Welcome to Your Life

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One conversation with a stranger can change your life… Serena is about to marry her one and only boyfriend Alastair, until a fateful conversation with a taxi driver on her wedding day, makes her realise that she can’t go through with it. Not the best timing, but she comes to terms with the fact that familiarity and routine in her relationship, isn’t what love is all about. She packs up, moves from her town to London to start fresh. With the support of her friend Lola, she has a place to stay and a new job to keep her going. It’s time for Serena to explore her needs and find herself in the process. So when Lola suggests Serena should get out there by having a date each week, she doesn’t feel ready, but Serena has to take the lead in her life in order to truly know what she wants.

I enjoyed this story. It was a breath of fresh air to read plus size representation in a book. Not only did Serena battle with the decision of leaving her partner of 10 years, but she doubted anyone would want to be with her because she was plus size. There was this raw personal struggle that she vocalised and if it wasn’t for her friends Nicole and Lola breaking those barriers, Serena may have not found her footing. There was a lot of life changes and it was a new chapter, but her demons surrounding weight had clouded what Serena deserved in life.

The closure with Alastair later on in the book felt mutually beneficial. As he came to realise they needed to break up also, it allowed for it to end on good terms. The “I love you” moment with Henry reminded me of How I Met Your Mother in that first episode. Henry was sweet and really did to fit well with Serena. When he sent that text, I was like nooo!

Really loved Nicole and Lola’s personalities. They were definitely the type of people that would support and encourage you through anything. That’s the great thing about living and learning - it means you can help others with life advice when you see someone else struggle through something you did.

Overall, I thought this book was a great read surrounding self discovery. It makes you think about what you want out of life and how your own mind can stop you from exploring experiences through your own fears and insecurities.