Not an overly eventful story, but well written and easy listening. This book is one of the best descriptions of new motherhood. The characters were likable but not overly so. I really enjoyed everything about this audiobook!

Everything Here is Under Control is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It is a story of friendship, family and regret. After having a baby Amanda drives from New York to a small town in Ohio where she grew up to visit her childhood best friend Carrie. They haven’t talked since they graduated from high school and Carrie had a baby. They have a difficult friendship but this book is about if they can fit each other in their current lives. This is a story where a friendship means more than anything else.

The narration was great. I loved Madeline Lambert did a great job and I loved hearing the story in her voice.

The story goes back and forth between present day and flashbacks so you get a deep look into Carrie and Amanda’s lives and friendship. My only complaint was it was hard to determine when the flashbacks were happening in the beginning. I think this was probably because I listened to the audiobook. This is a common problem I have with audiobooks but did not take away from how much I enjoyed this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes character based stories and fiction in general.

Thank you NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for the ALC of the audiobook Everything Here is Under Control.

After Amanda has her baby, she is overwhelmed with life as a new mother and heads back to her hometown for a trip, where she stays with her childhood best friend and her daughter. The awkward tension between them is not just from growing apart, but from a past riddled with love, betrayals, and copious amounts of drama.

I really enjoyed the narrative voice in this book. The audio version was very enjoyable to listen to, and I felt I was being pulled swiftly through the story, learning the ups and downs of Amanda's past friendship and her current life. I was quite shocked by the reveal of why there is so much tension, and it shed a light on the many complications of Amanda and Carrie's friendship.

One complaint I have is that a book so much about female choice and friendship seems to be overpowered by the gravity of Gabe for Amanda--that she would choose him over her best friend and her home--and arguably her self-empowerment.

This is a story about a difficult friendship, a complicated relationship, and post-partum depression. Not everything is as it seems, and there can be a lot more going on in a relationship than you might expect.

I definitely recommend listening to this audio as a quick and intriguing read!

The author has a way with words, that is all I can say about this one! Amanda is at a critical point in her life, where she is a new mother that is at the breaking point. Leaving her partner behind, she goes to her old friend, Carrie, that she hasn't spoken to in years. Amanda feels that she needs to revisit her past and understand the relationships there in order to move forward. The author captured the feelings of two people that were close reuniting, but not knowing each other anymore. A lot of women have friendships that they revisit at some point in life, especially now where it is so easy to track down former friends on social media. I really enjoyed the journey of these women.