I did not publish this review.
I love Wendy Wax’s tales of down-on-their-luck women who have turned it all around.  Of course, her books usually involve the beach, also.  Great combination.
It has been a while since I have read any of her books.  I do vaguely remember the plots.  One Good Thing picks up where the others have left off.  It took me a while to remember all the characters.
The book was so slow.  Halfway through, literally halfway through, it picked up pace.  However, the plot just wasn’t that strong.  I felt that she was grasping at straws when writing this.
All the books in the series need to be read in order right after another to keep up.  There are a lot of characters involved, and it gets confusing.  It is just too much.  I cannot recommend this.

I had to keep reminding myself of Nikki’s age.  Granted, a forty-seven year old woman pregnant with twins would be uncomfortable but her incessant whining had me putting down this book on more than one occasion. I do not know what Wendy Wax was thinking with this, there must have been some other way of bringing this couple back together.  

The women continue to be at their wits end.  The legal wrangling over the ownership of ‘Do Over’ is not going in their favor and the selling of the condos or memberships at the beach club are not moving fast enough to pay off the loans leaving Bella Flora and Kyra with looming debt and no way, other than using her son’s father and his business proposal, to bail them out.

Maddie is continuing to questioning her relationship with music icon William Hightower and her ex-husband Steve is still lurking in the background.  Yet, there is a spark that he just might be getting his life back in order.  

Unfortunately, what started the book, Palm Beach matron Bitsy Baynard’s husband leaving her broke when he skipped out with a younger woman, was left to flounder.  This could have been an excellent storyline, maybe even one that involved Maddie’s ex-husband Steve riding in to the rescue, but it was just left as empty as the rest of the book. Maybe this will be drug out further in subsequent books since she did finally find an attorney to take her case.

Then there is Avery, trying her best to keep the women afloat but her personal life is what brings her down.  She and Chase are definitely on the outs with Chase’s son rebelling at every turn.   Not sure how they will address their relationship in the next book, but it looks as if they are currently parked in the overused land of ‘maybe, but let me find myself first’. 

Like all of the storylines, this book came across as a placeholder.   Very little forward momentum with any of the characters or their stories.  Babies were born. Relationships redefined.  Overall – nothing here to look at folks.

This is a typical woman's book, too many characters, too little originality. It is a perfectly lovely and saccharine book, which makes a decent beach read. 

I was somewhat confused since this clearly followed an earlier book about these characters. When I was able to pull it all together, I was still confused because of the number of characters, very few fully developed. 

So, just too crowded, with too little substance or character development.

Women's fiction at its best! Loved this story about friendship, love, and life. Such a great book!

Wendy Wax has again written a novel that feels like you are relaxing with good friends. The gang from the Do Over tv show are back and things are not going well, they are in a battle with the network for their tv show. As they fight the network they are living in Bella Flora and trying to piece the rest of their lives together. Avery is trying to make a go of it with Chase but his stubbornness and teenage sons are making it a battle. Kyra is still torn between  wanting Daniel in Dustin’s life and wanting to avoid Hollywood and the paparazzi that seem to follow. Maddie is happy with Will but can't seem to stop mothering to live her own life. Nikki is about to have twins and Joe and his family are trying to help but she's too scared to let them in. Add in newly broke heiress Bitsy and her dog and the scene is set. Friends and love help make sure there is One Good Thing to be thankful for each day even when everything else seems to be collapsing.