and her life is in shambles. Her career is stagnant, her marriage has imploded, and her teenage daughter grows more distant by the day. Marsh is convinced she’s missed her chance at everything—romance, professional fulfillment, and adventure—and is desperate for a do-over.
She can’t believe her luck when she’s selected to be the star of the global sensation All This and More, a show that uses quantum technology to allow contestants the chance to revise their pasts and change their present lives. It’s Marsh’s only shot to seize her dreams, and she’s determined to get it right this time.
But even as she rises to become a famous lawyer, gets back together with her high school sweetheart, and travels the world, she begins to worry that All This and More’s promises might be too good to be true. Because while the technology is amazing, something seems a bit off.…
Can Marsh really make her life everything she wants it to be? And is it worth it?
Perfect for fans of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library and Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, bestselling author Peng Shepherd’s All This and More is an utterly original, startlingly poignant novel that puts the reader in the driver’s seat.
My thoughts:
No one is more shocked than me that I loved this book! It’s so different than what I tend to gravitate towards…but the author’s last book, The Cartographers, was one of my favorite books from last year, so I had to read this one. And let me just say, this new one will be a favorite this year!
This is such a smart, thought-provoking book & I loved the interactive part! Yes, this is an adult “Choose Your Own Adventure” type read as I read & made choices for our main character, it definitely had me reflecting on what I would have done had I been in her position. But not only that, it also begs the question…if you could go back & change decisions in your life for better, would you?
I tabbed quite a bit as I was reading because so much spoke to me in this book. And I have a feeling that with each new reread – of course I have to read it again to explore all the paths I didn’t make the first time around, I’ll be tabbing even more!
I had the opportunity to go to one of Peng Shepherd s book events & it was so fun! She did an interactive reading that I took part in! But more importantly, I just loved hearing about how & why she decided to write this book.
This book is one of the most unique, fun books I’ve read in a while & I highly recommend it!!!
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