With incredible detail, Elizabeth Ames pulled me into this story of a decades-long friendship among four women. Each woman's voice is clearly defined and engaging, and their past traumas, current joys, and challenges inform some of the most well defined characters I can recall reading. I will not forget Ji Sun, Lainey, Alice, and Margaret any time soon, and I look forward to recommending this title to library patrons.

I really liked this book. For fans of Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings comes a novel about four friends assigned to the same suite in college who continue their friendship for the rest of their lives. Most campus novels get substantially worse when they leave the delightful confines of school, but this one somehow gets better. When the characters graduate their own teenage selves and enter the real world, that's when the real stuff starts happening -- testing their mettle and the mettle of their friendships. It's an unsettling and true novel that reminded me of my own turbulent post-college years witnessing the surprising fates of my classmates. A sweet, friendly book that despite its hard truths keeps you good company. Highly recommend to those with similar experience.