Thank you to NetGalley and Little A for the ARC and chance to review this one, not out till fall.

I loved this spirited, wacky story about a group of sad sacks trying to get their shit together. It was light-hearted, a little absurd, very funny and heartfelt all rolled into one silly adventure. As always, I love a book (or show, or movie, or whatever) about mostly good people mostly doing their best, with a dash of humor and this definitely fit that bill.

4 grown man Swiftie selfies 🤳🤳🤳🤳

Jen Lancaster's "The Anti-Heroes" is a brilliantly funny and heartwarming novel that captures the essence of reinvention and fearless living. Emily and Liv, two best friends stuck in life's ruts, find themselves on a wild, self-help adventure led by the charismatic Zeus. Lancaster's sharp wit and relatable characters make this book a joy to read. It's an inspiring and laugh-out-loud journey that reminds us to embrace life's challenges and live boldly. Fans of Lancaster’s previous work will find her signature humor and warmth in abundance.

The Anti-Heroes by J. Lancaster, published by Little A, is a witty and fun stand alone.
Emily, a former tree hugger and now living in a condo, teaching at college and her best friend Liv, a people pleaser witnesssing an attempted crime. Impressed with a yoga mom, thgey sig up for a class hoping instructor Zeus will reinstore their old ways and glory.
An entertaining story, well written, funny, sometimes hilarious, a fantastic read.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

I am a forever Jen Lancaster fan, read them all! Was so happy to get an early copy of this one and it did not disappoint! We follow two women, Emily and Liv. Each in their own ruts of life and not sticking up for themselves. When they go through a traumatic experience together at a local coffee shop, they become even more bonded with the addition of the others in the room. We watch them each work together to conquer their fears through an unconventional "course". Also loved the Taylor Swift references! That epilogue though! What is next?!!!

The Anti-Heroes by Jen Lancaster is a book that made me laugh and made me think about my own life, as I'm about the same age as the main characters.

Emily Nichols and her friend, Liv, witness an attempted robbery that is stopped by a mom with a stroller while they didn't do anything to help. Emily, who once was an activist who protested, was shot with water cannons and stood up for the underdog is shaken that she didn't do anything.

When the mom who stopped the attempted robbery says that her yoga classes helped her prepare, Emily and Liv, start going to Fearless Inc. and hope that Zeus, the instructor, can help them find their old selves again.

I enjoyed this book so much because it captures what we let go (most of us, anyway) as we age and does it through laughter and humor. It was a hoot and I didn't want it to end.

Get this book, you won't regret it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in consideration for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

There were some really solid laugh out loud moments and I really enjoyed this book. Apparently this author is even funnier in her non fiction books so I’m going to have to check those out! I enjoyed our main characters with Liv being my favorite character! The friendship between Emily and liv was a lot of fun to read about!

Impressive title and cover art. I like to read Jen's writing, but I seem to prefer her non-fiction over these novels. The author wrote the characters well, and I liked them but didn't love them. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I can’t think of another book that made me laugh out loud so consistently.

** I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc of this book! I was so excited to see one of my favorite authors with a new book coming out. I have been a huge fan of Jen Lancaster, Bitter is the new black is one of my all-time favorite non-Harry Potter books. I feel like Jen Lancaster‘s memoirs peaked with the first one and then when she started to write fiction, those books just got better and better. Well, friends, this is the best Jen Lancaster fiction novel yet!

She writes dialogue so well, and I love when she combines a rag tag team of characters all fighting towards a common goal. I don’t want to give away too much beyond that, but some of the lines had me laughing out loud. This story follows two friends, one of whom is a realtor and the other is an environmental studies professor at Northwestern. Side note: All of Jen Lancaster‘s books are such a love letter to Chicago. It is so hard to write dialogue well, in a way that is funny, and she is just a master of it. As a bonus, I learned a lot about climate change while reading this book through the impassioned narrative of one of our main characters. Man, you guys, most of you don’t even remember when Jen Lancaster used to be an Alex P Keaton Republican. a Reagan Republican. In some books that are mostly funny, the characters tend to be quirky, but one dimensional. That is not the case here. The characterization is great over the course of the book.

Really enjoyable! Yay!

Jen Lancaster is a funny writer. Her fiction books though just are not as funny as her non-fiction ones. I liked the idea of Liv and Emily getting over their fears and there were different ways they went about it but this book was not a big hit for me, it was just okay.