I have been following Sister I Am With You for some time now. When I saw that Jess and Amy were writing a new book, I had to read it. The encouraging posts I see across my FB feed completely continued as I read this book. Beyond that, they get into the realness of friendship and situations that can arise and give some great ways of dealing with those things. It felt like I was chatting with my closest friends. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Nelson Books for providing me with an electronic advance reader copy.

"Here for It: The Good, The Bad, and The Queso" by Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston (from the Sister, I Am With You online community) exceeded my expectations and went beyond what I had hoped for! Having thoroughly enjoyed Jess and Amy’s first book, "I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants)," this one added even more valuable life advice about friendships.

As an adult, I've faced challenges in forming and sustaining friendships, and this book addressed those struggles with relatable stories that resonated deeply with me. Whether it's navigating the complexities of adult friendships or sharing practical tips, both authors provided insights that felt genuine and applicable. "Here for It" is an amazing, easy-to-read book for anyone seeking to cultivate and maintain more meaningful friendships in their lives. I found myself highlighting multiple sections with valuable tips that I anticipate referring back to for years to come!

Here for It: The Good, The Bad, and The Queso, by Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston (from Sister, I Am With You online community). This book was exactly what I was expecting and even more than I hoped for! I absolutely loved Jess and Amy’s first book — I’ll Be There (But I’ll Be Wearing Sweatpants), and this one just added on to even more life advice about friendships. I’ve struggled with friendships as an adult — it’s so much harder making and keeping friends than when I was younger. And the stories both women share were relatable and resonated with me. This is an amazing, easy to read book for anyone looking to create and maintain more meaningful friendships in their lives! I highlighted multiple sections with tips that I will refer back to for years to come!

A special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to have an advanced copy of the book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley, Nelson Books & the authors for the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are my own. I am a member & a big fan of Jess & Amy’s online community “Sister, I Am With You” so I was very excited when I found out that this book was coming out. This books goes so much deeper than just working on friendships, but explains the importance of working on yourself first. Being the mom of two little girls, the life lessons in this book are ones that will definitely stick me.

Favorite Quotes:
“You are in charge of you - your words, your behavior, your thoughts, your attitude. Do your best. Treat people well. Love with all you have & then leave the rest out there.”
-Amy Weatherly
“For every mountain there’s a valley, & for every rose there are numerous weeds. For every rainbow there’s storm.”
-Amy Weatherly

I really enjoyed this book!

I didn’t know about these authors prior to reading this book but loved them and this topic.

i loved reading about “ distrusting between different types of friendships and recognize when a seasonal relationship has run its course”

I recently had a friend break up, and this book helped me understand and feel better about a hard situation!

An easy read, not because it's simple but because it's relatable. The amount of puns/mentions of queso took it too far for me (after a dozen it's hard not to think "we GET it, and this now only distracts from the powerful message)... but there's a lot of goodness in this book. One portion brought tears as I thought "Wait, this happened to someone else too? It's like she's in my head, giving voice to thoughts and feelings she couldn't possibly know." Do you have a friend? Do you want to be a good friend? Have you been hurt by a friend? Have you hurt a friend? If you answered yes to any of the above, consider reading this book.

Amy and Jess are in my top 8 social media creators. This book felt like sitting and talking to my best friends and was just all in all an enthralling read. I feel like I’m a better friend, daughter, sister, and spouse after reading this

Here For It (the Good, The Bad, and the Queso) is such a great book about friendships and how to navigate them as an adult. We are taught in school about how to be a good friend, but as we get older friendships get harder. Thankfully this book is here to help us understand what to do to make maintaining and dealing with friendships easier.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the authors for the opportunity to review this book. All opinions are my own.
This was a quick, easy read that felt good! It hit some hard topics about friendship but gave both practical advice and grace in a lighthearted way. It felt like pulling up a chair and talking with a friend about friendship, and I’m here for it!

Amy and Jess are the real deal so I was so excited to read their next book, and it did not disappoint! This book is like a warm hug, and it makes me want to be friends with them in real life. I love how they broke down each chapter with the good, the bad, and the takeaways, and they included some thought-provoking questions, too. Their words are seasoned with compassion and grace, but they don’t shy away from the sometimes-hard-to-swallow truths either. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who is struggling to show up as they are, anyone who is on the search for deeper community, and anyone who needs a little extra TLC while on the journey to find their people.

This is not the kind of book that I normally like. I was drawn in by the title, but in the first few pages, I noticed some of the flags that normally turn me away from a book (that "oh my goodness, we are both women and so that means we have exactly the same understanding about everything...with lots of !!!!!! thrown in"). But...I'm in a bit of a weird season in my life, so...I was here for it. All of it.

And I actually wound up not only enjoying this book, but appreciating it. I was able to read past the tone that assumes a bit of overfamiliarity and engage the book on the level on which I needed to, and I reaped great benefits from doing so.

This is a lonely season for me. It's a season in which God is pruning me for something else that I haven't quite figured out yet. It's a season of a lot of transition and a good measure of figuring out things I haven't had to be deliberate about before interpersonally and trying to figure out where I fit in, and hearing the experiences and wisdom of others who are honest about such seasons was encouraging.

It's a little strange because as I think back over this book, I get the sense that it said a lot without saying anything specific, and that's the best kind of book for me - the kind that hits you right at the heart but with such a tender touch that it's really yours and not something someone else has shoved into your life.

I will recommend this book quite a bit.

So much to think about and comprehend in this book. Many things I knew but needed reminding about. As I walk through life its good to have my eyes opened again to see myself how God sees me, and learn to build relationships as He wants.